TRANSPORT (ROAD PASSENGER SERVICES) ACT 2018 - SECT 296

TRANSPORT (ROAD PASSENGER SERVICES) ACT 2018 - SECT 296

296 .         Leased taxi plates

        (1)         In this section —

        commencement day means the day on which Part 6 comes into operation;

        lessee has the meaning given in the Taxi Act 1994 section 3(1);

        relevant date means the first of the following to occur —

            (a)         the prescribed date;

            (b)         the first anniversary after commencement day of the last date for payment of the annual fee for taxi plates under the Taxi Act 1994 that occurred before commencement day.

        (2)         A person who is the lessee of taxi plates for a taxi under the Taxi Act 1994 immediately before commencement day is taken on and from commencement day until the relevant date to be the holder of an on-demand rank or hail vehicle authorisation for a nominated vehicle.

        (3)         For the purposes of subsection (2), a nominated vehicle is —

            (a)         the taxi referred to in subsection (2); or

            (b)         a vehicle nominated to the CEO by the lessee of the taxi plates that complies with the requirements of the regulations.

        (4)         An on-demand rank or hail vehicle authorisation referred to in subsection (2) may be suspended or cancelled under Part 6 Division 4.