Australian Capital Territory Numbered Regulations Australian Capital Territory Numbered Regulations(1) Before accepting an offer of a hiring from a person, a taxi driver may ask the person to provide a fare deposit if the driver believes, on reasonable grounds, that the person may not be able to, or will not, pay the fare for the proposed hiring.
(2) If, during a hiring of a taxi, the hirer asks to be taken to somewhere (the new destination ) other than the destination originally stated (the original destination ) and the driver believes, on reasonable grounds, that the hirer may not be able to pay the fare for the new destination, the driver may ask the hirer to pay a fare deposit.
(3) If the person or hirer gives the taxi driver the fare deposit, the driver may not refuse to accept the hiring or end the hiring on the ground that the person or hirer cannot satisfy the driver that the person or hirer can pay the estimated fare for the proposed hiring.