Australian Capital Territory Numbered Regulations Australian Capital Territory Numbered Regulations(1) A police officer or authorised person may direct a taxi driver to accept a hiring, even though subregulation 29 (2) would otherwise allow the driver to refuse the hiring.
(2) However, the police officer or authorised person may not direct the taxi driver to accept the hiring if the carrying out of the hiring would involve the driver in committing an offence (other than an offence against these regulations).
(3) A taxi driver who is directed to accept a hiring must not, without reasonable excuse, fail to carry out the hiring in accordance with the direction.
Maximum penalty: 5 penalty units.
(4) If a taxi driver carries out a hiring in accordance with a direction under this regulation—
(a) the driver is exempt from any of these regulations that would otherwise prohibit the driver from carrying out the hiring; and
(b) the police officer or authorised person giving the direction is liable to pay the driver, in addition to the fare, reasonable compensation for any damage, injury, loss of time or other harm because of the hiring.