Northern Territory Consolidated Regulations

TAXIS REGULATIONS - REG 25

The operator of a taxi to which a taximeter is fitted must:

        (a)     keep the taximeter in good order and condition and, for that purpose, have the taximeter tested by a testing officer as often as is necessary to ensure its accuracy but not less than once in each 12 monthly period; and

        (b)     where, owing to an alteration in the taxi, including its equipment, or for another reason, the taximeter is not registering correctly or is otherwise malfunctioning:

            (i)     immediately notify the Director; and

            (ii)     until that taximeter is properly adjusted and the taxi is produced to the Director for a test of that taximeter, take adequate precautions to prevent the taxi from standing or being driven on a road in a taxi area for the purpose of conveying passengers or luggage or other goods; and

        (c)     where the taximeter so fitted is not the taximeter originally tested by a testing officer or where, for any reason, the seal affixed as required by Schedule 2 is broken:

            (i)     immediately notify the Director; and

            (ii)     until the taxi is produced to the Director for a test of the taximeter and a testing officer seals the taximeter, take adequate precautions to prevent the taxi from standing or being driven on a road in a taxi area for the purpose of conveying passengers or luggage or other goods.