Victorian Consolidated Regulations

Transport (Taxi-Cabs) Regulations 2005 - SECT 19

Inspection of taxi-cabs

19. Inspection of taxi-cabs



(1) A member of the police force, the licensing authority or a person
authorised by the licensing authority may require the operator or the driver
of a taxi-cab to produce the taxi-cab for inspection by-

   (a)  a member of the police force; or

   (b)  a licensed taxi tester; or

   (c)  a licensed vehicle tester; or

   (d)  a person authorised by the licensing authority to inspect taxi-cabs-

at or within a time specified by the member, licensing authority or person.

(2) In the case of a requirement made on a driver of a taxi-cab who is not the
operator of the taxi-cab, the driver must advise the operator as soon as
practicable after the requirement is made-

   (a)  that the requirement has been made and what it is; and

   (b)  if the driver has not been, or is not, reasonably able to comply with
        the requirement while he or she has control of the taxi-cab, of that
        fact.

Penalty: 5 penalty units.

(3) If an operator of a taxi-cab receives advice in respect of a requirement
under both subregulation (2)(a) and (2)(b), the operator must comply with the
requirement.

Penalty: 20 penalty units.

(4) If subregulation (3) does not apply in respect of a requirement, the
operator or the driver of the taxi-cab (as the case may be) must comply with
the requirement.

Penalty: 20 penalty units.