Transport Operations (Passenger Transport) and Other Legislation Amendment Regulation 2016 (Qld)

Part 1    Preliminary

1   Short title

This regulation may be cited as the Transport Operations (Passenger Transport) and Other Legislation Amendment Regulation 2016 .

Part 2    Amendment of State Penalties Enforcement Regulation 2014

2   Regulation amended

This part amends the State Penalties Enforcement Regulation 2014.

3   Amendment of sch 1 (Infringement notice offences and fines for nominated laws)

Schedule 1, entry for the Transport Operations (Passenger Transport) Regulation 2005 —
insert—

s 68 1

Part 3    Amendment of Transport Operations (Passenger Transport) Regulation 2005

4   Regulation amended

This part amends the Transport Operations (Passenger Transport) Regulation 2005.

5   Omission of ss 63B, 64 and 67

Sections 63B, 64 and 67—
omit.

6   Insertion of new s 68

Part 6, division 2—
insert—

68   Control of doors of taxi

The driver of a taxi must take control over opening and shutting the taxi’s doors if—

(a)a prospective hirer of a taxi, or the parent or guardian of a prospective hirer, asks the driver to take control over opening and shutting the taxi’s doors; and

(b)the design of the taxi allows the driver to control the opening and shutting of the taxi’s doors by using a device.

Maximum penalty—10 penalty units.

7   Omission of s 69 (Air conditioning in taxis)

Section 69—
omit.