Transport Operations (Passenger Transport) Regulation 2018

The chief executive may refuse to grant or renew a booking entity authorisation if—

for a person who is a foreign person—the person does not have a proposed local nominee; or

another booking entity authorisation held by a relevant person was cancelled or suspended within the previous year; or

a relevant person has, within the previous year, committed an offence against a provision of relevant transport legislation relating to—

providing a booked hire service, a booking service for a booked hire service or a taxi service; or

using a motor vehicle to provide a booked hire service or a taxi service; or

a relevant person has been—

convicted of a disqualifying offence; or

charged with a disqualifying offence and the charge has not been dealt with; or

the chief executive is satisfied a relevant person has taken steps to avoid detection of, or prosecution for, an offence committed by the relevant person or another person in relation to providing—

a booked hire service; or

a booking service for a booked hire service; or

a taxi service; or

the chief executive considers the refusal is necessary in the public interest.

Subsection (1)(c) is prescribed as a section to which section 150C of the Act applies.

If the chief executive decides to refuse to grant or renew a booking entity authorisation under this section, the chief executive must give the person a regulation notice for the decision.