Australian Capital Territory
Road Transport (General) Public Passenger Services Licence and Accreditation Fees Determination 2016
Disallowable Instrument DI2016–199
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 2016.
2.	Commencement
This instrument commences on 1 August 2016. 
3.	Revocation
This instrument revokes disallowable instrument DI2015-297. 
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.

Shane Rattenbury MLA
Minister for Justice

    27 July 2016

Column 1
Item	Column 2
Matter for which fee is payable	Column 3
Fee payable	
	Part 1 – Bus and Demand Responsive Services	
1.	Application for accreditation (including renewal) to provide a bus service for regular route services or tour and charter services or a demand responsive service in the ACT:		
1.1	-	by an applicant who intends to use five buses/vehicles or less to provide the service. 	$200.00	
1.2	-	by an applicant who intends to use six buses/vehicles or more to provide the service. 	$400.00	
2.	Issue of accreditation (including renewal) to provide a bus service for regular route services or tour and charter services or a demand responsive service in the ACT:		
2.1	-	to a person who operates or intends to operate a bus service or a demand responsive service using five buses/vehicles or less at the date of issue of accreditation.	$150.00, plus $55.00 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 or a demand response service using five buses/vehicles or less at each anniversary of the date of issue of accreditation.	$150.00, plus $55.00 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 or a demand responsive service using six buses/vehicles or more at the date of issue of accreditation.	$300.00, plus $55.00 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 or a demand responsive service using six buses/vehicles or more at each anniversary of the date of issue of accreditation.	$300.00, plus $55.00 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.	

Column 1
Item	Column 2
Matter for which fee is payable	Column 3
Fee payable	
3.	Application for accreditation (including renewal) to operate a Transport Booking Service (TBS):	$600	
4.	Issue of accreditation (including a renewal) to a Transport Booking Service for taxis and hire cars. 	$20.00 per vehicle affiliated with the TBS on the anniversary of the date of the issue of accreditation	
4.1	Issue of accreditation (including a renewal) to a Transport Booking Service for rideshare drivers. 	$20.00 per driver (that undertakes more than 20 hirings p/a) affiliated with the TBS on the anniversary of the date of the issue of accreditation	
5.	Application for accreditation (including renewal) to operate a taxi, hire car or rideshare service.	$50	
6.	Application for accreditation (including renewal) to operator a restricted hire car.	$30	
7.
	Issue of a replacement certificate of accreditation:
	$15.00	

Part 3 – Licence Fees – Taxis, Hire Cars (including Restricted Hire Car) and Rideshare Services

Column 1
Item	Column 2
Matter for which fee is payable	Column 3
Fee payable	
8	Issue of standard taxi licence (including renewal):		
8.1	-	to a taxi operator who elects to make a lump sum annual payment on the date of issue of the licence that is on or before 31 October 2016.	$10,000.00, plus $10,000.00 due on the anniversary of the date of issue of the transferable taxi licence.	
8.2	-	to a taxi operator who elects to make a quarterly payment that is on or before 31 October 2016.

	$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 date of expiry of the taxi licence.	
8.3	-	to a taxi operator who elects to make a lump sum annual payment on the date of issue of the licence that is after 1 November 2016.	$5,000.00, plus $5,000.00 due on the anniversary of the date of issue of the transferable taxi licence.	
8.4	-	to a taxi operator who elects to make a quarterly payment that is due after 1 November 2016.

	$1,250.00 payable at the date of issue of the licence, plus quarterly instalments of $1,250.00 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 taxi licence.	
9.	Issue of a licence (including renewal) for a wheelchair accessible taxi:		
9.1	-	to a wheelchair accessible taxi service operator using a vehicle capable of carrying two wheelchair dependant people at the date of issue of the wheelchair accessible taxi licence.	$100.00, plus $100.00 due on the anniversary of the date of issue of the wheelchair accessible taxi licence.	
9.2	-	to a wheelchair accessible taxi service operator using a vehicle capable of carrying only one wheelchair dependant person, at the date of issue of the wheelchair accessible taxi licence.	$1,000.00, plus $1,000 due on the anniversary of the date of issue of the wheelchair accessible taxi licence.	
10.	Transfer of a taxi licence:	$50.00	
11.	Issue of a licence (including renewal) to use a vehicle to provide a hire car (including a motorbike) or a rideshare service.	$100.00	
12.	Issue (or renewal) of a restricted hire car licence:	$25.00	
13.	Issue of stand-by hire car permit.	$25.00	
14.	Issue of a replacement taxi, hire car (including restricted hire car) or rideshare licence	$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 transport booking service
•	accredited taxi service operator
•	accredited hire car (incl restricted hire car) operator
•	accredited rideshare operator
•	taxi, hire car (include restricted hire car) and rideshare licence
•	stand-by hire car permit
·	bus and demand responsive service