Taxi and Hire Vehicle Industries (Taxi Fares) Order 2025
SCHEDULE 2 - Standard fares, 2SCHEDULE 2 - Standard fares, 29 January 2026 to 28 January 2027
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SCHEDULE 2 - Standard fares, 2 SCHEDULE 2 - Standard fares, 29 January 2026 to 28 January 2027
1. Interpretation
In this Schedule –
first tariff, in respect of a taxi that is not a taxi referred to in clause 5(1) of this Schedule, means the tariff to be charged between the hours of 6 a.m. and 8 p.m. on any weekday that is not a public holiday in the place where the taxi is hired;
fourth tariff, in respect of a taxi that is a taxi referred to in clause 5(1) of this Schedule, means the tariff to be charged in respect of the taxi at all times to which the third tariff does not apply;
second tariff, in respect of a taxi that is not a taxi referred to in clause 5(1) of this Schedule, means the tariff to be charged in respect of the taxi at all times to which the first tariff does not apply;
third tariff, in respect of a taxi that is a taxi referred to in clause 5(1) of this Schedule, means the tariff to be charged between the hours of 6 a.m. and 8 p.m. on any weekday that is not a public holiday in the place where the taxi is hired;
waiting time means time during which a taxi is –
(a) stationary; or
(b) moving at a speed of less than –
(i) in the case of an urban taxi area –
(a) when the taxi is operating under the first tariff, 18.1 kilometres per hour; and
(b) when the taxi is operating under the second tariff, 15.1 kilometres per hour; and
(ii) in the case of the King Island taxi area or Flinders Island taxi area –
(a) when the taxi is operating under the first tariff, 16.8 kilometres per hour; and