85Register of licences

85 Register of licences

(1)  The Commission is to maintain a register of all licences referred to in this Act.

(2)  The particulars to be entered in the register in relation to a licence are to include the following:

(a) the licence number;

(b) the name and address of the holder of the licence or, in the case of a perpetual taxi licence, the owner of the licence;

(c) in the case of a perpetual taxi licence, the name and address of the responsible operator if different from the owner of the licence;

(d) in the case of a taxi licence, the details of the taxi area to which the licence relates;

(e) any conditions imposed on the licence;

(f) details about the transfer, lapsing, suspension or cancellation of the licence;

(g) [Section 85 Subsection (2) amended by No. 61 of 2011, s. 49, Applied:01 Jul 2013] in the case of a wheelchair-accessible taxi licence, luxury hire car licence or restricted hire vehicle licence, the details of the vehicle operating under the authority of the licence;

(h) in the case of a temporary taxi licence, the period of the licence and details of any conditions or restrictions applicable to that licence;

(i) the number of any licence number plate issued in respect of the licence;

(j) any other matters that the Commission considers appropriate.

(3)  The register is not a public register and is not available for inspection by members of the public.

(4)  The register may be incorporated with a register kept under the Vehicle and Traffic Act 1999 .

(5)  [Section 85 Subsection (5) inserted by No. 28 of 2020, s. 55, Applied:30 Dec 2020] The Commission may, on a website of the Department, publish the details of –

(a) a licence that is suspended or cancelled under this Act; and