91CSoliciting passenger trade for motor vehicles on public streets

91C Soliciting passenger trade for motor vehicles on public streets

[Section 91C Inserted by No. 61 of 2011, s. 50, Applied:01 Jul 2013]

(1)  Except with the prior authorisation of the Commission, a person must not, on a public street, solicit passenger trade for a motor vehicle on that public street.

Penalty:  Fine not exceeding 20 penalty units.

(2)  For the purposes of subsection (1) , it is immaterial whether, at the relevant time –

(a) the person doing the soliciting is inside or outside the relevant motor vehicle; or

(b) the relevant motor vehicle –

(i) is a taxi, a luxury hire car or restricted hire vehicle; or

(ii) is moving or stationary; or

(iii) has its engine on or off; or

(iv) is a large passenger vehicle or small passenger vehicle.

(3)  In this section –

passenger trade means the carriage of passengers in a motor vehicle for financial consideration;

solicit, passenger trade for a motor vehicle, is, in the case of a taxi, luxury hire car, restricted hire vehicle or large passenger vehicle, taken not to include the placement next to the motor vehicle of a sign advertising a tour in the motor vehicle.