Transport Operations (Passenger Transport) Regulation 2018
sec.141Temporary assignment
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sec.141 Temporary assignment
This section applies to an operator who— provides a taxi service, or a booked hire service using a taxi; and has been issued an interim taxi driver display card under section 140 . The operator may assign the interim taxi driver display card to a person for a term of not more than 2 weeks if— either— the most recent taxi driver display card issued to the person has been damaged, lost or stolen; or a taxi driver display card has not been issued to the person; and the person gives the operator the following information about the person, and the operator has no reason to suspect the information is false— evidence that the person holds driver authorisation (booked hire and taxi); written notice that— the most recent taxi driver display card issued to the person has been damaged, lost or stolen; or the person has not been issued a taxi driver display card. An operator of a taxi service, or a booked hire service provided using a taxi, must not assign an interim taxi driver display card to a person unless the person holds driver authorisation (booked hire and taxi). Maximum penalty—40 penalty units. s 141 amd 2019 SL No. 218 s 16 (sec.141-ssec.1) This section applies to an operator who— provides a taxi service, or a booked hire service using a taxi; and has been issued an interim taxi driver display card under section 140 . (sec.141-ssec.2) The operator may assign the interim taxi driver display card to a person for a term of not more than 2 weeks if— either— the most recent taxi driver display card issued to the person has been damaged, lost or stolen; or a taxi driver display card has not been issued to the person; and the person gives the operator the following information about the person, and the operator has no reason to suspect the information is false— evidence that the person holds driver authorisation (booked hire and taxi); written notice that— the most recent taxi driver display card issued to the person has been damaged, lost or stolen; or the person has not been issued a taxi driver display card. (sec.141-ssec.3) An operator of a taxi service, or a booked hire service provided using a taxi, must not assign an interim taxi driver display card to a person unless the person holds driver authorisation (booked hire and taxi). Maximum penalty—40 penalty units.
- (a) provides a taxi service, or a booked hire service using a taxi; and
- (b) has been issued an interim taxi driver display card under section 140 .
- (a) either— (i) the most recent taxi driver display card issued to the person has been damaged, lost or stolen; or (ii) a taxi driver display card has not been issued to the person; and
- (i) the most recent taxi driver display card issued to the person has been damaged, lost or stolen; or
- (ii) a taxi driver display card has not been issued to the person; and