36G

Transport booking service—responsibilities

Current

(1)

A person commits an offence if the person—

(a)

is a transport booking service; and

(b)

does not take reasonable steps to ensure that an affiliated driver either—

(i)

holds a public vehicle licence that authorises the driver to drive the bookable vehicle; or

(ii)

is exempted by the Road Transport (Driver Licensing) Regulation 2000 from holding an Australian driver licence.

Maximum penalty: 20 penalty units.

(2)

A person commits an offence if the person—

(a)

is a transport booking service; and

(b)

does not take reasonable steps to ensure that—

(i)

each affiliated taxi service operator is an accredited taxi service operator; and

(ii)

each affiliated hire car service operator is an accredited hire car service operator.

Maximum penalty: 20 penalty units.

(3)

A person commits an offence if the person—

(a)

is a transport booking service; and

(b)

does not take reasonable steps to ensure that—

(i)

each affiliated rideshare driver is an accredited rideshare driver; and

(ii)

each vehicle to be used by a rideshare driver for a rideshare is—

(A)

a licensed rideshare vehicle; and

(B)

insured in the way prescribed by regulation under section 60N (d) (Licensed rideshare vehicle not to be used unless insured).

Maximum penalty: 20 penalty units.

(4)

An offence against this section is a strict liability offence.

Regulations

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