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Transport Operations (Passenger Transport) Act 1994
sec.78Booking service must be provided by authorised booking entity
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### sec.78 Booking service must be provided by authorised booking entity
A person must not provide a booking service for another person to drive a motor vehicle to provide a booked hire service unless the person is an authorised booking entity for the booked hire service.
Maximum penalty—
for a first offence—160 penalty units; or
for a second offence—320 penalty units; or
for a third or later offence—2,400 penalty units.
A person must not drive a motor vehicle to provide a booked hire service unless—
if the booking to provide the service was arranged by another person—the other person is an authorised booking entity for the service; or
if the booking to provide the service was arranged by the person—the person is an authorised booking entity for the service or is otherwise authorised to arrange the booking under a regulation.
Maximum penalty—
for a first offence—160 penalty units; or
for a second or later offence—320 penalty units.
See sections 150B and 150C in relation to the application of the penalty for subsections (1) and (2) .
s 78 prev s 78 om 2017 No. 18 s 17
pres s 78 ins 2017 No. 18 s 18
(sec.78-ssec.1) A person must not provide a booking service for another person to drive a motor vehicle to provide a booked hire service unless the person is an authorised booking entity for the booked hire service. Maximum penalty— for a first offence—160 penalty units; or for a second offence—320 penalty units; or for a third or later offence—2,400 penalty units.
(sec.78-ssec.2) A person must not drive a motor vehicle to provide a booked hire service unless— if the booking to provide the service was arranged by another person—the other person is an authorised booking entity for the service; or if the booking to provide the service was arranged by the person—the person is an authorised booking entity for the service or is otherwise authorised to arrange the booking under a regulation. Maximum penalty— for a first offence—160 penalty units; or for a second or later offence—320 penalty units.
- (a) for a first offence—160 penalty units; or
- (b) for a second offence—320 penalty units; or
- (c) for a third or later offence—2,400 penalty units.
- (a) if the booking to provide the service was arranged by another person—the other person is an authorised booking entity for the service; or
- (b) if the booking to provide the service was arranged by the person—the person is an authorised booking entity for the service or is otherwise authorised to arrange the booking under a regulation.
- (a) for a first offence—160 penalty units; or
- (b) for a second or later offence—320 penalty units.