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Transport Operations (Passenger Transport) Act 1994
sec.75Restriction on providing booked hire service for particular taxi service area
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### sec.75 Restriction on providing booked hire service for particular taxi service area
This section applies if a regulation under section 36 declares that a booked hire service is to be provided in a stated taxi service area with the market entry restriction of using a motor vehicle that is a taxi or limousine.
A person must not provide a booked hire service for a journey that starts in the taxi service area using a motor vehicle that is not a taxi or limousine.
Maximum penalty—
if the person is the driver of the motor vehicle—
for a first offence—200 penalty units; or
for a second or later offence—400 penalty units; or
otherwise—
for a first offence—200 penalty units; or
for a second offence—400 penalty units; or
for a third or later offence—3,000 penalty units.
See sections 150B and 150C in relation to the application of the penalty for this subsection.
For subsection (2) , it does not matter where the journey ends or if the journey involves leaving and re-entering the taxi service area.
s 75 prev s 75 amd 2007 No. 43 s 25
om 2017 No. 18 s 17
pres s 75 ins 2017 No. 18 s 18
(sec.75-ssec.1) This section applies if a regulation under section 36 declares that a booked hire service is to be provided in a stated taxi service area with the market entry restriction of using a motor vehicle that is a taxi or limousine.
(sec.75-ssec.2) A person must not provide a booked hire service for a journey that starts in the taxi service area using a motor vehicle that is not a taxi or limousine. Maximum penalty— if the person is the driver of the motor vehicle— for a first offence—200 penalty units; or for a second or later offence—400 penalty units; or otherwise— for a first offence—200 penalty units; or for a second offence—400 penalty units; or for a third or later offence—3,000 penalty units. See sections 150B and 150C in relation to the application of the penalty for this subsection.
(sec.75-ssec.3) For subsection (2) , it does not matter where the journey ends or if the journey involves leaving and re-entering the taxi service area.
- (a) if the person is the driver of the motor vehicle— (i) for a first offence—200 penalty units; or (ii) for a second or later offence—400 penalty units; or
- (i) for a first offence—200 penalty units; or
- (ii) for a second or later offence—400 penalty units; or
- (b) otherwise— (i) for a first offence—200 penalty units; or (ii) for a second offence—400 penalty units; or (iii) for a third or later offence—3,000 penalty units.
- (i) for a first offence—200 penalty units; or
- (ii) for a second offence—400 penalty units; or
- (iii) for a third or later offence—3,000 penalty units.
- (i) for a first offence—200 penalty units; or
- (ii) for a second or later offence—400 penalty units; or
- (i) for a first offence—200 penalty units; or
- (ii) for a second offence—400 penalty units; or
- (iii) for a third or later offence—3,000 penalty units.