Road Transport (Public Passenger Services) Act 2001

A regulation may provide a system for the accreditation of people to operate taxi services, including, for example—

the kinds of accreditations; and

the kinds of taxis and taxi services that a person who holds a particular kind of accreditation is entitled to operate; and

the conditions of accreditations; and

matters relating to the giving, refusal or surrender of accreditations; and

the action that may be taken in relation to an accredited person in circumstances prescribed by regulation, including—

the suspension or cancellation of an accreditation; and

the imposition of a condition on, or the amendment of a condition of, an accreditation; and

an order that an accredited person pay to the Territory an amount of not more than—

for an individual—$5 000; or

for a corporation—$25 000; and

the reprimanding of an accredited person.

The regulations may make provision in relation to the accreditation of people to operate taxi services, including, for example—

requirements about the suitability of the applicant and each person who will be concerned with, or take part in, the management of the service; and

capacity to meet service standards; and

financial viability.

For subsection (1) (a), the regulations must provide for the accreditation of people to operate—

a taxi service (other than a restricted taxi service); and

a restricted taxi service.

For examples of kinds of restricted taxi services, see s 48.