Page 2592 - Week 07 - Thursday, 3 August 2017

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Taxi drivers are not accredited. The legislative requirements for accreditation of taxi services relate to the operator of the taxi, not the driver.

* A “Q” condition may be applied to a temporary resident depending on the type of work rights the applicant has. This is validated with the Visa Entitlement Verification Online Service (VEVO) and the condition is applied if needed.

(c) For a motorist to obtain a taxi license in the ACT, the payment of CTP insurance is not applicable. CTP insurance is applicable to the vehicle class and is paid as part of the vehicle registration process.

(d) In addition to the driver licensing requirements for rideshare (and hire cars) in response to Question on Notice 249 in the Notice Paper of Friday, 12 May 2017, taxi drivers are subject to English language requirements to support the operation of rank and hail services. Wheelchair accessible taxi drivers are subject to specialised training requirements to support the safe and effective provision of services to people with disabilities.

(2) (a) and (b) Accredited taxi service operators are required to complete (a) an application for a taxi licence for each taxi they operate and (b) pay the quarterly ($1,250) or annual ($5,000) licence fee for each vehicle.

(c) For a vehicle to be licensed as a taxi in the ACT, the payment of CTP insurance is not applicable. CTP insurance is applicable to the vehicle class and is paid as part of the vehicle registration process.

(d) Taxis are also subject to requirements relating to:

(i) the age of the vehicle;

(ii) the identification of the vehicle as a taxi;

(iii) security – camera and duress alarms requirements (due to the anonymous nature of rank and hail services), and GPS tracking;

(iv) taxi meter requirements and information displays; and

(v) disability standards for accessible public transport.

(3) (a) Application fees - there are no application fees to upgrade a licence to hold a public vehicle condition.

(b) Licence fees - there are no licence fees to upgrade a licence to hold a public vehicle condition.

(c) and (d) The total amounts paid by motorists for registration fees and CTP insurance, as well as taxi accreditation and hire car / taxi licensing for 2014-15 to 2016-17 is as follows:

Sum Amounts of various collections for Taxis

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