Taxi Act 1994 (WA)

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Taxi Act 1994

This Act was repealed by the Transport (Road Passenger Services) Act 2018 s. 303 (No. 26 of 2018) as at 2 Jul 2019 (see s. 2(b) and Gazette 28 Jun 2019 p. 2473).

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Taxi Act 1994 ContentsPart 1 — Preliminary1 — Short title2 — Commencement3 — Terms used4 — Operating across boundary of control area, effect ofPart 2 — Administration5 — Directions by Minister to Director General6 — Delegation by Minister and Director General7 — Director General to advise Minister8 — Taxi Industry Board established9 — Term of office of Board members10 — Chairperson and deputy chairperson11 — Meetings12 — Remuneration and allowances13 — Funding of Board14 — Functions of BoardPart 3 — Operation of taxisDivision 1 — 15 — Taxi plates required on taxi operating in control area16 — Sale and lease of taxi plates17 — Tenders and applications for taxi plates18 — Issuing taxi plates19 — Annual fees for taxi plates19A. Periodic payments for leased taxi plates 1620 — Conditions on operating taxis21 — How taxi plates to be used; consequences of non-use22 — Varying conditions imposed under s. 2023 — Persons no longer fit to hold taxi plates, powers to deal with23A. When lessees of taxi plates forfeit right to them 2124 — Transferring ownership of taxi plates25 — Taxi plates to be returned in some casesDivision 3 — Multi‑purpose taxi plates buy‑back30A. Terms used 2430B. Buy‑back agreements for transferable MPT plates 2530C. Operation of s. 30D to 30G subject to conditions 2530D. Certain MPT owner‑drivers and eligible operators to be offered leases of taxi plates for multi‑purpose taxis 2630E. Leases by eligible operators of taxi plates for multi‑purpose taxis 2830F. Leases by certain MPT owner‑drivers and others of taxi plates for multi‑purpose taxis 2830G. Compensation for certain parties to buy‑back agreements 2930H. Consolidated Account charged with payment for plates 30Division 4 — Exchange of restricted hours taxi plates30I. Agreements to exchange restricted hours taxi plates for conventional taxi plates 31Part 3A — Adjustment assistance grants30J. Terms used 3330K. Application for adjustment assistance grant 3330L. Requirement to grant application for adjustment assistance grant 3430M. Amount and payment of adjustment assistance grant 34Part 4 — General31 — Authorised officers, designation of32 — Powers of authorised officers33 — Evidentiary provisions for prosecutions36 — Bonds given by drivers to operators37 — Rights to reasons for and review of certain decisions39 — Infringement notices40 — Regulations41 — Taxi Industry Development Account43 — Some deemed plate holders may surrender plates45 — Review of ActPart 5 — Repeal and transitional provisions47 — Transitional provisions for repeal of NotesCompilation table 50Defined terms

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