Transport Operations (Passenger Transport) Regulation 2018
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The driver of a taxi must not drive the taxi in a prescribed area while the taxi is available for hire unless the taxi driver displays the taxi driver display card for the driver in a prominent position inside the taxi so that information on the card is readily visible to all passengers in the taxi. Maximum penalty—20 penalty units. However, the driver of a taxi does not commit an offence against subsection (1) if the driver is— displaying under section 143 an interim taxi driver display card held by the driver; or driving a taxi for a journey that starts in a taxi service area other than a prescribed area. (sec.138-ssec.1) The driver of a taxi must not drive the taxi in a prescribed area while the taxi is available for hire unless the taxi driver displays the taxi driver display card for the driver in a prominent position inside the taxi so that information on the card is readily visible to all passengers in the taxi. Maximum penalty—20 penalty units. (sec.138-ssec.2) However, the driver of a taxi does not commit an offence against subsection (1) if the driver is— displaying under section 143 an interim taxi driver display card held by the driver; or driving a taxi for a journey that starts in a taxi service area other than a prescribed area.
- (a) displaying under section 143 an interim taxi driver display card held by the driver; or
- (b) driving a taxi for a journey that starts in a taxi service area other than a prescribed area.