New South Wales Consolidated Acts

PASSENGER TRANSPORT ACT 1990 - SECT 31

31 Accreditation

(1) TfNSW may accredit persons for the purpose of carrying on taxi-cab services, subject to and in accordance with this Division. A person accredited under this Division is referred to in this Part as an “accredited taxi-cab operator”.

(2) The purpose of accreditation under this Division is to attest:

(a) that the accredited person is (or, in the case of an accredited person that is a corporation, the designated directors and managers of the corporation are) considered to be of good repute and in all other respects fit and proper to be responsible for the operation of a taxi-cab service, and

(b) that the accredited person has demonstrated the capacity to meet and continue to meet the appropriate requirements with respect to:

(i) financial viability, and

(ii) safety of drivers, passengers and the public, and

(iii) vehicle maintenance,

to the degree and in the manner required in respect of services of the kind specified in the accreditation.

(3) The appropriate requirements are:

(a) such requirements as may be prescribed by the regulations, and

(b) the standards determined under section 31E.