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TAXI AND LUXURY HIRE CAR INDUSTRIES ACT 2008 (NO. 30 OF 2008) - SECT 3

Interpretation
In this Act, unless the contrary intention appears –
accredited operator means a person who holds accreditation in accordance with Part 2A of the Passenger Transport Act 1997 ;
AS means a standard published by Standards Australia as amended or substituted from time to time;
AS 2942 means AS 2942-1994 "Wheelchair Occupant Restraint Assemblies for Motor Vehicles" issued and published by Standards Australia as amended or substituted from time to time;
AS 3856 means AS 3856 Parts 1 and 2 "Hoists and Ramps for People with Disabilities – Vehicle Mounted" issued and published by Standards Australia as amended or substituted from time to time;
authorised officer means a person authorised by the Commission under section 9(2) of the Traffic Act 1925 to exercise the power or perform the function in reference to which the expression is used;
Commission means the Transport Commission incorporated under the Transport Act 1981 ;
compliance plate means an identification plate approved to be placed on a vehicle, or taken to have been placed on a vehicle, under the Motor Vehicles Standards Act 1989 of the Commonwealth;
fund means the fund established under section 8 ;
human rights legislation means the following Acts of the Commonwealth:
(a) Racial Discrimination Act 1975;
(b) Sex Discrimination Act 1984;
(c) Disability Discrimination Act 1992;
inactive, in relation to a taxi licence, means not being used to provide a taxi service;
inspection report means a report issued in respect of a vehicle by –
(a) an authorised officer; or
(b) a person who has an agreement with the Crown to carry out inspections of vehicles; or
(c) some other person approved by the Registrar –
that certifies that the vehicle is roadworthy;
licence means a perpetual taxi licence, a wheelchair-accessible taxi licence, an owner-operator taxi licence, a temporary taxi licence or a luxury hire car licence;
licence number plate means a plate issued by the Commission in respect of a licence in force under this Act;
limited passenger service has the same meaning as in the Passenger Transport Act 1997 ;
luxury hire car means a public passenger vehicle that –
(a) is registered as a public passenger vehicle in accordance with section 7(1)(b) of the Passenger Transport Act 1997 ; and
(b) is approved for use as a luxury hire car by the Commission;
luxury hire car licence means a luxury hire car licence referred to in Part 4 ;
luxury hire car service means a public passenger service provided by a luxury hire car under the authority of a luxury hire car licence;
motor vehicle has the same meaning as in the Vehicle and Traffic Act 1999 ;
owner, in relation to a perpetual taxi licence, means the person recorded on the register of licences as the owner of that licence;
owner-operator taxi licence means an owner-operator taxi licence referred to in Part 3 ;
perpetual taxi licence means a perpetual taxi licence referred to in Part 3 ;
public passenger service has the same meaning as in the Passenger Transport Act 1997 ;
public passenger vehicle has the same meaning as in the Passenger Transport Act 1997 ;
public street has the same meaning as in the Traffic Act 1925 ;
registered means registered under the Vehicle and Traffic Act 1999 ;
registered operator means a registered operator within the meaning of the Vehicle and Traffic Act 1999 ;
register of licences means the register required to be kept by the Commission under section 85 ;
Register of Motor Vehicles means the register of motor vehicles and trailers kept by the Registrar in accordance with regulations made under the Vehicle and Traffic Act 1999 ;
Registrar means the Registrar of Motor Vehicles appointed under section 5 of the Vehicle and Traffic Act 1999 ;
regulations means regulations made and in force under this Act;
remote area wheelchair-accessible taxi means a taxi that is approved for use as a remote area wheelchair-accessible taxi by the Commission in accordance with Schedule 1 ;
remote taxi area means any of the taxi areas specified in Schedule 2 ;
repealed Act means the Taxi and Luxury Hire Car Industries Act 1995 ;
reserve price, in relation to a taxi area, means the reserve price for an owner-operator taxi licence in that area as specified in Schedule 3 ;
responsible operator, in relation to a taxi licence, means the person recorded on the register of licences as the responsible operator of the taxi service authorised by that licence;
small passenger vehicle means a motor vehicle with a seating capacity of less than 13 adults, including the driver, that is designed and constructed primarily for the carriage of passengers;
substitute wheelchair-accessible taxi means a taxi that is approved for use as a substitute wheelchair-accessible taxi by the Commission in accordance with Schedule 1 ;
taxi means a public passenger vehicle that –
(a) is registered as a public passenger vehicle in accordance with section 7(1)(b) of the Passenger Transport Act 1997 ; and
(b) is operating under the authority of a taxi licence;
taxi area means an area specified in Schedule 4 in which, to which and from which a taxi service may operate;
taxi dispatch service means a service –
(a) that provides radio base, computer or telephone services for taxis or makes arrangements for the provision of those services to taxis; or
(b) that provides controlling, co-ordinating, administrative or other services to an operator of a taxi service for the purpose of arranging for a person who requests a taxi service to be provided with one;
taxi driver means a person who is engaged or employed by a responsible operator to drive a taxi;
taxi licence means a perpetual taxi licence, an owner-operator taxi licence, a wheelchair-accessible taxi licence or a temporary taxi licence;
taxi service means a public passenger service, other than a limited passenger service, provided by a taxi;
taxi zone means a length of road to which a taxi zone sign applies;
taxi zone sign means a sign that identifies a length of road for use as a taxi zone for the purposes of the Traffic (Road Rules) Regulations 1999 ;
temporary taxi licence means a temporary taxi licence referred to in Division 5 of Part 3 ;
wheelchair-accessible taxi means a taxi that is approved for use as a wheelchair-accessible taxi by the Commission in accordance with Schedule 1 ;
wheelchair-accessible taxi licence means a wheelchair-accessible taxi licence referred to in Part 3 .



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