Australian Capital Territory Numbered Regulations

ROAD TRANSPORT (TAXI INDUSTRY INNOVATION) LEGISLATION AMENDMENT REGULATION 2016 (NO 1) (NO 20 OF 2016) - REG 4

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Note 1     Criminal Code

The Criminal Code

, ch 2 applies to the following offences against this regulation (see Code, pt 2.1):

              •     s 18A (Recovery of lost or stolen certificate of accreditation)

              •     s 20C (Regulated service must comply with service standards)

              •     s 23 (Notification of changes to bus fleet)

              •     s 24 (Notifiable incidents involving buses)

              •     s 26 (Bus drivers to hold appropriate driver licence or authority)

              •     s 27 (Records of bus drivers etc to be maintained by accredited operator)

              •     s 27A (Accredited operator to tell road transport authority about records of bus drivers etc)

              •     s 30B (Airconditioning of buses)

              •     s 30C (Bus service vehicle livery)

              •     s 30D (Offensive material etc in or on buses)

              •     s 30E (Compliance with dress code of practice)

              •     s 34 (Effect of noncompliance notices—bus operators)

              •     s 40 (Responsibility of bus drivers for lost property)

              •     s 42 (Dress and conduct of bus drivers)

              •     s 45 (Effect of noncompliance notices—bus drivers)

              •     s 53 (Bus seats for older people and people with disabilities)

              •     s 67 (Lost property found by bus passengers)

              •     a provision of pt 3A.1 (Transport booking services)

              •     a provision of div 3A.2.1 (Independent taxi service operators)

              •     a provision of div 3A.2.2 (Taxi licences)

              •     s 94 (Taxi service operator—must tell authority about affiliation)

              •     s 95 (Taxis to be fitted with complying taximeters)

              •     s 97 (Taxi service operator—drivers to be licensed and skilled)

              •     s 99 (Records of taxi drivers etc to be maintained by accredited operator)

              •     s 101A (Wheelchair-accessible taxi operator to have equipment and arrangements with WTBS)

              •     s 101B Wheelchair-accessible taxi operator—WTBS's approved procedures and rules

              •     s 107 (Taxi must have identifying signs and livery)

              •     s 114 (Wheelchair-accessible taxi driver—special responsibilities)

              •     s 115 (Wheelchair-accessible taxi driver—connection to WTBS)

              •     s 116 (Wheelchair-accessible taxi driver—WTBS's procedures and rules)

              •     s 143 (Driver not to start taximeter before hiring begins)

              •     s 143A (When driver must start taximeter)

              •     s 143B (Operation of taximeter during hiring)

              •     s 143C (Operation of taximeter at end of hiring)

              •     s 144 (Driver to ask for correct fare)

              •     s 144A (Payment of taxi fare)

              •     s 144B (Payment under taxi subsidy scheme)

              •     a provision of pt 3A.3 (Ridesharing)

              •     a provision of pt 3A.4 (Hire cars)

              •     a provision of pt 3A.5 (Bookable vehicles generally)

              •     a provision of ch 6 (Demand responsive services)

              •     a provision of ch 7 (Driver authority cards)

              •     a provision of ch 8 (Disciplinary action).

The chapter sets out the general principles of criminal responsibility (including burdens of proof and general defences), and defines terms used for offences to which the Code applies (eg "conduct", "intention", recklessness and strict liability ).