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 that certifies that the vehicle is roadworthy;(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 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 .