2005

THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY
FOR THE AUSTRALIAN CAPITAL TERRITORY

ROAD TRANSPORT (GENERAL) (PUBLIC PASSENGER SERVICES LICENCE AND ACCREDITATION FEES) DETERMINATION 2005 (No 1)

EXPLANATORY STATEMENT

Circulated by authority of

John Hargreaves MLA
Minister for Urban Services

AUSTRALIAN CAPITAL TERRITORY

ROAD TRANSPORT (GENERAL) (PUBLIC PASSENGER SERVICES LICENCE AND ACCREDITATION FEES) DETERMINATION 2005 (No 1)

DISALLOWABLE INSTRUMENT – DI2005-27

EXPLANATORY STATEMENT

Overview

Section 96 of the Road Transport (General) Act 1999 allows for the determining of fees payable for transactions relating to operator and taxi network accreditation and the licensing of taxis and hire cars under the Road Transport (Public Passenger Services) Act 2001.

Details

This determination consolidates two existing fee determinations for buses, taxis, restricted taxis, private hire cars and restricted hire vehicles. Determinations made under the Road Transport (General) Act 1999 and Road Transport (Public Passenger Services) Regulations 2002 are revoked by this instrument.

This determination now provides for all the regulatory fees under the Road Transport (Public Passenger Services) Act 1999. 

The fee amounts specified in Schedule 1 for buses and Schedule 2 for taxis remain unchanged.

Schedule 3 for Hire Car Services reflects the new hire car accreditation regime consistent with bus and taxi accreditation. The previous fees for the Hire Car Services, including fees for the issue or renewal of a licence to operate a private hire car, the issue or renewal of a restricted hire vehicle licence, and giving a notice of having the use, control and management of a private hire car or restricted hire car, have been replaced by new hire car accreditation and licensing fees. 

Leased hire car licences will be introduced following the removal of the restriction on the number of hire cars in the ACT. The determined fee in schedule 3 is similar to NSW country leased hire car licence fees. Accreditation fees for hire cars are the same as for taxi operator accreditation.

The restricted hire car accreditation fee is the same as that applying in NSW for hire car services for weddings and school formals only. The new fee for restricted hire car licences reflects the cost of providing the licence label only.

Overall, the fees to be paid for the licensing of hire car vehicles and hire car operator accreditation are lower than existing regulatory fees and existing charges for licences leased from the owners of perpetual licences.