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TRANSPORT OPERATIONS (PASSENGER TRANSPORT) ACT 1994 - SECT 70

What is a taxi service

70 What is a taxi service

(1) A
"taxi service" is a public passenger service for a journey that starts in Queensland—
(a) provided by the hire of—
(i) a motor vehicle that has not more than 12 seating positions, including the driver’s position; and
(ii) a person to drive the vehicle; and
(b) under which the vehicle plies or stands for hire by members of the public in a public place.
(2) For this chapter, the circumstances in which a vehicle plies or stands for hire by members of the public in a public place include the circumstances in which the vehicle and its driver are made available for hire on-the-spot by members of the public, including, for example, by—
(a) the vehicle standing at a taxi rank or other place where members of the public might reasonably expect taxis to be available for hire on-the-spot; or
(b) the vehicle having a sign, marking, light or other thing on it that might reasonably indicate to members of the public it is a taxi or another vehicle available for hire on-the-spot.
(3) For subsection (1) , it does not matter where the journey ends or if the journey involves leaving and re-entering Queensland.



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