Western Australian Consolidated Acts

TRANSPORT CO-ORDINATION ACT 1966 - SECT 36

36 .         Matters to be taken into consideration by the Minister before grant or refusal of licence

                Before granting or refusing a licence for a commercial goods vehicle, the Minister — 

            (a)         may take into account any one or more of the following matters — 

                  (i)         the necessity for the service proposed to be provided and the convenience that would be afforded to the public by the provision of the proposed service;

                  (ii)         the existing service for the carriage of goods upon the routes, or within the area, proposed to be served in relation to —

                        (I)         its present adequacy and possibilities for improvement to meet all reasonable public demands; and

        (II)         the effect upon the existing service of the service proposed to be provided;

                  (iii)         the condition of the roads to be included in any proposed route or area;

                  (iv)         the character, qualifications, and financial stability of the applicant; and

                  (v)         the interests of persons requiring transport to be provided, and of the community generally,

                but shall not be obliged, in relation to any particular licence application, to take into account all of these matters;

            (b)         shall take into consideration economic development and decentralisation; and

            (c)         may take into consideration such other factors as he thinks fit.

        [Section 36 inserted by No. 8 of 1981 s. 5; amended by No. 54 of 1985 s. 30 and 52; No. 74 of 2003 s. 121(4).]