Western Australian Consolidated Acts Western Australian Consolidated Acts (1) The Director
General may impose conditions on the operation of a taxi using specified taxi
plates in relation to —
(a) the
area in which, and the hours during which the taxi may be operated and the
hours during which the taxi must be operated;
(b) fare
schedules;
(c)
driver qualifications and standards;
(d)
vehicle standards and inspection requirements;
(e)
insurance requirements;
(f)
record keeping;
(g)
complaint resolution;
(h) the
transfer of the taxi plates,
and such other matters
as may be prescribed by regulation.
(2) A person who
is —
(a) a
plate holder, shall comply with, or ensure compliance with, conditions imposed
under subsection (1);
(b)
where the plate holder is not the operator, the operator, shall comply with,
or ensure compliance with, conditions imposed under subsection (1)(a),
(c), (d), (e), (f) or (h); or
(c)
where a taxi is operated using a taxi dispatch service, the provider of that
taxi dispatch service, shall comply with, or ensure compliance with,
conditions imposed under subsection (1)(a), (b), (c) or (d).
Penalty: $5 000.
(3) On or after the
appointed day conditions may be imposed under subsection (1) on the
operation of a taxi using taxi plates owned by a person who is deemed to be a
plate holder by virtue of section 47(2)(a) or (b).
(4) Where a plate
holder is aggrieved by the imposition of a condition pursuant to
subsection (3) that plate holder may apply to the State Administrative
Tribunal for a review of the Director General’s decision to impose
such a condition.
[(5) deleted]
(6) The Minister may,
by order published in the Gazette, fix a day as the appointed day for the
purpose of subsection (3).
[Section 20 amended by No. 72 of 2003
s. 18; No. 55 of 2004 s. 1185.]