New South Wales Repealed Regulations

This legislation has been repealed.

PASSENGER TRANSPORT (PRIVATE HIRE VEHICLE SERVICES) REGULATION 2001 - REG 22

22 Medical condition of driver

(1) The driver of a private hire vehicle must, at the driver's own expense, furnish the Director-General:

(a) at intervals of 36 months until the driver attains the age of 60 years, and

(b) at intervals of 12 months on and after attaining that age,

with a certificate from a medical practitioner containing the medical practitioner's assessment, in accordance with any requirements of the Director-General, of the driver's medical condition.

Maximum penalty: 10 penalty units.

(2) The Director-General may, by notice in writing, require a driver of a private hire vehicle to attend a medical practitioner specified in the notice, by the date specified in the notice, for the purposes of undergoing a medical fitness examination.

(3) The driver of a private hire vehicle must (in so far as the driver is capable of doing so) furnish the Director-General, within 48 hours after any change in the physical or mental condition of the driver of which the driver is aware that may affect the driver's ability to drive private hire vehicles safely, with written details of the change.

Maximum penalty: 10 penalty units.