Transport Operations (Passenger Transport) Regulation 2018
sec.131Manual card reader and restricted use slips to be carried in taxi
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sec.131 Manual card reader and restricted use slips to be carried in taxi
The operator of a booked hire service or taxi service must ensure that, while a taxi used to provide the service is available for hire, both of the following are carried in the taxi— a manual card reader; a sufficient number of restricted use slips for the period that the taxi is available for hire. Maximum penalty—20 penalty units. In this section— restricted use slip means a document that is used in association with a manual card reader to facilitate payment of a fare under the taxi subsidy scheme. (sec.131-ssec.1) The operator of a booked hire service or taxi service must ensure that, while a taxi used to provide the service is available for hire, both of the following are carried in the taxi— a manual card reader; a sufficient number of restricted use slips for the period that the taxi is available for hire. Maximum penalty—20 penalty units. (sec.131-ssec.2) In this section— restricted use slip means a document that is used in association with a manual card reader to facilitate payment of a fare under the taxi subsidy scheme.
- (a) a manual card reader;
- (b) a sufficient number of restricted use slips for the period that the taxi is available for hire.