2003

THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY
FOR THE AUSTRALIAN CAPITAL TERRITORY

EXEMPTION 2003

EXPLANATORY STATEMENT

Circulated by authority of

Bill Wood MLA
Minister for Urban Services

AUSTRALIAN CAPITAL TERRITORY

ROAD TRANSPORT (PUBLIC PASSENGER SERVICES) REGULATIONS 2002
EXEMPTION 2003

DISALLOWABLE INSTRUMENT - DI 2003 - 270

EXPLANATORY STATEMENT

Overview

The Road Transport (Public Passenger Services) Act 2001 permits the Minister to exclude a vehicle and person from the Road Transport Public Passenger Services legislation.

Details

Taxis affiliated with Queanbeyan Taxi Co-operative Limited are permitted to operate in the ACT as taxi services by virtue of the issue of Restricted Taxi Licences under sub-regulation 82(a) of the Road Transport (Public Passenger Services) Regulations 2002. 

Under cross-border taxi arrangements between the NSW Department of Transport and the ACT Road Transport Authority, operators of Queanbeyan taxis are accredited under sub-regulation 5(3)(b) to operate restricted taxi services within the ACT.

Under the Passenger Transport Act 1990 and Passenger Transport (Taxi-cab Services) Regulations 2001 (NSW) accredited taxi operators are required to maintain taxi records for a maximum period of two years. 

In accordance with sub-regulation 100(1)(a) of the Road Transport (Public Passenger Services) Regulations 2002 a person who is an accredited operator of a taxi service in the ACT must maintain records for a period of at least 4 years after the making of the last entry in the record.  Pursuant to sub-section 64(1) of the Road Transport (Public Passenger Services) Act 2001 an accredited taxi service operator who is affiliated with Queanbeyan Taxi Co-operative Limited is exempted from the requirement to maintain records for a period of at least four years after the making of the entry.  The exemption is conditional upon the operator maintaining records for a minimum period of two years after the making in accordance with NSW Department of Transport requirements.