Taxi and Hire Vehicle Industries (Taxi Fares) Amendment Order 2026
The Transport Commission makes the following order under section 66A of the Taxi and Hire Vehicle Industries Act 2008 .
This order may be cited as the Taxi and Hire Vehicle Industries (Taxi Fares) Amendment Order 2026 .
This order takes effect on the day on which its making is notified in the Gazette.
In this order, the Taxi and Hire Vehicle Industries (Taxi Fares) Order 2025 is referred to as the Principal Order.
4. Schedule 2 amended (Standard fares, 29 January 2026 to 28 January 2027)
Clause 5 of Schedule 2 to the Principal Order is amended by omitting subclauses (2) and (3) and substituting the following subclauses:(2) The third tariff to be charged by a taxi to which this clause applies is the amount recorded on the taximeter when the taximeter is calibrated to record –
1.
Flagfall
$5.90
2.
Distance rate
$2.83 per kilometre travelled
3.
Waiting time
74.8 cents per minute of time elapsed
(3) The fourth tariff to be charged by a taxi to which this clause applies is the amount recorded on the taximeter when the taximeter is calibrated to record –
1.
Flagfall
$5.90
2.
Distance rate
$3.35 per kilometre travelled
3.
Waiting time
74.8 cents per minute of time elapsed
This order was made by the Transport Commission at a meeting held on 21 April 2026.
The common seal of the Transport Commission was affixed on 21 April 2026, in the presence of –
CYNTHIA HEYDON
Commissioner for Transport
Displayed and numbered in accordance with the Rules Publication Act 1953.
Notified in the Gazette on 22 April 2026
This order is administered in the Department of State Growth.
EXPLANATORY NOTE
(This note is not part of the order)
This order amends the Taxi and Hire Vehicle Industries (Taxi Fares) Order 2025 to increase the distance rate for wheelchair-accessible taxis, operating under tariffs 3 and 4, to reflect significant increases in the price of fuel.