Passenger Transport Services Regulations 2023 (Tas)

Passenger Transport Services Regulations 2023

I, the Governor in and over the State of Tasmania and its Dependencies in the Commonwealth of Australia, acting with the advice of the Executive Council, make the following regulations under the Passenger Transport Services Act 2011 .

19 June 2023

B. BAKER

Governor

By Her Excellency's Command,

MICHAEL DARREL JOSEPH FERGUSON

Minister for Infrastructure and Transport

PART 1 - Preliminary

1. Short title These regulations may be cited as the Passenger Transport Services Regulations 2023 .

2. Commencement These regulations take effect on 26 June 2023.

3. Interpretation (1) In these regulations – Act means the Passenger Transport Services Act 2011 ; fare at a concession rate includes a fare calculated in accordance with a taxi subsidy program under a transport concession scheme administered by the Department; hiring period means the period between such time as a taxi that has been hired is put in motion until the time when the taxi comes to a stop at the destination; on-demand driver means a driver of a vehicle used for the provision of an on-demand passenger transport service; operational capacity, in respect of a vehicle, means the operational capacity of the vehicle as determined under Schedule 1 ; relevant person, in respect of a vehicle, means – (a) if the vehicle is being operated as a taxi under the authority of a taxi licence that can be identified, the responsible operator of the taxi licence; or (b) if the vehicle is being operated as a taxi under the authority of a taxi licence that cannot be identified, the registered operator of the vehicle; or (c) if the vehicle is not being operated as a taxi, the registered operator of the vehicle; required equipment means equipment, notices, signs or labels installed or displayed in accordance with the Taxi and Hire Vehicle Industries Act 2008 in a vehicle that is being operated under the authority of a licence; statewide fare structure means a document, approved by the Secretary and published from time to time on a website maintained by or on behalf of the Department, specifying the fares which may be charged by the operator of a regular passenger service contracted by the Secretary under section 44 , 45 or 46 of the Act; ticket includes an electronic ticket or electronic token that indicates that a fare has been paid in relation to a journey on a passenger transport service. (2) Unless the contrary intention appears, a term used in these regulations and also in the Taxi and Hire Vehicle Industries Act 2008 or Taxi and Hire Vehicle Industries Regulations 2023 has the same meaning in these regulations as in that Act or regulations.