Northern Territory Consolidated Acts

COMMERCIAL PASSENGER (ROAD) TRANSPORT ACT

TABLE OF PROVISIONS

           Long Title

           Part 1 Preliminary
   1.      Short title
   2.      Commencement
   3.      Interpretation
   4.      Act binds the Crown
           Part 2 Administration
           Division 1 Director of Commercial Passenger (Road) Transport
   5.      Director
   5A.     Directions of Minister
   6.      Delegation
           Division 2 Commercial Passenger Vehicle Board
   6A.     Establishment and membership
   6B.     Functions and powers
   6C.     Report on operations
   6D.     Protection from liability
           Part 3 Accreditation
   7.      Purpose of Part 8. Operator to be accredited
   9.      Consideration of application
   10.     Conditions of accreditation
   11.     Register of accredited persons, &c.
   12.     Period of accreditation, renewal
   13.     Effect of accreditation
   14.     Operator's accreditation not transferable
   15.     Director may grant exemption
           Part 4 Taxis
           Division 1 Taxi licence
   16.     Taxi areas
   17.     Taxi licence
   18.     Consideration of application
   18A.    Exemption from passenger limit
   19.     Registration number to be endorsed on licence
   20.     Conditions of taxi licence
   21.     Taxi to operate in taxi area
   22.     Effect of taxi licence
   23.     Term of taxi licence
   23A.    Renewal of taxi licence
   24.     Surrender of taxi licence
   25.     Director may grant exemption
   26.     Determination of fares and charges
   26A.    Taxis may use bus stops outside route service hours
           Division 2 Substitute taxi licence
   27.     Substitute taxi licence
   28.     Conditions of substitute taxi licence
           Part 5 Private hire cars
   30.     Private hire car licence
   31.     Consideration of application
   32.     Registration number to be endorsed on licence
   33.     Conditions of private hire car licence
   34.     Effect of private hire car licence
   35.     Term of private hire car licence
   35A.    Renewal of private hire car licence
   36.     Surrender of private hire car licence
   37.     Director may grant exemption
   37A.    Determination of fares and charges
   37B.    Ranking for approved functions or events
           Part 5AA Limousines
   37C.    Limousine licence
   37D.    Consideration of application
   37E.    Registration number to be endorsed on licence
   37F.    Conditions of limousine licence
   37G.    Effect of limousine licence
   37H.    Term of limousine licence
   37J.    Renewal of limousine licence
   37K.    Surrender of limousine licence
   37L.    Director may grant exemption
   37M.    Determination of fares and charges
           Part 5AB Special function vehicles
   37N.    Special function vehicle licence
   37P.    Consideration of application
   37Q.    Registration number to be endorsed on licence
   37R.    Conditions of special function vehicle licence
   37S.    Effect of special function vehicle licence
   37T.    Term of special function vehicle licence
   37U.    Renewal of special function vehicle licence
   37V.    Surrender of special function vehicle licence
   37W.    Director may grant exemption
           Part 5A Minibuses
   38.     Minibus areas
   38A.    Minibus licence
   38B.    Consideration of application
   38C.    Registration number to be endorsed on licence
   38D.    Conditions of minibus licence
   38E.    Minibus to operate in minibus area
   38F.    Effect of minibus licence
   38G.    Term of minibus licence
   38GA.   Renewal of minibus licence
   38H.    Surrender of minibus licence
   38J.    Director may grant exemption
   38K.    Minibuses may use bus stops outside route service hours
           Part 5B Courtesy vehicles
   38L.    Courtesy vehicle licence
   38M.    Consideration of application
   38N.    Registration number to be endorsed on licence
   38P.    Conditions of courtesy vehicle licence
   38Q.    Effect of courtesy vehicle licence
   38R.    Term of courtesy vehicle licence
   38S.    Renewal of courtesy vehicle licence
   38T.    Director may grant exemption
           Part 6 Motor omnibuses
   39.     Motor omnibus licence
   40.     Consideration of application
   40A.    Registration numbers to be endorsed on licence
   41.     Conditions of motor omnibus licence
   42.     Effect of motor omnibus licence
   43.     Term of motor omnibus licence, renewal
   44.     Director may grant exemption
   45.     Director may amend route, &c.
   46.     Pioneer routes
   47.     Urban service areas
   48.     Application for urban service area licence
   49.     Director may prohibit or restrict other services in urban service area, recovery of loss
   50.     Conditions of motor omnibus licence or urban service area licence
   51.     Director may delegate management of motor omnibus urban route service area
           Part 7 Tourist vehicles
   52.     Tourist vehicle licence
   53.     Consideration of application
   53A.    Registration numbers to be endorsed on licence
   54.     Conditions of tourist vehicle licence
   55.     Effect of tourist vehicle licence
   56.     Term of tourist vehicle licence, renewal
   57.     Director may grant exemption
           Part 8 Special passenger vehicles
   58.     Special passenger vehicle licences
   59.     Consideration of application
   59A.    Registration numbers to be endorsed on licence
   60.     Conditions of special passenger vehicle licence
   61.     Effect of special passenger vehicle licence
   62.     Term of special passenger vehicle licence, renewal
   63.     Director may grant exemption
           Part 9 Inspectors and inspections
   64.     Appointment of inspectors
   65.     Inspection of premises
   66.     Inspection of motor vehicles
   67.     Inspector to produce identity card
   68.     Inspector may require defects to be remedied or dangerous practices to cease
   69.     Offences relating to inspectors
           Part 10 General
   70.     Driver to be licensed under
   71.     Communications and dispatch networks
   72.     Codes of conduct
   73.     Conditions relating to carriage of passengers
   74.     Driver must hold identity card
   74A.    Director may prohibit use of place to stand or ply for hire
   75.     Cancellation or suspension of accreditation or licence
   75A.    Cancellation of accreditation for disqualifying offence
   75B.    Suspension of accreditation for disqualifying offence
   75C.    Accredited operator to notify Director about charge for disqualifying offence
   75D.    Inquiries about fitness to hold accreditation
           Part 11 Appeals
   76.     Reviews by Chief Executive Officer for disqualifying offences
   77.     Appeal to Local Court
   78.     Rights of accredited person or licensee pending disposal of appeal in certain cases
   79.     Local Court may refer appeals back to Director
           Part 12 Miscellaneous
   79A.    Offence - unauthorised operation of commercial passenger vehicle
   79B.    Court order for payment of annual fee
   80.     General penalties
   81.     Infringement offences and notices
   82.     Regulatory offences
   83.     Vehicle may be forfeited
   84.     Averments
   85.     Arrangements with states
   85A.    Refund, remission or credit arrangement
   86.     Acquisition to be on just terms
   87.     Regulations
   88.     Savings and transitional
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