sec.275Advertising provision of public passenger service

sec.275 Advertising provision of public passenger service

A person must not advertise the provision of a public passenger service unless— if the service is of a kind for which operator accreditation is required under the Act —the person who is to provide the service is accredited to provide a service of that kind; and if the service is of a kind for which driver authorisation is required under the Act —the person who is to drive a vehicle to provide the service is an authorised driver for a service of that kind; and if the service is a booked hire service—the person who provides a booking service for the booked hire service is an authorised booking entity; and the vehicle to be used to provide the service is a vehicle required or permitted under the Act to be used to provide the service. Maximum penalty—40 penalty units. A person must not use the words ‘taxi’, ‘taxi-cab’ or ‘cab’, or a similar expression, to advertise the provision of a public passenger service unless a taxi is the vehicle to be used to provide the service. Maximum penalty—40 penalty units. A person must not use the words ‘limousine’ or ‘limo’, or a similar expression, to advertise the provision of a public passenger service unless a limousine is the vehicle to be used to provide the service. Maximum penalty—40 penalty units. However, subsections (2) and (3) do not apply to a public passenger service that is an air service or a ferry service. A person does not commit an offence against subsection (1) , (2) or (3) merely because the person, as part of the person’s business, prints, publishes or displays an advertisement for another person. (sec.275-ssec.1) A person must not advertise the provision of a public passenger service unless— if the service is of a kind for which operator accreditation is required under the Act —the person who is to provide the service is accredited to provide a service of that kind; and if the service is of a kind for which driver authorisation is required under the Act —the person who is to drive a vehicle to provide the service is an authorised driver for a service of that kind; and if the service is a booked hire service—the person who provides a booking service for the booked hire service is an authorised booking entity; and the vehicle to be used to provide the service is a vehicle required or permitted under the Act to be used to provide the service. Maximum penalty—40 penalty units. (sec.275-ssec.2) A person must not use the words ‘taxi’, ‘taxi-cab’ or ‘cab’, or a similar expression, to advertise the provision of a public passenger service unless a taxi is the vehicle to be used to provide the service. Maximum penalty—40 penalty units. (sec.275-ssec.3) A person must not use the words ‘limousine’ or ‘limo’, or a similar expression, to advertise the provision of a public passenger service unless a limousine is the vehicle to be used to provide the service. Maximum penalty—40 penalty units. (sec.275-ssec.4) However, subsections (2) and (3) do not apply to a public passenger service that is an air service or a ferry service. (sec.275-ssec.5) A person does not commit an offence against subsection (1) , (2) or (3) merely because the person, as part of the person’s business, prints, publishes or displays an advertisement for another person.