Australian Capital Territory Numbered Regulations

ROAD TRANSPORT (PUBLIC PASSENGER SERVICES) REGULATIONS 2002 (2002 NO 3) - REG 136

(ACT Taxi reg 36, NSW Taxi cl 63)

    (1)     If the hirer of a taxi asks the driver to wait, the driver must wait for—

        (a)     15 minutes; or

        (b)     if the driver and hirer agree to a shorter or longer period—the period agreed.

Maximum penalty: 5 penalty units.

    (2)     On arriving at a place where the hirer asks the driver to wait, the driver may refuse to wait unless the hirer pays the fare to the place and the fare for the waiting period.

    (3)     If the hirer ends the hire and instructs the taxi driver to return later to the place where the hiring was ended, the taxi driver may claim the fare to the time of the ending of the hiring and is not obliged to accept the hiring to return.