New South Wales Consolidated Acts

PASSENGER TRANSPORT ACT 1990 - SECT 32K

32K Stand-by taxi-cabs

(1) An accredited taxi-cab operator may, if a licensed taxi-cab used in the taxi-cab service is out of operation while undergoing repair or service, operate in place of that taxi-cab another motor vehicle even though no licence is in force for it, but only if that other motor vehicle complies with the requirements of this section.

(2) A motor vehicle that is operated in place of a licensed taxi-cab must:

(a) display the number-plates allocated to the taxi-cab by virtue of its being so licensed, and

(b) be registered under the Road Transport (Vehicle Registration) Act 1997 , and

(c) in addition to the number-plates referred to in paragraph (a), display the number-plates allocated to that vehicle by virtue of its registration under the Road Transport (Vehicle Registration) Act 1997 , and

(d) comply, to the satisfaction of TfNSW, with the standards prescribed for taxi-cabs, and

(e) except to the extent authorised by TfNSW, conform to the terms and conditions imposed by the licence for that taxi-cab, and

(f) display a sign in accordance with the regulations identifying the vehicle as a stand-by taxi-cab, and

(g) comply with such other requirements as are prescribed by the regulations for the purposes of this subsection.

(3) While a motor vehicle that is being operated in place of a licensed taxi-cab complies with the requirements of this section, that motor vehicle is taken, for the purposes of this Act, to be a taxi-cab for which a licence is in force.