Taxi and Hire Vehicle Industries (Taxi Fares) Order 2025 (Tas)

Taxi and Hire Vehicle Industries (Taxi Fares) Order 2025

The Transport Commission makes the following order under section 66A of the Taxi and Hire Vehicle Industries Act 2008 .

1. Short title This order may be cited as the Taxi and Hire Vehicle Industries (Taxi Fares) Order 2025 .

2. Commencement This order takes effect on 29 January 2025.

3. Interpretation (1) In this order – Act means the Taxi and Hire Vehicle Industries Act 2008 ; flagfall means the amount charged on the taxi being set in motion at the beginning of the hiring; regional taxi area means a taxi area that is not an urban taxi area, the King Island taxi area or the Flinders Island taxi area; urban taxi area means the Hobart, Launceston, Burnie, Devonport, Perth, Ulverstone or West Tamar taxi areas; (2) The Acts Interpretation Act 1931 applies to the interpretation of this order as if as if this order were by-laws.

4. Standard fares The standard fares for the hire of a taxi are set out in the following Schedules: (a) for the 12-month period commencing on 29 January 2025 – Schedule 1 ; (b) for the 12-month period commencing on 29 January 2026 – Schedule 2 ; (c) for the 12-month period commencing on 29 January in any subsequent year – Schedule 3 .

5. Extra charges (1) The following surcharges may be charged: (a) in the case of the hire of a taxi commencing between the hours of 10 p.m. Friday and 6 a.m. Saturday, or 10 p.m. Saturday and 6 a.m. Sunday, if those periods do not occur during the period specified in paragraph (b) – $4.00; (b) in the case of the hire of a taxi commencing between the hours of 10 p.m. on New Year's Eve and 6 a.m. on New Year's Day – $7.00. (2) In the case where credit arrangements have been made with the hirer, an accounting fee not exceeding 5% of the metered fare may be charged. (3) In the case where a taxi has been soiled or befouled by a passenger travelling in the taxi, the responsible operator of the taxi licence or a driver of the taxi may charge that passenger a fee of up to $100, being the amount that the responsible operator or driver estimates to be the reasonable costs of cleaning the taxi. (4) The responsible operator of a taxi licence or driver of a taxi may charge the hirer an extra charge for road tolls, ferry charges and entry or exit fees, incurred during the hire of the taxi, if the responsible operator or driver – (a) is able to produce a receipt demonstrating payment of the toll, charge or fee; or (b) has incurred, or will incur, a liability to pay the toll, charge or fee.