Australian Capital Territory Numbered Regulations

ROAD TRANSPORT (PUBLIC PASSENGER SERVICES) REGULATIONS 2002 (2002 NO 3) - REG 131

(ACT Taxi reg 31 (1)-(4), NSW Taxi cl 58 (1)-(2))

    (1)     A taxi driver must not fail to carry out promptly any hiring accepted by the driver.

Maximum penalty: 5 penalty units.

    (2)     A taxi driver must not fail to drive the taxi by the shortest practicable route to any place stated by the hirer that is within the ACT taxi region, unless the hirer asks that the taxi be driven to the place by another route.

Maximum penalty: 5 penalty units.

    (3)     The hirer of a taxi may, at any time during the hiring, direct the driver to carry the hirer to another place within the ACT taxi region (the new destination ), even if that place was not originally stated.

    (4)     A taxi driver must not, without reasonable excuse, fail to comply with a direction under subregulation (3).

Maximum penalty: 5 penalty units.

    (5)     However, a taxi driver is not required to comply with a direction made under subregulation (3) if, when asked, the hirer does not pay a fare deposit for the journey to the new destination.