Australian Capital Territory Consolidated Acts

ROAD TRANSPORT (PUBLIC PASSENGER SERVICES) ACT 2001

TABLE OF PROVISIONS

           Long Title

   PART 1--PRELIMINARY

   1.      Name of Act  
   2.      Objects  
   3.      Dictionary  
   4.      Notes  
   4A.     Offences against Act—application of Criminal Code etc  
   5.      Functions of road transport authority  
   6.      Registers of accredited people, demand responsive service authorisations and  
   7.      Security and disclosure of information in registers  
   8.      Competition and Consumer Act authorisation  
   9.      Combinations of accreditations, authorisations and licences  
   10.     What is a public passenger service?  

   PART 2--BUS SERVICES

           Division 2.1--Basic concepts

   10A.    Meaning of bus and public bus  
   11.     Meaning of bus service  
   12.     What is a regular route service?  
   13.     What is a tour and charter service?  
   14.     What is a long-distance service?  

           Division 2.2--Accreditation of bus service operators

   15.     Bus operators—purposes of accreditation  
   16.     Regulations about accreditation system  

           Division 2.3--Service contracts for regular route services

   17.     Service contracts—regular route services  

           Division 2.4--Entitlement to operate certain bus services

   18.     Entitlement to operate regular route services  
   19.     Entitlement to operate tour and charter services  
   19A.    Territory's entitlement to operate bus service  
   20.     Unaccredited operators not to operate certain bus services  
   21.     Pretending to be an accredited bus service operator  
   22.     Operators of regular route services to hold service contracts  

           Division 2.5--Regulation of bus services

   23.     Regular route services—power to determine maximum fares  
   24.     Regulations about operation of bus services by accredited people  
   25.     Regulations about operation of public buses  
   26.     Regulations about bus drivers  
   27.     Regulations about conduct of passengers  

   PART 3--TAXI NETWORKS

           Division 3.1--Basic concepts

   28.     Meaning of taxi network  
   29.     Meaning of taxi booking service  

           Division 3.2--Accreditation of taxi network providers

   30.     Taxi network providers—purposes of accreditation  
   31.     Taxi network providers—regulations about accreditation system  

           Division 3.3--Entitlement to operate taxi networks

   32.     Entitlement to operate taxi networks  
   33.     Operating taxi network without entitlement  
   34.     Pretending to be an accredited taxi network provider  

           Division 3.4--Regulation of taxi networks

   35.     Regulations about operation of taxi networks by accredited people  
   36.     Regulations about operation of taxi networks  

   PART 4--LICENSING OF TAXI VEHICLES

           Division 4.1--Basic concepts

   37.     Meaning of taxi licence  
   38.     Meaning of restricted taxi licence  

           Division 4.2--Taxi licences

   39.     Maximum numbers of taxi licences  
   40.     Issue of taxi licences  
   41.     Transferability of taxi licences  
   42.     Use of vehicles as taxis  
   43.     Pretending vehicles are licensed taxis  
   44.     Regulations about taxi licences  

   PART 5--TAXI SERVICES

           Division 5.1--Basic concepts

   45.     Meaning of taxi  
   46.     Meaning of restricted taxi  
   47.     Meaning of taxi service  
   48.     Meaning of restricted taxi service  

           Division 5.2--Accreditation of taxi service operators

   49.     Taxi service operators—purposes of accreditation  
   50.     Taxi service operators—regulations about accreditation  

           Division 5.3--Entitlement to operate taxi services

   51.     Entitlement to operate taxi services  
   52.     Unaccredited operators not to operate taxi services  
   53.     Pretending to be an accredited taxi service operator  
   54.     Taxi service operators to be affiliated with taxi network  
   55.     Pretending to be affiliated with taxi network  

           Division 5.4--Regulation of taxi services

   56.     Regulations about operation of taxi services by accredited people  
   57.     Regulations about operation of taxis  
   58.     Regulations about taxi drivers  
   59.     Regulations about conduct of taxi passengers  
   60.     Power to determine maximum taxi fares  

   PART 6--LICENSING OF HIRE CARS

           Division 6.1--Basic concepts

   61.     Meaning of hire car licence  
   62.     Meaning of restricted hire car licence  

           Division 6.2--Hire car licences

   63.     Transferability of hire car licences  
   64.     Use of vehicles as hire cars  
   65.     Pretending vehicles are licensed hire cars  
   66.     Regulations about hire car licences  

   PART 7--HIRE CAR SERVICES

           Division 7.1--Basic concepts

   67.     Meaning of hire car  
   68.     Meaning of restricted hire car  
   69.     Meaning of hire car service  
   70.     Meaning of restricted hire car service  

           Division 7.2--Accreditation of hire car service operators

   71.     Hire car service operators—purposes of accreditation  
   72.     Hire car service operators—regulations about accreditation system  

           Division 7.3--Entitlement to operate hire car services

   73.     Entitlement to operate hire car services  
   74.     Unaccredited operators not to operate hire car services  
   75.     Pretending to be an accredited hire car service operator  

           Division 7.4--Regulation of hire car services

   76.     Regulations about operation of hire car services by accredited people  
   77.     Regulations about operation of hire cars  
   78.     Regulations about hire car drivers  
   79.     Regulations about conduct of hire car passengers  

   PART 8--DEMAND RESPONSIVE SERVICES

           Division 8.1--Basic concepts

   80.     Meaning of demand responsive service  
   81.     Meaning of demand responsive service vehicle  

           Division 8.2--Authorisations to operate demand responsive services

   82.     Demand responsive service authorisations  
   82A.    Territory's entitlement to operate demand responsive service  
   83.     Demand responsive services—guidelines for giving  
   84.     Demand responsive services—regulations about authorisations  
   85.     Use of vehicles for demand responsive services  
   86.     Representing vehicle as demand responsive service vehicle  

           Division 8.3--Accreditation of demand responsive service operators

   87.     Demand responsive service operators—purposes of  
   88.     Demand responsive service operators—regulations about accreditation  

           Division 8.4--Service contracts for demand responsive services

   89.     Service contracts—demand responsive services  

           Division 8.5--Entitlement to operate demand responsive services

   90.     Entitlement to operate demand responsive services  
   91.     Operating demand responsive service without entitlement  
   92.     Representing entitlement to operate demand responsive service  

           Division 8.6--Regulation of demand responsive services

   93.     Demand responsive services—minimum fares  
   94.     Regulations about operation of demand responsive services  
   95.     Regulations about operation of demand responsive service vehicles  
   96.     Regulations about demand responsive service vehicle drivers  
   97.     Regulations about conduct of demand responsive vehicle passengers  

   PART 8A--ADDITIONAL PUBLIC PASSENGER VEHICLE INSURANCE

   110.    Definitions—pt 8A  
   111.    Public passenger vehicle insurance compulsory  
   112.    Police officer or authorised person may require evidence of public passenger vehicle  

   PART 9--ENFORCEMENT

   115.    Purpose of powers under pt 9  
   116.    Power to require records or information  
   117.    Power to inspect maintenance facilities  
   118.    Power to inspect and test vehicles  
   119.    Power to require vehicles or equipment to be inspected and tested  
   120.    Attachment and removal of noncompliance notices  
   121.    Police officer or authorised person—power to require name and address  

   PART 10--MISCELLANEOUS

   125.    Unauthorised public passenger services  
   126.    Regulation-making power  
   127.    Minister may exempt vehicles and people from Act  
   128.    Regulations may exempt vehicles and people from Act  
   129.    References to Motor Traffic Act, Traffic Act etc  
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