Queensland Consolidated Acts

TRANSPORT OPERATIONS (PASSENGER TRANSPORT) ACT 1994 - SECT 91ZX

91ZX Taxi Industry Security Fund

(1) The Taxi Industry Security Fund (the
"fund" ) established under previous section 80B is continued in existence.

(2) The Financial Accountability Act 2009 applies to the fund.

(3) Accounts for the fund must be kept as part of the departmental accounts of the department.

(4) Amounts received for the fund must be deposited in a departmental financial institution account of the department but may be deposited in an account used for depositing other amounts of the department.

(5) Amounts received for the fund include taxi industry security levies under section 91ZW .

(6) Amounts may be paid out of the fund for the costs of improving the security of taxi services, including, for example, the costs of engaging rank marshals and security guards at taxi ranks.

(7) If there is a surplus in the fund at the end of a financial year, the surplus must remain in the fund.

(8) In this section—

"departmental accounts" , of a department, means the accounts of the department under the Financial Accountability Act 2009 , section 69 .

"departmental financial institution account" , of a department, means an account of the department kept under the Financial Accountability Act 2009 , section 83 .

"other amounts" , of a department, means amounts received by the department other than amounts received for the fund.

"previous section 80B" means section 80B as in force before the commencement.