Northern Territory Consolidated Regulations

MINIBUS REGULATIONS - REG 11

The following apply to the use of minibus ranks:

        (a)     the driver of a minibus must not park or leave the minibus in a minibus rank unless it is available for hire;

        (b)     the driver of a minibus must remain in the vicinity of the minibus when it is parked in a minibus rank;

        (c)     unless directed otherwise by an inspector – the driver of a minibus must park the minibus in a queue in the first position then available in the minibus rank and must move the minibus up the queue as space becomes available;

        (d)     if more than one minibus is parked in a minibus rank – the driver of the minibus that is in the first position in the minibus rank is entitled to accept any hiring then offered unless the hirer selects another minibus in the minibus rank;

        (e)     subject to these Regulations and any code of conduct applicable to minibuses under the Act, the driver of a minibus parked in a minibus rank must not refuse a hiring.