Australian Capital Territory
Road Transport (General) Public Passenger Services Licence and Accreditation Fees Determination 2011
Disallowable Instrument DI2011–110
made under the
Road Transport (General) Act 1999, s 96 (Determination of fees, charges and other amounts)

1.	Name of instrument
This instrument is the Road Transport (General) Public Passenger Services Licence and Accreditation Fees Determination 2011.
2.	Commencement
This instrument commences on 1 July 2011.
3.	Revocation of previous determination
Disallowable Instrument DI2008-110 (Road Transport (General) (Public Passenger Services Licence and Accreditation Fees) Determination 2008 (No 1) is revoked.
4.	Determination of fees 
The fee payable in respect of each matter listed in an item in column 2 of the Schedule is the amount stated in column 3 of the Schedule.
5.	Payment of fees 
A fee listed in the Schedule is payable to the Territory by the person requesting the matter listed.
Simon Corbell MLA
Attorney-General
27 May 2011

Column 1
Item	Column 2
Matter for which fee is payable	Column 3
Fee payable	
	Part 1 – Bus services	
1.	Application for accreditation to provide a bus service for regular route services or tour and charter services:		
1.1	-	by an applicant who intends to use five buses or less to provide a bus service in the ACT	$200.00	
1.2	-	by an applicant who intends to use six buses or more to provide a bus service in the ACT	$400.00	
2.	Issue of accreditation to provide a bus service for regular route services or tour and charter services:		
2.1	-	to a person who operates or intends to operate a bus service using five buses or less at the date of issue of accreditation in the ACT	$150.00, plus $55 per vehicle after the first vehicle used or intended to be used in the bus service at the date of issue of accreditation.	
2.2	-	to a person who operates a bus service using five buses or less at each anniversary of the date of issue of accreditation	$150.00, plus $55 per vehicle after the first vehicle used in the bus service at the anniversary of the date of issue of accreditation.  This amount is payable within 14 days after the anniversary of the date of issue of the accreditation.	
2.3	-	to a person who operates or intends to operate a bus service using six buses or more at the date of issue of accreditation in the ACT	$300.00, plus $55 per vehicle after the first vehicle used or intended to be used in the bus service at the date of issue of accreditation.	
2.4	-	to a person who operates a bus service using six buses or more at each anniversary of the date of issue of accreditation	$300.00, plus $55 per vehicle after the first vehicle used in the bus service at the anniversary of the date of issue of accreditation.  This amount is payable within 14 days of the anniversary of the date of issue of the accreditation.	
3.	Issue of a replacement certificate of accreditation:		
3.1	-	for an accredited operator of regular route services	$15.00	
3.2	-	for an accredited operator of tour and charter services	$15.00	

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Item	Column 2
Matter for which fee is payable	Column 3
Fee payable	
	Part 2 – Taxi services	
1.	Application for accreditation to operate a taxi network or provide a taxi service (other than restricted taxi service):		
1.1	-	by an applicant intending to gain accreditation as a network provider in the ACT	$600.00	
1.2	-	by an applicant intending to provide a taxi service in the ACT	$50.00	
2.	Issue of accreditation to provide a taxi service, including a restricted taxi service for wheelchair accessible taxis:		
2.2	-	to a person operating a taxi service at the date of issue of accreditation	$350.00 per vehicle used or intended to be used in the taxi service	
2.3	-	to a person operating a taxi service at each anniversary of the date of issue of accreditation	$350.00 per vehicle used in the taxi service payable within 14 days of the anniversary of the date of issue of accreditation	
3.	Issue of accreditation to provide a taxi network: 		
3.1	-	to a network provider at the date of issue of accreditation	$100.00 per vehicle affiliated with the network	
3.2	-	to a network provider at each anniversary of the date of issue of accreditation	$100.00 per vehicle affiliated with the network payable within 14 days of the anniversary of the date of issue of accreditation	
4.	Issue of a replacement certificate of accreditation:		
4.1	-	to an accredited taxi service network provider	$15.00	
4.2	-	to an accredited taxi service operator	$15.00	
5.	Application for restricted taxi licence for a wheelchair accessible taxi:		
5.1	-	to an applicant wishing to operate restricted taxi service	$50.00 per licence	
6.	Application for entry into a ballot of defined rights for certain taxi licences	$25.00	
7.	Issue of extension of defined right period	$500.00 – refundable to the holder of a defined right on the issue of the taxi licence for which the defined right was given	
8.	Issue of a restricted taxi licence for a wheelchair accessible taxi:		
8.1	-	to a wheelchair accessible taxi service operator using a vehicle capable of carrying two wheelchair dependant people at the date of issue of the restricted taxi licence	$100.00, plus $100.00 payable within 14 days of each anniversary of the date of issue of the restricted taxi licence	
			
8.2	-	to a wheelchair accessible taxi service operator holding only one restricted taxi licence for a vehicle capable of carrying only one wheelchair dependant person, at the date of issue of the restricted taxi licence
Note	A taxi licence may be issued for a maximum period of six years under the Road Transport (Public Passenger Services) Regulation 2002	$1,000.00, plus $1,000.00 payable within 14 days of each anniversary of the date of issue of the restricted taxi licence	
9.	Issue of transferable leased taxi licence:		
9.1	-	to a taxi operator who elects to make a lump sum annual payment on the date of issue of the licence	$20,000.00, plus $20,000.00 payable within 14 days of each anniversary of the date of issue of the licence	
9.2	-	to a taxi operator who elects not to make the lump sum annual payment

Note	A transferable leased taxi licence may be issued for a maximum period of six years under the Road Transport (Public Passenger Services) Regulation 2002	$5,000.00 payable at the date of issue of the licence, plus quarterly instalments of $5,000.00 payable on or before the expiry of 3 months from the date of issue of the licence and on or before the expiry of each 3 months thereafter until the date of expiry of the licence	

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Item	Column 2
Matter for which fee is payable	Column 3
Fee payable	
10.	Issue of non-transferable leased taxi licence:		
10.1	-	to a taxi operator who elects to make a lump sum annual payment on the date of issue of the licence	$20,000.00, plus $20,000.00 payable within 14 days of each anniversary of the date of issue of the licence	
10.2	-	to a taxi operator who elects not to make the lump sum annual payment	$5000.00 payable at the date of issue of the licence, plus quarterly instalments of $5000.00 payable on or before the expiry of 3 months from the date of issue of the licence and on or before the expiry of each 3 months thereafter until the date of the expiry of the licence	
10.3	-	with conditions that the vehicle has a carrying capacity of 6 or more passengers and is wheelchair accessible, to a taxi operator who elects to make lump sum annual payments on the date of issue of the licence	$10,000.00, plus $10,000.00 payable within 14 days of each anniversary of the date of issue of the licence	
10.4	-	with conditions that the vehicle has a carrying capacity of 6 or more passengers and is wheelchair accessible, to a taxi operator who elects not to make lump sum annual payments on the date of issue of the licence
Note	A non-transferable leased taxi licence may be issued for a maximum period of six years under the Road Transport (Public Passenger Services) Regulation 2002	$2,500.00 payable at the date of issue of the licence, plus quarterly instalments of $2,500.00 payable on or before the expiry of 3 months from the date of issue of the licence and on or before the expiry of each 3 months thereafter until the expiry of the licence	

Column 1
Item	Column 2
Matter for which fee is payable	Column 3
Fee payable	
11.	Renewal of a wheelchair accessible taxi licence:		
11.1	-	to a wheelchair accessible taxi service operator using a vehicle capable of carrying two wheelchair dependant people at the date of renewal of the restricted taxi licence	$100.00, plus $100.00 payable within 14 days of each anniversary of the date of renewal of the restricted taxi licence	
			
11.2	-	to a wheelchair accessible taxi service operator holding only one restricted taxi licence for a vehicle capable of carrying only one wheelchair dependant person, at the date of renewal of the restricted taxi licence
Note	A restricted licence including a wheelchair accessible taxi licence may be renewed for a maximum period of six years under the Road Transport (Public Passenger Services) Regulation 2002	$1,000.00, plus $1,000.00 payable within 14 days of each anniversary of the date of renewal of the restricted taxi licence	
12.	Transfer of taxi licence:		
12.1	-	per transfer	$49.00	
13.	Issue of a replacement taxi licence:		
13.1	-	per replacement	$15.00	

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Item	Column 2
Matter for which fee is payable	Column 3
Fee payable	
	Part 3 – Hire car services	
1.	Application for accreditation to operate a hire car service:		
1.1	-	by an applicant intending to provide a hire car service (other than a restricted hire car service) in the ACT	$50.00	
1.2	-	by an applicant intending to provide a restricted hire car service in the ACT	$30.00	
2.	Issue of accreditation to provide a hire car service:		
2.1	-	to a person who operates or intends to operate a hire car service using vehicles other than motorbikes at the date of issue of accreditation	$350.00 per vehicle 	
2.2	-	to a person who operates a hire car service using vehicles other than motorbikes at each anniversary of the date of issue of accreditation.	$350.00 per vehicle payable within 14 days after the anniversary of the date of issue of accreditation	
2.3	-	to a person who operates or intends to operate a hire car service using motorbikes at the date of issue of accreditation	$250 per motorbike	
2.4	-	to a person who operates a hire car service using motorbikes at each anniversary of the date of issue of accreditation	$250 per motorbike payable within 14 days after the anniversary of the date of issue of accreditation	
2.5	-	to a person who operates or intends to operate a  restricted hire car service at the date of issue of accreditation	$50.00 per vehicle	
2.6	-	to a person who operates a  restricted hire car service at each anniversary of the date of issue of accreditation	$50.00 per vehicle payable within 14 days after the anniversary of the date of issue of accreditation	
3.	Issue of a replacement certificate of accreditation:		
3.1	-	to an accredited hire car service operator	$15.00	
3.2	-	to an accredited restricted hire car operator	$15.00	

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Item	Column 2
Matter for which fee is payable	Column 3
Fee payable	
4.	Issue of leased hire car licence to use a vehicle as a hire car (other than a motorbike):		
4.1	-	to an operator who elects to make a lump sum annual payment on the date of issue of licence	$4600.00	
4.2	-	to an operator who elects not to make the lump sum annual payment	$1150.00 payable at the date of issue of the licence, plus quarterly instalments of $1150.00 on or before 3, 6 and 9 months from the date of issue of the licence.	
5.	Issue of a leased hire car licence to use a motorbike as a hire car:		
5.1

5.2	-	an operator who operates a motorbike capable of carrying 1 passenger

-    an operator who operates a motorbike capable of carrying two or more passengers (for example a motorbike with a sidecar or a motortrike)	$460.00
payable within 14 days of each anniversary of the date of issue of the leased hire car licence.

$920.00
payable within 14 days of each anniversary of the date of issue of the leased hire car licence.
	
6.	Issue of a replacement leased licence to use a vehicle as a hire car (other than a motorbike):		
6.1	-	per replacement	$15.00	
7.	Issue of a restricted hire car licence:		
7.1	-	per licence	$25.00	
8.	Issue of stand-by hire car permit	$25.00	

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Item	Column 2
Matter for which fee is payable	Column 3
Fee payable	
	Part 4 – Demand responsive services	
1.	Application for accreditation to operate a demand responsive service:		
1.1	-	by an applicant who intends to use five vehicles or less to provide a demand responsive service	$200.00	
1.2	-	by an applicant who intends to use six vehicles or more to provide a demand responsive service	$400.00	
2.	Issue of accreditation to operate a demand responsive service:		
2.1	-	to a person who operates or intends to operate a demand responsive service using five vehicles or less at the date of issue of accreditation	$150.00, plus $55 per vehicle after the first vehicle used or intended to be used in the demand responsive service at the date of issue of accreditation	
2.2	-	to a person who operates a demand responsive service using five buses or less at each anniversary of the date of issue of accreditation	$150.00, plus $55 per vehicle after the first vehicle used in the demand responsive service at the anniversary of the date of issue of accreditation. This amount is payable within14 after the anniversary of the date of issue of the accreditation	
2.3	-	to a person who operates or intends to operate a demand responsive service using six vehicles or more at the date of issue of accreditation	$300.00, plus $55 per vehicle after the first vehicle used or intended to be used in the demand responsive service at the date of issue of accreditation	
2.4	-	to a person who operates a demand responsive service using six vehicles or more at each anniversary of the date of  issue of accreditation	$300.00, plus $55 per vehicle after the first vehicle used in the demand responsive service at the anniversary of the date of issue of accreditation. This amount is payable within14 days of the anniversary of the date of issue of the accreditation	
3.	Issue of a replacement certificate of accreditation:		
3.1	-	for an accredited operator of a demand responsive service	$15.00	

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Item	Column 2
Matter for which fee is payable	Column 3
Fee payable	
	Part 5 – Demand responsive services authorisations	
1.	Application for the issue (including renewal) of an authorisation to operate a demand responsive service	$400.00	
2.	Issue of a replacement demand responsive service authorisation label.	$15.00	

Note 1	The Road Transport legislation contains definitions relevant to this instrument.
Note 2	For example, the Road Transport (Public Passenger Services) Act 2001, dict, defines the following terms:
·	accredited taxi network provider
•	accredited taxi service operator
·	demand responsive service
•	authorisation
•	transferable leased taxi licence
•	non-transferable leased taxi licence
•	defined right
•	wheelchair accessible taxi licence
•	stand-by hire car permit