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ROAD TRANSPORT (TAXI SERVICES) REGULATIONS 2000 (2000 NO 5) - REG 38

Ending of hiring by driver (NSW Reg cl 37)

(1)      A taxi driver may end a hiring—

        (a)     on a ground on which the driver could refuse to accept a hiring under subregulation 29 (2); 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 who is at least 1 year old and not older than 16 years old is not wearing a seat belt or other restraint that is properly adjusted and securely fastened.

(2)      If a taxi driver ends a hiring under this regulation, the hirer must, when asked, pay the fare to the place where the hiring was ended.

Maximum penalty: 5 penalty units.



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