Passenger Transport Act 1990 Passenger Transport (Private Hire Vehicle Services) Amendment Regulation 1999 (1999-106) [GG No 25 of 26.2.1999, p 1083] (NSW)

1999 No 106

New South Wales

under the

Passenger Transport Act 1990

His Excellency the Governor, with the advice of the Executive Council, has made the following Regulation under the Passenger Transport Act 1990.

Carl Scully
Minister for Transport

pay fares for the hiring of private hire vehicles.

The object of this Regulation is to create offences that relate to the failure to section 63 (the general regulation-making power).

Published in Gazette No 25 of 26 February 1999, page 1083 Page 1

Clause 1 Passenger Transport (Private Hire Vehicle Services) Amendment Regulation 1999

This Regulation is the Passenger Transport (Private Hire Vehicle
Services) Amendment Regulation 1999.

2 Amendment of Passenger Transport (Private Hire Vehicle Services) Regulation 1995

The Passenger Transport (Private Hire Vehicle Services)

Regulation 1995 is amended as set out in Schedule l .

The explanatory note does not form part of this Regulation.

Passenger Transport (Private Hire Vehicle Services) Amendment Regulation 1999

Amendments Schedule 1

(Clause 2)

Insert after clause 20:

20A Payment of fares for hiring private hire vehicles

(1)	The hirer of a private hire vehicle must, after the termination of the hiring, pay the driver of the vehicle the fare for the hiring, except as provided by subclause (3).
Maximum penalty: 5 penalty units.
(2)	The fare cannot exceed the amount notified to the hirer before the hiring.
(3)	If a person has entered into an arrangement with an operator with respect to the ongoing hire of any one or more private hire vehicles, the person must pay the fare or fares in accordance with the arrangement.
Maximum penalty: 5 penalty units.
(4)	In this clause:
fare means the amount charged for the hiring of a private hire vehicle, and includes any amount charged for the conveying of luggage or goods.

[2]        Schedule 1 Penalty notice offences

Insert in appropriate order in Part 2:

Clause 20A (1)	fail to pay fare	$100
Clause 20A (3)	fail to pay fare	$100