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Transport Operations (Passenger Transport) Act 1994
sec.72What is a booking service
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### sec.72 What is a booking service
A booking service is a service under which a person arranges a booking for the person or another person to drive a motor vehicle to provide a booked hire service.
A person arranges a booking for the person to drive a motor vehicle to provide a booked hire service by accepting the booking.
A person arranges a booking for another person to drive a motor vehicle to provide a booked hire service—
if the person uses a booking system that requires the other person to accept the booking—by arranging for the booking to be accepted by the other person; or
otherwise—by assigning the booking to the other person.
For this section, a booking may be accepted by, or assigned to, a person in any way, including, for example—
in person; or
The driver of a motor vehicle accepts, in person, a booking from a person to drive the person for a journey to start in 2 days.
by telephone or other telecommunication device; or
by using an electronic booking system.
an electronic system that offers bookings to drivers and allows drivers to use an app on an electronic device to accept bookings
Also, for this section, it does not matter if the person who arranges a booking is in another State or a place that is outside Australia.
s 72 prev s 72 om 2017 No. 18 s 17
pres s 72 ins 2017 No. 18 s 18
(sec.72-ssec.1) A booking service is a service under which a person arranges a booking for the person or another person to drive a motor vehicle to provide a booked hire service.
(sec.72-ssec.2) A person arranges a booking for the person to drive a motor vehicle to provide a booked hire service by accepting the booking.
(sec.72-ssec.3) A person arranges a booking for another person to drive a motor vehicle to provide a booked hire service— if the person uses a booking system that requires the other person to accept the booking—by arranging for the booking to be accepted by the other person; or otherwise—by assigning the booking to the other person.
(sec.72-ssec.4) For this section, a booking may be accepted by, or assigned to, a person in any way, including, for example— in person; or The driver of a motor vehicle accepts, in person, a booking from a person to drive the person for a journey to start in 2 days. by telephone or other telecommunication device; or by using an electronic booking system. an electronic system that offers bookings to drivers and allows drivers to use an app on an electronic device to accept bookings
(sec.72-ssec.5) Also, for this section, it does not matter if the person who arranges a booking is in another State or a place that is outside Australia.
- (a) if the person uses a booking system that requires the other person to accept the booking—by arranging for the booking to be accepted by the other person; or
- (b) otherwise—by assigning the booking to the other person.
- (a) in person; or Example of a booking accepted in person— The driver of a motor vehicle accepts, in person, a booking from a person to drive the person for a journey to start in 2 days.
- (b) by telephone or other telecommunication device; or
- (c) by using an electronic booking system. Example of an electronic booking system— an electronic system that offers bookings to drivers and allows drivers to use an app on an electronic device to accept bookings