Passenger Transport Amendment (Non-compliance Notices) Regulation 2016 (NSW)

New South Wales

Passenger Transport Amendment

(Non-compliance Notices) Regulation 2016

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.

ANDREW CONSTANCE, MP

Minister for Transport and Infrastructure

Explanatory note
The object of this Regulation is to enable an authorised officer to issue a non-compliance notice in respect of a taxi-cab if the operator of the taxi-cab fails to comply with certain on-road standards at the time of inspection.

This Regulation is made under the Passenger Transport Act 1990, including section 63 (the general regulation-making power).

Passenger Transport Amendment (Non-compliance Notices)

Regulation 2016

under the

Passenger Transport Act 1990

1      Name of Regulation

This Regulation is the Passenger Transport Amendment (Non-compliance Notices)
Regulation 2016.

2      Commencement

This Regulation commences on the day on which it is published on the NSW legislation website.

Schedule 1 Amendment of Passenger Transport Regulation
2007

[1]      Clause 108 Wheelchair accessible taxi-cabs

Omit “that the taxi-cab is available for hire” from clause 108 (c).

[2]      Clause 111 Taxi-meters

Omit clause 111 (1). Insert instead:

(1)	The operator of a taxi-cab must ensure that the taxi-cab is fitted with a taxi-meter that complies with the standards for taxi-meters set out in Schedule 2 at all times that the taxi-cab is being driven and at the time any inspection is carried out under Division 2 of Part 4C of the Act.
Maximum penalty: 10 penalty units.

[3]      Clause 111 (4)

Insert “and to an authorised officer who is carrying out an inspection carried out under
Division 2 of Part 4C of the Act” after “taxi-cab” where secondly occurring.

[4]      Clause 113 Vehicle tracking devices

Omit “is operating” from clause 113 (1) (a). Insert instead “operates”.

[5]      Clause 118 Information in taxi-cabs

Insert “and at any time an inspection is carried out under Division 2 of Part 4C of the Act” after “service” in clause 118 (1).

[6]      Clause 232 Non-compliance labels and notices

Omit “clause 125” from clause 232 (1) (b).

Insert instead “clauses 108 (c), 109, 111–114, 118, 119 (2), 121, 122 and 123 (1) and clause 3 of Schedule 1”.