2002

THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY
FOR THE AUSTRALIAN CAPITAL TERRITORY

ROAD TRANSPORT (GENERAL) ACT 1999

DETERMINATION OF FEES FOR TAXIS, RESTRICTED TAXIS, PRIVATE HIRE CARS AND RESTRICTED HIRE VEHICLES 

EXPLANATORY STATEMENT

Circulated by authority of

Bill Wood MLA
Minister for Urban Services

AUSTRALIAN CAPITAL TERRITORY

ROAD TRANSPORT (GENERAL) ACT 1999

DETERMINATION OF FEES FOR TAXIS, RESTRICTED TAXIS, PRIVATE HIRE CARS AND RESTRICTED HIRE VEHICLES 

DISALLOWABLE INSTRUMENT - DI 2002 - 19

EXPLANATORY STATEMENT

Overview

Section 96 of the Road Transport (General) Act 1999 allows for the determining of fees payable for transactions relating to public vehicle licensing under the Road Transport (General) Act 1999 and the Road Transport (Public Passenger Services) Act 2001.

Details

This determination consolidated fees determined for taxis, restricted taxis, private hire cars, restricted hire vehicles.  All separate fee determinations for taxis and restricted taxis that were made under the Road Transport (General) Act 1999 and Road Transport (Taxi Services) Regulations 2000 are revoked by this instrument.

Determination No. 76 of 200 dated 25 February 2000 included fees for taxis and restricted taxis.  On 1 March 2002, the Road Transport (Public Passenger Services) Act 2001 amendments commence, requiring the determination of taxi network provider and taxi service operator accreditation fees.   The concept of the defined right to be granted or transferred a licence to use a vehicle as a taxi under the Road Transport (General) 1999 has not been incorporated into the Road Transport (Public Passenger Services) Act 2001, therefore the fees are removed from this determination.

Instrument No. 212 of 2001, dated 30 July 2001, clarified that the fee for the issue of a restricted taxi operator’s licence ($6,000 for a six year licence payable by annual instalments), only applied to a wheelchair accessible taxi.  Wheelchair accessible taxi operators will pay $1000 per annum for a licence and an annual accreditation fee of $350 for each wheelchair accessible taxi managed by the operator.