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Part 8.4 Accreditations for restricted taxi services
512 Accreditations for restricted taxi services
(1) This section applies to the accredited operator of a restricted taxi service if the accreditation was in force immediately before the commencement of this section.
(2) If, immediately before the commencement of this section, the accredited operator operated a wheelchair-accessible taxi, the accreditation is, immediately after the commencement, taken to be an accreditation to operate a restricted taxi service for a wheelchair-accessible taxi.
(3) If, immediately before the commencement of this section, the accredited operator operated a restricted cross border taxi, the accreditation is, immediately after the commencement, taken to be an accreditation to operate a restricted taxi service for a NSW cross-border taxi.
(4) This section is a law to which the Legislation Act, section 88 (Repeal does not end effect of transitional laws etc) applies.
(5) In this section:
"restricted cross border taxi" means a licensed taxi-cab under the Passenger Transport Act 1990 (NSW) that is approved by the road transport authority to operate as a taxi in the ACT under arrangements between the authority and the NSW Government.
513 Expiry—pt 8.4
This part expires on 30 June 2008.
Part 8.5 Wheelchair-accessible taxi licences—issue to existing operators
514 Application—pt 8.5
This part applies if—
(a) the period for which a wheelchair-accessible taxi licence was issued ends before 20 July 2007; and
(b) the licence is surrendered to the road transport authority after the commencement of this section.
515 Power to issue licence to existing wheelchair-accessible taxi operators
Despite division 4.2.3 (Wheelchair-accessible taxi licences—issue), the road transport authority may, in accordance with this part, issue a wheelchair accessible taxi licence to the accredited operator of a wheelchair-accessible taxi.
Note The issue of the licence must not exceed the number of licences determined under the Act, s 39 (see the Act, s 40).
516 Notice to existing operators
(1) This section applies if the road transport authority decides to issue a wheelchair-accessible taxi licence under this part.
(2) The road transport authority must, in writing, ask each accredited operator of a wheelchair-accessible taxi to tell the authority if the operator is interested in being offered the licence.
(3) An inquiry under subsection (2) must state the period within which the accredited operator may tell the road transport authority that the operator is interested in being offered the licence.
(4) The period for subsection (3) must be at least 14 days after the day the inquiry is sent to the accredited operator.
517 Issue of licence to existing operator
(1) If only 1 of the accredited operators expresses interest in being offered the licence, the road transport authority must offer the licence to the operator.
(2) If more than 1 of the accredited operators expresses interest in being offered the licence, the road transport authority must, by ballot, choose 1 of the operators as the operator to whom the licence must be offered.
(3) Successive ballots may be held under subsection (2) until 1 of the accredited operators accepts an offer of the licence.
(4) If an offer of the licence is accepted, the road transport authority must issue the licence to the accredited operator if the vehicle for which the licence is to be issued is not a vehicle in relation to which, under the Road Transport (Vehicle Registration) Regulation 2000 , section 32B (2) (Deciding applications for registration—taxis), the authority must refuse to approve an application for registration as a wheelchair-accessible taxi.
(5) An offer of the licence under this section is subject to the conditions (if any) stated in the offer, including, for example, a condition about how long the offer is open for acceptance.
Note An example is part of the regulation, is not exhaustive and may extend, but does not limit, the meaning of the provision in which it appears (see Legislation Act, s 126 and s 132).
518 Expiry—pt 8.5
This part expires on 30 September 2007.
Part 8.6 Restricted taxi licences for restricted cross border taxis
519 Restricted taxi licences for restricted cross border taxis
(1) This section applies in relation to a restricted taxi licence for a restricted cross border taxi that was in force immediately before the commencement of this section.
(2) The licence is, immediately after the commencement of this section, taken to be a NSW cross-border taxi licence.
(3) This section is a law to which the Legislation Act, section 88 (Repeal does not end effect of transitional laws etc) applies.
(5) In this section:
"restricted cross border taxi" means a licensed taxi-cab under the Passenger Transport Act 1990 (NSW) that is approved by the road transport authority to operate as a taxi in the ACT under arrangements between the authority and the NSW Government.
520 Expiry—pt 8.6
This part expires on 30 June 2008.