Northern Territory Consolidated Regulations

MOTOR VEHICLE (HIRE CAR) REGULATIONS

TABLE OF PROVISIONS

   PART I - PRELIMINARY

   1.      Citation
   2.      Commencement
   3.      Repeal
   4.      Interpretation

   PART II - LICENSING OF HIRE CARS AND DRIVERS

           Division 1 - Licensing of Hire Cars

   5.      [Repealed]

           Division 2 - Licensing of Drivers

   6.      Driver of hire car to be specially licensed
   7.      Registrar to be satisfied in relation to certain matters before issuing licence
   8.      Certificate in relation to fitness and competency
   9.      Medical certificate in relation to hire car driver

   PART III - CONDUCT, &c., OF DRIVERS AND PASSENGERS

           Division 1 - General

   10.     Rules as to cleanliness, &c.
   10A.    Driver to display identification card
   11.     Driver not to smoke, &c.
   12.     driver to remain on driving seat, &c.
   13.     Liquor not to be carried
   14.     Offensive substance, &c., not to be carried
   15.     Person not to be carried on hire car without consent of hirer
   16.     Driver may refuse certain hirings
   17.     Travel by shortest practicable route
   18.     Carriage of luggage
   19.     Driver must accept hiring by member
   20.     Driver bound to carry passengers
   21.     Expectoration
   22.     Smoking
   23.     Drinking liquor
   24.     Certain articles not to be brought on hire car
   25.     Offensive language
   26.     Defacing notices on hire cars, &c.

           Division 2 - Taxi Drivers

   27.     Multiple hiring
   28.     Taxi driver bound to accept hiring in certain cases
   29.     First taxi on stand to have right of hiring
   30.     Use of taxi stands
   31.     Taxi driver to search taxi
   32.     Operation of taximeter
   33.     Route travelled by taxi on multiple hiring

   PART IV - FARES

           Division 1 - Private Hire Cars

   34.     Agreement in relation to private hire car fares

           Division 2 - Taxis

   35.     Separate fares not to be demanded or collected
   36.     Taxi fares to be displayed
   37.     Taxi driver to give information to public
   38.     Taxi driver not to claim for time between first and second hirings unless agreement made
   39.     Taxi fare to be paid on demand
   40.     [Repealed]
   41.     Display of amount of taxi fare
   42.     Journey to picking up place
   43.     Taxi driver waiting or requested to return later
   44.     Use of fare card where taximeter not working or not fitted
   45.     Information in relation to fares

   PART V - TAXIMETERS

   46.     Requirement and exemption
   47.     Conversion cards
   48.     Maintenance of taximeter
   49.     Inspection of taximeter
   50.     Interference with taximeter
   51.     Fee for testing taximeter, &c.

   PART VI - USE OF TAXI SIGNS

   52.     Roof sign
   53.     Display of unauthorized signs

   PART VII - REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS FOR HIRE CARS

   54.     Interpretation
   55.     Occupant access
   56.     Private hire cars
   57.     General seating requirements
   58.     Appointments of hire car
   59.     Interior lamps
   60.     Seat belts
   61.     Luggage space
   62.     Radio fitted to hire car

   PART VIII - MISCELLANEOUS

   63.     Owner of hire car to keep record of all drivers employed by him
   64.     Owner of hire car to produce licence to registrar
   65.     Production of licence, &c., to employee
   66.     Taxi not to ply outside its taximeter area
   67.     Notice of accident to owner
   68.     Hire car not to be used for illegal purpose
   69.     Plate to be affixed inside taxi
   70.     Driver of private hire car not to tout for passengers
   71.     [Repealed]
   72.     Unlicensed person acting as driver to be subject to regulations
   73.     Taking charge of vehicle where driver arrested
   74.     Penalties
   75.     Regulatory offences
   76.     Offences resulting from accident or other unavoidable causes
   77.     Transitional and savings
           SCHEDULE 1
           SCHEDULE 2
           SCHEDULE 3