South Australian Current Regulations

PASSENGER TRANSPORT REGULATIONS 2009 - REG 11

11—Drivers—eligibility

        (1)         A person is not eligible to be granted an accreditation under Part 4 Division 2 of the Act unless the Minister is satisfied—

            (a)         that the person is of good repute and in all other respects a fit and proper person to be the driver of a public passenger vehicle under the accreditation; and

            (b)         that the person has sufficient responsibility, skills and aptitude to drive a vehicle or vehicles under the accreditation—

                  (i)         in accordance with the conditions under which a passenger transport service is operated; and

                  (ii)         in accordance with law; and

            (c)         that the person—

                  (i)         is the holder of an appropriate driver's licence; and

                  (ii)         in the case of a person who wants to drive a taxi or operate a vehicle under a Small Passenger Vehicle (Metropolitan) Accreditation—has been the holder of such a licence for a period of at least 6 months prior to applying for accreditation; and

            (d)         that the person does not suffer a physical or mental incapacity that would impair his or her ability to work effectively as the driver of a public passenger vehicle under the accreditation; and

            (e)         that the person—

                  (i)         is sufficiently competent in speaking, reading and writing English and in arithmetic; and

                  (ii)         has sufficient knowledge of the requirements of the Act, and of these and other regulations under the Act; and

                  (iii)         in the case of a person who wants to drive a taxi in Metropolitan Adelaide—has sufficient knowledge of streets and places in Metropolitan Adelaide,

to work effectively as the driver of a public passenger vehicle under the accreditation (and a person who satisfies the Minister by such documentary evidence as the Minister may require that the person has successfully completed a course approved by the Minister will be taken to meet the requirements of this paragraph); and

            (f)         if required by the Minister—that the person has successfully completed—

                  (i)         a tourism course recognised by the Minister for the purposes of this regulation;

                  (ii)         a driver training course recognised by the Minister for the purposes of this regulation.

        (2)         A person who applies for an accreditation under Part 4 Division 2 of the Act to enable the person to drive a country taxi must, if required by the Minister, satisfy the Minister that he or she has sufficient knowledge of streets and places in the country taxi service area in which the taxi is to be used for the purposes of a country taxi service to work effectively as the driver of a country taxi under the accreditation.

        (3)         A person who applies for an accreditation under Part 4 Division 2 of the Act must consent to the Minister obtaining a criminal history check relating to the person.