Transport Operations (Passenger Transport) Regulation 2018
sec.86Multiple hirers
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sec.86 Multiple hirers
The driver of a taxi may provide a taxi service for 2 or more hirers, at the same time, if— before the taxi service starts, all of the hirers agree to the driver of the taxi providing the service for all of the hirers; and the hirers are travelling to— destinations in the same locality; or destinations in the same general direction; and the fare payable by each hirer is less than the maximum fare that would be payable by that hirer for a journey direct to that hirer’s destination; and each hirer is advised of the rate of discount applying or the applicable fare before the journey starts; and the service is not provided to a timetable. A driver of a taxi must not provide a taxi service for 2 or more hirers at the same time other than under subsection (1) . Maximum penalty—20 penalty units. (sec.86-ssec.1) The driver of a taxi may provide a taxi service for 2 or more hirers, at the same time, if— before the taxi service starts, all of the hirers agree to the driver of the taxi providing the service for all of the hirers; and the hirers are travelling to— destinations in the same locality; or destinations in the same general direction; and the fare payable by each hirer is less than the maximum fare that would be payable by that hirer for a journey direct to that hirer’s destination; and each hirer is advised of the rate of discount applying or the applicable fare before the journey starts; and the service is not provided to a timetable. (sec.86-ssec.2) A driver of a taxi must not provide a taxi service for 2 or more hirers at the same time other than under subsection (1) . Maximum penalty—20 penalty units.
- (a) before the taxi service starts, all of the hirers agree to the driver of the taxi providing the service for all of the hirers; and
- (b) the hirers are travelling to— (i) destinations in the same locality; or (ii) destinations in the same general direction; and
- (i) destinations in the same locality; or
- (ii) destinations in the same general direction; and
- (c) the fare payable by each hirer is less than the maximum fare that would be payable by that hirer for a journey direct to that hirer’s destination; and
- (d) each hirer is advised of the rate of discount applying or the applicable fare before the journey starts; and
- (e) the service is not provided to a timetable.
- (i) destinations in the same locality; or
- (ii) destinations in the same general direction; and