Northern Territory Consolidated Regulations Northern Territory Consolidated Regulations(1) A taxi driver must when conveying a passenger take the shortest practicable route to the destination requested unless the passenger specifies another route.
(2) A taxi driver must give a prospective hirer full and correct information concerning the fare payable in relation to a proposed hiring.
(3) The operator of a taxi must ensure that the maximum fares then payable are displayed on a legible notice in a conspicuous position inside the taxi.
(4) Before demanding the payment of the fare payable at the end of a hiring a taxi driver must allow the passenger to see the amount payable as displayed on the taximeter and must ensure that the taximeter is sufficiently illuminated, if necessary, for this purpose.
(5) If, under these regulations, it is lawful to operate a taxi without a taximeter the taxi driver must, during the period that the taxi is permitted to be operated in that manner, allow any passenger to ascertain the fare payable by using the fare card issued for that purpose by the Director.
(6) If a taxi is operated without a taximeter during any period that the taxi driver has not been issued with a fare card the fare payable must be calculated by reference to the distance travelled and the maximum amount payable in relation to that distance under a determination then in force.