Northern Territory Consolidated Regulations Northern Territory Consolidated Regulations(1) Subject to these Regulations, a taxi driver must not refuse a hiring if a prospective hirer demonstrates to the taxi driver his or her capacity to pay the fare applicable in relation to the proposed hiring.
(2) Subject to these Regulations, a taxi driver must not demand a fare in relation to a hiring that is in excess of the maximum fare payable under a determination then in force.
(3) A taxi driver may refuse to accept a hiring for a journey that extends beyond a taxi area unless the prospective hirer agrees to pay:
(a) in relation to any distance to be travelled inside a taxi area, the amount payable under a determination then in force; and
(b) in relation to any distance to be travelled outside a taxi area, a negotiated fare.
(4) A hirer must on completion of a hiring pay to the taxi driver on demand by the taxi driver the fare applicable in relation to the hiring.
(5) If a taxi is equipped with a mobile telephone and the taxi driver undertakes a hiring by that means and without the knowledge of the operator the taxi driver must make a record of each such hiring and return the record to the operator as soon as is practicable.