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

   69A.    Licence not transferable  
   70.     Driver to be licensed under Motor Vehicles Act  
   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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