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Road Transport (Public Passenger Services) Regulation 2002
92DStandard and wheelchair taxi licences—time for decision
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92D Standard and wheelchair taxi licences—time for decision
on application
(1) The road transport authority must, not later than the required time—
(a) decide the application under section 92C; and
(b) tell the applicant about the decision on the application; and
(c) if the decision is to issue the licence—issue the licence to the
applicant.
(2) The road transport authority may make guidelines about
circumstances sufficient to justify delaying deciding an application
under section 92C.
(3) The guidelines are a notifiable instrument.
required time means the latest of the following:
authority further information or a document under
section 92C (3)—
(i) for a standard taxi licence—60 days after the day the road
transport authority receives the information or document;
or
(ii) for a wheelchair-accessible taxi licence—120 days after
the day the road transport authority receives the
information or document;
(b) if the road transport authority is satisfied that there are
circumstances sufficient to justify delaying deciding the
application—the day decided by the road transport authority;
(c) in any other case—
(i) for a standard taxi licence—60 days after the day the road
transport authority receives the application; or
(ii) for a wheelchair-accessible taxi licence—120 days after
the day the road transport authority receives the
Note Failure to issue the licence within the required time is taken to be a
decision not to issue the licence (see ACT Civil and Administrative