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TASMANIA
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TAXI AND LUXURY HIRE CAR INDUSTRIES
AMENDMENT BILL 2009
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CONTENTS
1. Short title
2. Commencement
3. Principal Act
4. Section 22 amended (Issue of owner-operator taxi licences)
5. Section 24 amended (Application for owner-operator taxi
licence)
6. Section 28 amended (Owner-operator taxi licence conditions)
7. Section 40 amended (Issue of wheelchair-accessible taxi
licences)
8. Section 46 amended (Wheelchair-accessible taxi licence
conditions)
9. Section 68 amended (Issue of luxury hire car licences)
10. Section 74 amended (Luxury hire car licence conditions)
11. Schedule 5 amended (Matters in Respect of Which Regulations
May Be Made)
12. Repeal of Act
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TAXI AND LUXURY HIRE CAR INDUSTRIES
AMENDMENT BILL 2009
(Brought in by the Minister for Infrastructure, the Honourable
Graeme Lindsay Sturges)
A BILL FOR
An Act to amend the Taxi and Luxury Hire Car Industries
Act 2008
Be it enacted by His Excellency the Governor of Tasmania, by
and with the advice and consent of the Legislative Council and
House of Assembly, in Parliament assembled, as follows:
1. Short title
This Act may be cited as the Taxi and Luxury
Hire Car Industries Amendment Act 2009.
2. Commencement
This Act commences on a day to be proclaimed.
3. Principal Act
In this Act, the Taxi and Luxury Hire Car
Industries Act 2008* is referred to as the
Principal Act.
*No. 30 of 2008
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4. Section 22 amended (Issue of owner-operator taxi
licences)
Section 22(3) of the Principal Act is amended by
omitting "An owner-operator taxi licence issued
by the Commission is subject to such conditions"
and substituting "On the issue of an owner-
operator taxi licence, the Commission may
impose such conditions on the licence".
5. Section 24 amended (Application for owner-
operator taxi licence)
Section 24 of the Principal Act is amended as
follows:
(a) by inserting in subsection (2)(c) "vehicle
that is suitable for use as a" after "of a";
(b) by inserting the following subsection
after subsection (3):
(4) For the purposes of
subsection (2), a vehicle is
suitable for use as a taxi if the
vehicle complies with the
requirements prescribed in the
regulations.
6. Section 28 amended (Owner-operator taxi licence
conditions)
Section 28(1) of the Principal Act is amended as
follows:
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(a) by inserting "that has been issued by the
Commission" after "on an owner-
operator taxi licence";
(b) by inserting "such" after "imposed on".
7. Section 40 amended (Issue of wheelchair-accessible
taxi licences)
Section 40(2) of the Principal Act is amended by
omitting "A wheelchair-accessible taxi licence
issued by the Commission is subject to such
conditions" and substituting "On the issue of a
wheelchair-accessible taxi licence, the
Commission may impose such conditions on the
licence".
8. Section 46 amended (Wheelchair-accessible taxi
licence conditions)
Section 46(1) of the Principal Act is amended as
follows:
(a) by inserting "that has been issued by the
Commission" after "on a wheelchair-
accessible taxi licence";
(b) by inserting "such" after "imposed on".
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9. Section 68 amended (Issue of luxury hire car
licences)
Section 68(2) of the Principal Act is amended by
omitting "A luxury hire car licence issued by the
Commission is subject to such conditions" and
substituting "On the issue of a luxury hire car
licence, the Commission may impose such
conditions on the licence".
10. Section 74 amended (Luxury hire car licence
conditions)
Section 74(1) of the Principal Act is amended as
follows:
(a) by inserting "that has been issued by the
Commission" after "on a luxury hire car
licence";
(b) by inserting "such" after "imposed on".
11. Schedule 5 amended (Matters in Respect of Which
Regulations May Be Made)
Clause 1 of Schedule 5 to the Principal Act is
amended as follows:
(a) by omitting from paragraph (za) "cars."
and substituting "cars; and";
(b) by inserting the following paragraph after
paragraph (za):
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(zb) provide for the review of
administrative decisions made by
the Commission under the Act.
12. Repeal of Act
This Act is repealed on the ninetieth day from
the day on which it commences.
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