Land Transport Act 1998

30Q Circumstances in which Agency must grant applications for approved taxi organisations

• (1) Despite section 30P(1), the Agency must grant an application if the Agency is satisfied that—

  • (a) the applicant is—

    • (i) a person who holds, or has made an application for, a passenger service licence; or

    • (ii) an organisation that represents operators of taxi services; and

  • (b) any person who will have, or is likely to have, control of the proposed taxi organisation is a fit and proper person, within the meaning of subpart 2, to have control of the proposed taxi organisation; and

  • (c) any person who will have, or is likely to have, control of the proposed taxi organisation holds the appropriate certificate (if any) required by the regulations or the rules; and

  • (d) the operating rules, rosters, and other internal operating procedures of the proposed taxi organisation are likely to provide adequate control over the proposed taxi organisation's members and their drivers; and

  • (e) the proposed taxi organisation's members and their drivers have the ability to meet the relevant requirements of the regulations and the rules; and

  • (f) the proposed taxi organisation is likely to be able to meet the relevant requirements of the regulations and the rules; and

  • (g) the signage of the proposed taxi organisation is sufficiently distinguishable from the signage of any other approved taxi organisation operating in the same area.

  (2) Approval of an application includes approval of the proposed operating rules for the proposed taxi organisation.

  (3) Subpart 5 applies to a decision not to grant an application.

  Compare: 1989 No 74 s 21(3), (3A), (4)

  Section 30Q: inserted, on 1 October 2007, by section 18 of the Land Transport Amendment Act 2005 (2005 No 77).

  Section 30Q heading: amended, on 1 August 2008, by section 50(1) of the Land Transport Management Amendment Act 2008 (2008 No 47).

  Section 30Q(1): amended, on 1 August 2008, by section 50(1) of the Land Transport Management Amendment Act 2008 (2008 No 47).