Transport Operations (Passenger Transport) Regulation 2018
sec.136Driver to compare photograph and not to hire taxi to particular person
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sec.136 Driver to compare photograph and not to hire taxi to particular person
If, for a journey, a hirer of a taxi produces a membership card to the driver of the taxi, the driver must make a visual comparison between the person and the photograph on the membership card. Maximum penalty—40 penalty units. The driver of a taxi must not hire the taxi to a person for a journey if the driver reasonably believes that— the person is not an approved relevant person; and the person intends to obtain a benefit under the taxi subsidy scheme in relation to the fare for the journey. Maximum penalty—40 penalty units. (sec.136-ssec.1) If, for a journey, a hirer of a taxi produces a membership card to the driver of the taxi, the driver must make a visual comparison between the person and the photograph on the membership card. Maximum penalty—40 penalty units. (sec.136-ssec.2) The driver of a taxi must not hire the taxi to a person for a journey if the driver reasonably believes that— the person is not an approved relevant person; and the person intends to obtain a benefit under the taxi subsidy scheme in relation to the fare for the journey. Maximum penalty—40 penalty units.
- (a) the person is not an approved relevant person; and
- (b) the person intends to obtain a benefit under the taxi subsidy scheme in relation to the fare for the journey.