Australian Capital Territory Numbered Regulations

ROAD TRANSPORT (TAXI SERVICES) REGULATIONS 2000 (2000 NO 5) - REG 43

(1)      The driver of a taxi with a taximeter—

        (a)     must not operate the taximeter before the taxi is hired; and

        (b)     must operate the taximeter as soon as the taxi is hired; and

        (c)     subject to paragraph (d), must keep the taximeter operating during a hiring; and

        (d)     during a hiring, must stop the taximeter for as long as necessary to prevent it from registering a charge during any period when—

              (i)     a hirer in a multiple hire is paying the fare for his or her hire and getting out of the taxi; or

              (ii)     the taxi is delayed for a reason mentioned in regulation 45 (Fares not to be charged for avoidable delays); and

        (e)     at the end of a hiring (other than a hiring that is not the last hiring in a multiple hiring), must ensure that the fare indicators of the taximeter return to zero.

Maximum penalty: 5 penalty units.

(2)      Before receiving payment for a hiring, the driver of a taxi with a taximeter—

        (a)     must ensure that the amount recorded on the taximeter is displayed so it can be readily read by the hirer (and, if necessary, must ensure that the face of the taximeter is illuminated); and

        (b)     must state the amount of any extra charge for goods, tolls or charges.

Maximum penalty: 5 penalty units.

(3)      This regulation does not apply to a hiring if—

        (a)     the destination is outside the taxi's area of operations; and

        (b)     the taxi driver and hirer agree on the payment for the hiring before the hiring begins.