Transport Operations (Passenger Transport) Regulation 2018
sec.224Motor vehicles used to provide booked hire services and taxi services
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sec.224 Motor vehicles used to provide booked hire services and taxi services
This section applies to a motor vehicle used to provide a booked hire service or taxi service. The operator of the booked hire service or taxi service must ensure— the motor vehicle is serviced and maintained to a standard that complies with, or exceeds, the servicing and maintenance program specified by the vehicle’s manufacturer; and a copy of the servicing and maintenance program is kept by the operator; and a written record is made by the operator about each service and maintenance of the vehicle; and the record mentioned in paragraph (c) is kept by the operator for at least 2 years after the record is made. Maximum penalty—20 penalty units. The operator must, if asked by an authorised person, make available for inspection by the authorised person a document mentioned in subsection (2) (b) or (d) . Maximum penalty—20 penalty units. (sec.224-ssec.1) This section applies to a motor vehicle used to provide a booked hire service or taxi service. (sec.224-ssec.2) The operator of the booked hire service or taxi service must ensure— the motor vehicle is serviced and maintained to a standard that complies with, or exceeds, the servicing and maintenance program specified by the vehicle’s manufacturer; and a copy of the servicing and maintenance program is kept by the operator; and a written record is made by the operator about each service and maintenance of the vehicle; and the record mentioned in paragraph (c) is kept by the operator for at least 2 years after the record is made. Maximum penalty—20 penalty units. (sec.224-ssec.3) The operator must, if asked by an authorised person, make available for inspection by the authorised person a document mentioned in subsection (2) (b) or (d) . Maximum penalty—20 penalty units.
- (a) the motor vehicle is serviced and maintained to a standard that complies with, or exceeds, the servicing and maintenance program specified by the vehicle’s manufacturer; and
- (b) a copy of the servicing and maintenance program is kept by the operator; and
- (c) a written record is made by the operator about each service and maintenance of the vehicle; and
- (d) the record mentioned in paragraph (c) is kept by the operator for at least 2 years after the record is made.