EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM

AUSTRALIAN CAPITAL TERRITORY

Amendment of the Taxi and Private Hire Car Regulations

No. 12 of 1958

		The taxi ranks in Canberra have been reviewed and certain alterations are being made.

KINGSTON.
	(i)	The rank in Giles Street is to be moved from its present position, which is within the junction of Giles and Tench Streets, to a position near the junction of Giles and Kennedy Streets;
	(ii)	The Tench Street rank is left unaltered;

CITY.
	(i)	new ranks are to be established in Alinga Street as follows:-
		(a)	accommodating three taxis near the Blue Moon Cafe;
		(b)	accommodating three taxis near the B.M.T. Building; and
		(c)	accommodating two taxis near Rockmans’ Building;
	(ii)	The present rank in Alinga Street near the Census Office is to be reduced to accommodate five taxis only.

MANUKA.
	(i)	The rank in Franklin Street opposite Capital Motors is being moved a distance of five feet farther away from the intersection of Franklin Street and Flinders Way.
	(ii)	The rank in Franklin Street, in front of the shops, has been included in the Schedule.

		The proposals for the new ranks in Civic were previously approved by the Advisory Council.
		The “City Area” for the purposes of these regulations (i.e. the area in which taximeters are used) is the area shown on the plan in the Third Schedule.  This area is being extended to cover the districts in which the city is now expanding.