15Public passenger vehicles

15 Public passenger vehicles

(1)  [Section 15 Subsection (1) amended by No. 60 of 2011, Sched. 1, Applied:01 Jul 2013] Subject to the regulations, a person must not drive a public passenger vehicle unless the person –

(a) holds an Australian driver licence to drive a motor vehicle of the relevant class; and

(b) [Section 15 Subsection (1) amended by No. 41 of 2000, s. 4, Applied:14 Aug 2000] holds an ancillary certificate authorising the person to drive a public passenger vehicle of the relevant class.

Penalty:  

(a) if the person was, at the time of the offence, disqualified from holding or obtaining an ancillary certificate for driving public passenger vehicles –

(i) for a first offence - a fine not exceeding 40 penalty units or imprisonment for a term not exceeding 6 months, or both, plus a further period of disqualification of 6 months; and

(ii) for a second or subsequent offence– a fine not exceeding 80 penalty units or imprisonment for a term not exceeding 12 months, or both, plus a further period of disqualification of 12 months; or

(b) if the person held an ancillary certificate for driving public passenger vehicles that was, at the time of the offence, under suspension –

(i) for a first offence - a fine not exceeding 30 penalty units or imprisonment for a term not exceeding 3 months, plus disqualification for a period of 6 months from holding or obtaining such a certificate; and

(ii) for a second or subsequent offence - a fine not exceeding 60 penalty units or imprisonment for a term not exceeding 6 months, plus disqualification for a period of 12 months from holding or obtaining such a certificate; or

(c) in any other case –

(i) for a first offence - a fine not exceeding 20 penalty units; and

(ii) for a second or subsequent offence - a fine not exceeding 40 penalty units or imprisonment for a term not exceeding 3 months, plus disqualification for a period of 6 months from holding or obtaining such a certificate.