Taxi and Hire Vehicle Industries Act 2008
SCHEDULE 5 - Matters in RespecSCHEDULE 5 - Matters in Respect of Which Regulations May Be Made
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SCHEDULE 5 - Matters in Respec SCHEDULE 5 - Matters in Respect of Which Regulations May Be Made
1. Matters to which regulations may apply
The regulations may –
(a) [Schedule 5 Amended by No. 61 of 2011, s. 59, Applied:01 Jul 2013] prescribe fees to be paid for or in respect of taxi licences, luxury hire car licences or restricted hire vehicle licences, including, without limiting the generality of this, application fees, annual fees and licence replacement fees; and
(b) provide for registration of holders of licences; and
(c) prescribe classes of vehicles for the purposes of this Act; and
(d) [Schedule 5 Amended by No. 61 of 2011, s. 59, Applied:01 Jul 2013] prescribe vehicle specifications for vehicles that may be used as taxis, luxury hire cars or restricted hire vehicles under this Act; and
(e) prescribe conditions which may be imposed on the owner or responsible operator of a perpetual taxi licence; and
(f) prohibit the multiple hiring of taxi services; and
(g) [Schedule 5 Amended by No. 61 of 2011, s. 59, Applied:01 Jul 2013] regulate circumstances under which the driver of a taxi, luxury hire car or restricted hire vehicle may refuse to accept a passenger or terminate a hiring; and
(h) [Schedule 5 Amended by No. 28 of 2020, s. 68, Applied:30 Dec 2020] . . . . . . . .
(i) [Schedule 5 Amended by No. 61 of 2011, s. 59, Applied:01 Jul 2013] provide for equipment required to be carried on or installed in a taxi, luxury hire car or restricted hire vehicle and also provide for the installation, operation, examination and testing of that equipment and retrieval of information from that equipment; and
(j) prohibit the use of certain equipment from being carried on or within a taxi, luxury hire car or restricted hire vehicle; and