sec.83Particular requirements for taxis

sec.83 Particular requirements for taxis

An operator of a booked hire service or taxi service provided using a taxi must ensure the taxi complies with the following requirements— a taximeter fitted to the taxi must be working; a sticker about maximum fares produced by the department must be fixed to the taxi; if the taxi has a fleet number, the fleet number must be clearly displayed inside and on the exterior of the taxi. Maximum penalty—20 penalty units. An operator of a booked hire service provided using a taxi must ensure a booking receiver is kept in the taxi and is working. Maximum penalty—20 penalty units. A person must not, without a reasonable excuse, drive a taxi unless a booking receiver is— in the taxi; and working; and connected to a booking system for arranging bookings for a booked hire service. Maximum penalty—20 penalty units. In this section— booking receiver means the part of a booking system for receiving information about bookings. (sec.83-ssec.1) An operator of a booked hire service or taxi service provided using a taxi must ensure the taxi complies with the following requirements— a taximeter fitted to the taxi must be working; a sticker about maximum fares produced by the department must be fixed to the taxi; if the taxi has a fleet number, the fleet number must be clearly displayed inside and on the exterior of the taxi. Maximum penalty—20 penalty units. (sec.83-ssec.2) An operator of a booked hire service provided using a taxi must ensure a booking receiver is kept in the taxi and is working. Maximum penalty—20 penalty units. (sec.83-ssec.3) A person must not, without a reasonable excuse, drive a taxi unless a booking receiver is— in the taxi; and working; and connected to a booking system for arranging bookings for a booked hire service. Maximum penalty—20 penalty units. (sec.83-ssec.4) In this section— booking receiver means the part of a booking system for receiving information about bookings.

• (a) a taximeter fitted to the taxi must be working;
• (b) a sticker about maximum fares produced by the department must be fixed to the taxi;
• (c) if the taxi has a fleet number, the fleet number must be clearly displayed inside and on the exterior of the taxi.
• (a) in the taxi; and
• (b) working; and
• (c) connected to a booking system for arranging bookings for a booked hire service.