Taxi Industry Amendment (Wheelchair-Accessible Taxi Licences) Regulations 2007
I, the Governor in and over the State of Tasmania and its Dependencies in the Commonwealth of Australia, acting with the advice of the Executive Council, make the following regulations under the Taxi and Luxury Hire Car Industries Act 1995 .
22 October 2007W. J. E. COX
Governor
By His Excellency's Command,
J. G. COX
Minister for Infrastructure
These regulations may be cited as the Taxi Industry Amendment (Wheelchair-Accessible Taxi Licences) Regulations 2007 .
These regulations take effect on the day on which their making is notified in the Gazette.
In these regulations, the Taxi Industry Regulations 1996 are referred to as the Principal Regulations.
4. Regulation 28U amended (Procedure for issuing WAT licences)
Regulation 28U of the Principal Regulations is amended by omitting "section 23N" and substituting " section 23N(1) , (2)(a) or (3) ".
Displayed and numbered in accordance with the Rules Publication Act 1953.
Notified in the Gazette on 31 October 2007
These regulations are administered in the Department of Infrastructure, Energy and Resources.
EXPLANATORY NOTE
(This note is not part of the regulation)
These regulations amend the Taxi Industry Regulations 1996 so as to provide that the Transport Commission is not required to follow certain administrative procedures when making available a wheelchair-accessible taxi licence for a non-metropolitan taxi area.