Australian Capital Territory
Road Transport (Public Passenger Services) (Minimum Service Standards—Taxi Network) Approval 2006 (No 2)
Disallowable instrument DI2006–27
made under the  
Road Transport (Public Passenger Services) Regulation 2002, section 18B (Minimum service standards for regulated services)
EXPLANATORY STATEMENT

Section 18B(1) of the Road Transport (Public Passenger Services) Regulation 2002 (the Regulation) requires the Road Transport Authority (the Authority) to approve minimum service standards for the operation of a regulated service including a taxi network. An approval under section 18B(1) is a disallowable instrument by virtue of section 18B(4).

Schedule 1 of the Instrument sets out the minimum requirements that must be consistently maintained by a Taxi Network.

The Minimum Service Standards have been amended to add ‘and Christmas Day’ to 7.1.3 in Part 7  Minimum Service Standard for Services for Wheelchair Accessible Taxis.  A requirement for a network providing services for wheelchair accessible taxis (WATs) to ensure a dedicated WAT manager is available on Christmas Day was omitted from the MSS notified on 9 February 2006 in error.  This requirement reflects the high demand for hirings for people in wheelchairs on Christmas Day and is consistent with existing conditions on wheelchair accessible taxi licences that the taxi must be available for hirings on Christmas Day.