Western Australian Current Acts

TRANSPORT (ROAD PASSENGER SERVICES) ACT 2018 - SECT 297

297 .         Licensed taxi-cars

        (1)         In this section —

        commencement day means the day on which Part 6 comes into operation.

        (2)         Subject to subsection (3), a person who is the holder of a taxi-car licence under the Transport Co-ordination Act 1966 Part IIIB immediately before commencement day is taken on and from commencement day to be the holder of an on-demand rank or hail vehicle authorisation for the vehicle for the remainder of the term for which the licence was issued.

        (3)         If a taxi-car licence under the Transport Co-ordination Act 1966 Part IIIB was suspended immediately before commencement day, the holder of the taxi-car licence is not to be taken to be the holder of an on-demand rank or hail vehicle authorisation for the vehicle —

            (a)         during the remaining period for which the licence was suspended; or

            (b)         if the remainder of the term for which the licence was issued expires during the period referred to in paragraph (a).

        (4)         An on-demand rank or hail vehicle authorisation referred to in subsection (2) may be suspended or cancelled under Part 6 Division 4.