Australian Capital Territory Numbered Regulations

ROAD TRANSPORT (PUBLIC PASSENGER SERVICES) REGULATIONS 2002 (2002 NO 3) - REG 138

(ACT Taxi reg 38, NSW Taxi cl 65)

    (1)     A taxi driver may end a hiring—

        (a)     on a ground on which the driver could refuse to accept a hiring under regulation 129 (4) (Requirements about acceptance of taxi hirings); or

        (b)     if a passenger behaves in an offensive way or uses offensive language; or

        (c)     if a passenger does not stop eating, drinking or smoking when asked by the driver to do so; or

        (d)     if a passenger is not wearing a suitable child restraint or a seatbelt that is properly fastened and adjusted.

    (2)     However—

        (a)     subregulation (1) (c) does not apply if the person is eating or drinking for medical reasons; and

        (b)     subregulation (1) (d) does not apply if the person is exempt under a Territory law from wearing a seatbelt.

Note 1     A passenger in a taxi, including a person in a wheelchair, must wear a suitable child restraint or a seatbelt if one is available unless the person is exempt from wearing a seatbelt (see Road Transport (Safety and Traffic Management) Regulations 2000 , reg 23B and the Australian Road Rules, r 265 and r 266).

Note 2     For exemptions from wearing a seatbelt, including for medical reasons, see Road Transport (Safety and Traffic Management) Regulations 2000 , reg 25 and the Australian Road Rules, r 267.

Note 3     A person who is exempt from wearing a seatbelt and who is a passenger in a motor vehicle with 2 or more rows of seats must not sit in the front row of seats (see Australian Road Rules, r 267 (1)).