(1) A
"taxi service" is a public passenger service for a journey that starts in
Queensland—
(a) provided by the hire of—
(i) a motor vehicle that has not
more than 12 seating positions, including the driver’s position; and
(ii) a
person to drive the vehicle; and
(b) under which the vehicle plies or stands
for hire by members of the public in a public place.
(2) For this chapter,
the circumstances in which a vehicle plies or stands for hire by members of
the public in a public place include the circumstances in which the vehicle
and its driver are made available for hire on-the-spot by members of the
public, including, for example, by—
(a) the vehicle standing at a taxi rank
or other place where members of the public might reasonably expect taxis to be
available for hire on-the-spot; or
(b) the vehicle having a sign, marking,
light or other thing on it that might reasonably indicate to members of the
public it is a taxi or another vehicle available for hire on-the-spot.
(3)
For subsection (1) , it does not matter where the journey ends or if the
journey involves leaving and re-entering Queensland.