Australian Capital Territory Consolidated Regulations Australian Capital Territory Consolidated Regulations(1) This section applies to a person who—
(a) is the holder of an Australian driver licence issued under the law of another jurisdiction; and
(b) is authorised under a law of that jurisdiction to drive a public vehicle for hire or reward.
Example
A person who is the holder of a NSW driver licence and who is also authorised under the Passenger Transport Act 1990 (NSW) to drive a particular kind of public vehicle.
Note An example is part of the regulation, is not exhaustive and may extend, but does not limit, the meaning of the provision in which it appears (see Legislation Act, s 126 and s 132).
(2) The person is exempt from holding a public vehicle licence while driving, on a road or road related area (in the ACT), a public vehicle for hire or reward of the kind that the authorisation held by the person authorises the person to drive.
(3) However, a person who is a NSW country taxi-cab driver is exempt from holding a public vehicle licence that authorises the person to drive a taxi on a road or road related area (in the ACT) if the person––
(a) is driving a vehicle for which a taxi licence has been issued; and
(b) has successfully completed an approved public vehicle driver training course.
Note A reference to a taxi licence includes a reference to a restricted taxi licence (see the Road Transport (Public Passenger Services) Act 2001 , s 37).
A restricted taxi licence may be issued for a NSW cross-border taxi or a wheelchair-accessible taxi (see the Road Transport (Public Passenger Services) Regulation 2002 , s 82A).
NSW cross-border taxi and wheelchair-accessible taxi are defined in the Road Transport (Public Passenger Services) Regulation 2002 , dictionary.
(4) However, the person ceases to be exempt if—
(a) an automatic disqualifying circumstance applies to the person; or
(b) the person is disqualified by the road transport authority from driving a motor vehicle on a road or road related area (in the ACT) under section 103 (Procedure to disqualify holders of interstate or external licences from driving).
(5) In this section:
NSW country taxi-cab driver means a person who––
(a) holds an authority under the Passenger Transport Act 1990 (NSW), part 4, division 5 that is valid for the category mentioned in the Passenger Transport Regulation 2007 (NSW), section 28 (1) (f); and
(b) first started driving a vehicle, for which a taxi licence has been issued, after 31 March 2008.
"taxi licence"––see the Road Transport (Public Passenger Services) Act 2001 , section 37.