Use of vehicles as hire cars
64 Use of vehicles as hire cars
A person must not use a vehicle as a hire car (other than a restricted hire car) unless the vehicle is licensed under the regulations as a hire car.
Maximum penalty: 50 penalty units.
A person must not use a vehicle as a restricted hire car unless the vehicle is licensed under the regulations as a restricted hire car.
Maximum penalty: 50 penalty units.
This section does not apply to a person in relation to the hiring of a vehicle used by the person if—
the vehicle is licensed as a hire car under the law of another jurisdiction; and
the hiring begins in that jurisdiction and is completed in the ACT.
This section also does not apply to a person who is using a substitute vehicle as a licensed hire car in accordance with the regulations.
An offence against this section is a strict liability offence.
This provision refers to the regulations (the regulations
). Made under this Act:
This Act’s bill:Explanatory statementSecond reading speech
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