Australian Capital Territory Numbered Regulations Australian Capital Territory Numbered Regulationssubstitute
127 When a taxi hiring begins
(1) If a person asks for a taxi to be at a place (the pick-up point ) at a particular time (the booked time ) to carry a person or the person's goods from the pick-up point to another place, the hiring of the taxi "begins"—
(a) for a taxi that arrives at the pick-up point before the booked time—at the earlier of the following:
(i) the booked time;
(ii) the time when the person or the person's goods are in the taxi;
(b) for a taxi that arrives at the pick-up point on or after the booked time—at the time when the person is notified of the taxi's arrival at the pick-up point.
(2) If a person asks for a taxi that does not require the taxi to be at the pick-up point at a particular time, the hiring beings at the time when the person is notified of the taxi's arrival at the pick-up point.
(3) If subregulations (1) or (2) do not apply to a hiring, the hiring "begins"—
(a) on the acceptance of the hiring by the taxi driver; or
(b) if the intending passenger and the taxi driver agree that the hiring is to begin at a particular time—at that time.
127A When a taxi hiring ends
(1) The hiring of a taxi "ends" when—
(a) if the hiring is ended under regulation 137 (Ending of taxi hiring by hirer)—the hirer ends the hiring; or
(b) if the hiring is ended under regulation 138 (Ending of taxi hiring by driver)—the driver ends the hiring; or
(c) if the driver of a wheelchair-accessible taxi accepts a hiring in accordance with regulation 129 (3) (Requirements about acceptance of taxi hirings) from a person using a wheelchair—the driver accepts the hiring offered by the person using a wheelchair; or
(d) if the hirer leaves the taxi in accordance with a direction under regulation 152 (Offender to get out of taxi when directed)—the hirer leaves the taxi; or
(e) if the hirer is removed under regulation 153 (Removal of people from taxis)—the hirer is removed from the taxi; or
(f) in any other case—the taxi stops at the destination of the hire.
(2) To remove any doubt, the hiring of a taxi does not include any period during which—
(a) a hirer is paying the fare and getting out of the taxi; and
(b) the driver is unloading goods from the taxi or is carrying goods to a door or entrance of a house, station or other place where the hiring of the taxi ends; and
(c) for a wheelchair-accessible taxi—a wheelchair is being released from its attachment to the taxi, unloaded from the taxi or moved (with or without the assistance of the driver) away from the taxi.