Australian Capital Territory Numbered Regulations Australian Capital Territory Numbered Regulationssubstitute
Dictionary
(see s 3)
Note 1 The Legislation Act
contains definitions and other provisions relevant to this regulation.
Note 2 For example, the Legislation Act
, dict, pt 1, defines the following terms:
• ACT
• Australian citizen
• contravene
• Corporations Act
• fail
• found guilty
• home address
• penalty unit (see s 133)
• the Territory.
Note 3 Terms used in this regulation have the same meaning that they have in the Road Transport (Public Passenger Services) Act 2001
(see Legislation Act
, s 148). For example, the following terms are defined in the Road Transport (Public Passenger Services) Act 2001
, dict:
• accredited operator (see s 110)
• accredited rideshare driver
• accredited transport booking service
• affiliated driver (see s 35)
• affiliated driver agreement (see s 36)
• affiliated operator (see s 36B)
• affiliated operator agreement (see s 36C)
• authorisation
• bookable vehicle (see s 29)
• bookable vehicle driver (see s 29)
• bus service (see s 11)
• demand responsive service (see s 80)
• demand responsive service vehicle (see s 81)
• fittings
• hire car (see s 67)
• independent taxi service operator
• licensed rideshare vehicle
• public passenger service (see s 10)
• public passenger vehicle
• public passenger vehicle policy (see s 110)
• regular route service (see s 12)
• restricted hire car (see s 68)
• rideshare (see s 60A)
• rideshare driver (see s 60A)
• rideshare service (see s 60A)
• rideshare vehicle (see s 60A)
• rideshare vehicle licence (see s 60J)
• road
• tour and charter service (see s 13)
• transport booking service (see s 28).
Note 4 The Road Transport (General) Act 1999
contains definitions relevant to this regulation. For example, the following terms are defined in the Road Transport (General) Act 1999
, dictionary:
• another jurisdiction
• Australian Design Rule
• driver
• jurisdiction
• motor vehicle
• road transport authority (or authority) (see s 16)
• road transport legislation (see s 6)
• vehicle.
"accreditation" means accreditation under this regulation to operate services of a kind mentioned in section 4B.
"accredited operator", of a public passenger service or transport booking service, means an accredited person who is entitled to operate the service.
Note Accredited operator , of a public passenger vehicle—see the Act
, s 110.
"ACT region"—see section 221N (1).
"affiliated driver", for a transport booking service—see section 70A.
"affiliated driver record", for division 3A.1.2 (Transport booking services—records)—see section 70F.
affiliated hire car driver , for a transport booking service—see section 70A.
"affiliated operator record", for division 3A.1.2 (Transport booking services—records)—see section 70F.
"affiliated taxi driver", for a transport booking service—see section 70A.
"applicable vehicle standards", for a vehicle—see the Road Transport (Vehicle Registration) Regulation 2000
"applicant", for accreditation (including renewal)—see section 7 (1).
"approved educational qualifications", for a kind of accreditation—see section 19 (1).
approved wheelchair-accessible taxi driver training course —see section 162 (1).
"authorised fixed-fare hiring"—see section 142A (1).
"authorised operator", for part 6.2 (Demand responsive services)—see section 244.
"authorised person"—see the Road Transport (General) Act 1999
, dictionary.
"available", for subdivision 3A.2.2.2 (Standard and wheelchair-accessible taxi licences)—see section 92.
"availability determination", for a taxi licence—see section 92.
"availability notice", for a taxi licence—see section 92A.
"begins", for a taxi hiring—see section 127.
"bookable vehicle licensee", for part 3A.5 (Bookable vehicles generally)—see section 221Q.
"bus" means a public bus.
Note Public bus —see the Act
, s 10A.
"bus driver" means the driver of a bus.
"bus ticket", for a bus, means anything issued by or on behalf of the accredited operator of a bus service for the purpose of authorising a person to travel in a bus operated for the service.
"declared payment methods"—see section 221K.
"disciplinary notice"—see section 323 (1).
"drive" a public passenger vehicle includes stop or park the vehicle.
"driver authority card", for chapter 7 (Driver authority cards)—see section 306.
"driver licence"—see the Road Transport (Driver Licensing) Act 1999
, dictionary.
"DRS" means demand responsive service.
"DRS authorisation label"—see section 236 (1).
"DRS ticket", for a DRS vehicle, for division 6.2.4 (Demand responsive service tickets)—see section 279A.
"DRS vehicle driver", for part 6.2 (Demand responsive services)—see section 244.
"duress alarm", for division 3A.5.1 (Bookable vehicles—security devices, etc)—see section 221A.
"ends", for a taxi hiring—see section 127A.
"executive officer", of a corporation, means a person, however described and whether or not the person is a director of the corporation, who is concerned with, or takes part in, the corporation's management.
"fare", for the hiring of a taxi, for chapter 3A (Bookable vehicles)—see section 127B.
"fitted", for a GPS tracking device in a mobile phone, for division 3A.5.1 (Bookable vehicles—security devices, etc)—see section 221A.
"goods" includes luggage.
"hire car driver"—see section 178.
"hirer", of a taxi, rideshare vehicle or hire car, means the person by whom the taxi, rideshare vehicle or hire car is hired.
"immediate suspension notice"—see section 324 (3).
"in" a vehicle includes on the vehicle.
ITSO approval —see section 71.
"ITSO eligibility criteria", for an ITSO approval—see section 72.
"leased hire car licence" means a leased hire car licence issued under section 167.
"liquor"—see the Liquor Act 2010
"maximum payment surcharge"—see section 221K.
"member", of an emergency service—see the Emergencies Act 2004
, dictionary.
"multiple hiring", of a taxi, for subdivision 3A.2.3.3 (Taxi hirings)—see section 140A.
"operate" a public passenger vehicle includes drive a public passenger vehicle.
"payment surcharge", for division 3A.5.2 (Bookable vehicles—fees and surcharges)—see section 221J.
"perpetual taxi licence"—see section 82.
"pre-approval", for a taxi licence—see section 83.
"pre-approval register"—see section 91.
"prescribed driver authority information", for a person, means—
(a) if the person is the holder of a public vehicle licence—the number of the person's public vehicle licence and its expiry date; or
(b) in any other case—
(i) the number of the person's Australian driver licence and its expiry date; and
(ii) the number of the authority mentioned in the Road Transport (Driver Licensing) Regulation 2000
, section 94A (1) (b) held by the person and its expiry date.
"public vehicle licence"—see the Road Transport (Driver Licensing) Act 1999
, dictionary.
"registered vehicle"—see the Road Transport (Vehicle Registration) Regulation 2000
, dictionary.
"registration number", for a vehicle—see the Road Transport (Vehicle Registration) Regulation 2000
, dictionary.
"regulated service", for chapter 2—see section 4B.
"relevant person", for accreditation and applications for accreditation—see section 6B.
"restricted hire car licence label"—see section 168.
"rideshare vehicle licence label"—see section 164C.
"security camera", for division 3A.5.1 (Bookable vehicles—security devices, etc)—see section 221A.
"security device", for division 3A.5.1 (Bookable vehicles—security devices, etc)—see section 221A.
"service authority", for chapter 8 (Disciplinary action)—see section 320.
"service contract", to operate a WTBS—see section 70P.
"service standards", for the operation of a regulated service—see section 20B.
"standard taxi"—see section 82.
"standard taxi licence"—see section 82.
"stand-by hire car"—see section 177B.
"stand-by hire car permit", for subdivision 3A.4.1.3 (Stand-by hire cars)—see section 177A.
"stand-by hire car permit label", for subdivision 3A.4.1.3 (Stand-by hire cars) — see section 177A.
"stand-by taxi"—see section 109.
"taxi" includes a stand-by taxi.
Note Taxi —see the Act
, s 45.
"taxi licence waiting list"—see section 84.
"taxi zone"—
(a) see the Australian Road Rules
, rule 182; and
(b) includes a temporary taxi zone appointed under section 123.
"transferable leased taxi licence"—see section 82.
"usual hire car—"see section 177B.
"wheelchair"—see the Australian Road Rules
, dictionary.
"wheelchair-accessible taxi"—see section 82.
wheelchair-accessible taxi booking service ("WTBS")—see section 70L.
"wheelchair-accessible taxi licence"—see section 82.
"wheelchair-dependent person" means a person who is using a wheelchair for mobility.
"WTBS"—see section 70L.
WTBS operator —see section 70P.
"WTBS's approved procedures and rules"—see section 70S.