Western Australian Numbered Acts

TAXI DRIVERS LICENSING ACT 2014 (NO. 18 OF 2014)

TABLE OF PROVISIONS

           Long Title
           Preamble

   PART 1 -- Preliminary  

   1.      Short title  
   2.      Commencement  
   3.      Terms used  
   4.      Driving vehicle as taxi  
   5.      Approved medical reports  
   6.      Fit and proper person to hold a licence  
   7.      Designated areas  

   PART 2 -- Unlicensed persons driving taxis and related offences  

   8.      Driving taxi while not authorised by licence  
   9.      Causing or permitting unlicensed driver to drive taxi  
   10.     Forgery and improper use of identifying details  

   PART 3 -- Licensing of taxi drivers  

   11.     Application for licence  
   12.     Grant of licence  
   13.     Application for renewal of licence  
   14.     Renewal of licence  
   15.     Duration of licence  
   16.     Conditions of licence  
   17.     Application for variation of licence conditions  
   18.     Variation of licence conditions  
   19.     Notice of decisions on licences to be given  
   20.     Licence document to be issued to licensee  

   PART 4 -- Obligations of taxi drivers  

           Division 1 -- Requirements relating to medical reports and training  

   21.     Requirement to give approved medical report  
   22.     Requirement to complete applicable training course or test  

           Division 2 -- Offences  

   23.     Requirement to comply with licence conditions  
   24.     Requirements to display and produce documents  
   25.     Requirements to surrender documents  
   26.     Requirement to notify CEO of change of address  
   27.     Requirements to notify CEO of certain mental or physical conditions  

           Division 3 -- Regulations and code of conduct  

   28.     Regulations about conduct of licensees  
   29.     Code of conduct  

   PART 5 -- Suspension, cancellation and disqualification  

           Division 1 -- Suspension  

   30.     Suspension order  
   31.     Revocation of suspension order  

           Division 2 -- Cancellation: by order  

   32.     Cancellation order  

           Division 3 -- Cancellation and disqualification: conviction of certain offences  

   33.     Cancellation and disqualification when convicted of offence  

           Division 4 -- Cancellation and disqualification: penalty points  

              Subdivision 1 -- Penalty points register  

   34.     Penalty points offences  
   35.     Recording, expiry and cancellation of penalty points  
   36.     Removal of penalty points from register  
   37.     Penalty points register  

              Subdivision 2 -- Cancellation and disqualification due to excessive penalty points  

   38.     Excessive penalty points notice  

           Division 5 -- General provisions  

   39.     Cumulative effect of disqualification  
   40.     Effect of permanent disqualification  

   PART 6 -- Enforcement  

   41.     Authorised officers  
   42.     Powers of authorised officers  
   43.     Application for entry warrant  
   44.     Issue and content of entry warrant  
   45.     Effect of entry warrant  
   46.     Obstructing authorised officer or not complying with direction  

   PART 7 -- Exchange of information  

   47.     Terms used  
   48.     Use of and access to information  
   49.     Use of photographs  
   50.     Disclosure of information by CEO to Commissioner of Police or other authorities  
   51.     Disclosure of information to CEO by Commissioner of Police or other authorities  
   52.     Exchange of information between CEO and interstate taxi authorities  
   53.     Disclosures under this Part free of charge  
   54.     Regulations may exempt information  

   PART 8 -- Miscellaneous  

   55.     Reviewable decisions  
   56.     Training courses and tests  
   57.     Delegation  
   58.     Agreements for performance of functions  
   59.     Protection from personal liability  
   60.     Protection of people testing or examining or giving certain information  
   61.     Publication of certain approvals  
   62.     Regulations  

   PART 9 -- Transitional provisions  

   63.     Terms used  
   64.     Grant of licences during pre-commencement period to persons holding drivers’ licences endorsed with extension T  
   65.     Section 64 licence taken to be taxi driver licence  
   66.     Section 64 licence of no effect unless driver’s licence endorsed with extension T at commencement day  
   67.     Special provisions about pre-commencement licences  
   68.     Driver’s licence may be endorsed with extension T if pre-commencement licence granted  
   69.     Application for extension T endorsement made before proclamation day  

   PART 10 -- Consequential amendments  

           Division 1 -- Road Traffic Act 1974 amended  

   70.     Act amended  
   71.     Section 42E amended  
   72.     Section 44AA amended  
   73.     Section 44AD inserted  

           Division 2 -- Road Traffic (Authorisation to Drive) Act 2008 amended  

   74.     Act amended  
   75.     Section 9 amended  
   76.     Section 11B amended  
   77.     Section 11E inserted  

           Division 3 -- Road Traffic Legislation Amendment Act 2012 amended  

   78.     Act amended  
   79.     Section 191 deleted  

           Division 4 -- State Administrative Tribunal Act 2004 amended  

   80.     Act amended  
   81.     Schedule 1 amended  

           Division 5 -- Taxi Act 1994 amended  

   82.     Act amended  
   83.     Section 16 amended  
   84.     Section 29 amended  
   85.     Section 40 amended  

           Division 6 -- Transport Co-ordination Act 1966 amended  

   86.     Act amended  
   87.     Section 47ZE deleted  
   88.     Section 47ZF amended  

   PART 11 -- Repeals  

   89.     Part 10 Division 1 repealed if not commenced  
   90.     Part 10 Division 3 repealed if not commenced  
           Defined terms  
           
[Assented to 2 July 2014]