2010 No 347 New South Wales Passenger Transport Amendment (Taxi Licensing) Regulation 2010 under the Passenger Transport Act 1990 Her Excellency the Governor, with the advice of the Executive Council, has made the following Regulation under the Passenger Transport Act 1990. JOHN ROBERTSON, MLC Minister for Transport Explanatory note The object of this Regulation is to amend the Passenger Transport Regulation 2007 as follows: (a) to apply criteria relating to the highest bidders or tenderers for licence fees, and the provision of security for the payment of such fees, to the granting of annual licences for taxi-cabs, (b) to prescribe fees for consideration of annual licences for taxi-cabs. This Regulation is made under the Passenger Transport Act 1990, including sections 32A (2), 32B (2) and 63 (the general regulation-making power). Published LW 2 July 2010 Page 1 2010 No 347 Clause 1 Passenger Transport Amendment (Taxi Licensing) Regulation 2010 Passenger Transport Amendment (Taxi Licensing) Regulation 2010 under the Passenger Transport Act 1990 1 Name of Regulation This Regulation is the Passenger Transport Amendment (Taxi Licensing) Regulation 2010. 2 Commencement This Regulation commences on the day on which it is published on the NSW legislation website. Page 2 2010 No 347 Passenger Transport Amendment (Taxi Licensing) Regulation 2010 Amendment of Passenger Transport Regulation 2007 Schedule 1 Schedule 1 Amendment of Passenger Transport Regulation 2007 Part 8 Special provisions relating to taxi-cabs Insert after Division 4: Division 4A 181A Taxi-cab licences Grant of annual licences (1) For the purposes of section 32A of the Act, the following fees are payable for the consideration of an application for an annual licence: (a) $100, if the annual fee for the licence is to be determined by inviting applicants to bid for the licence at public auction or by submitting sealed tenders, (b) nil, in any other case. For the purposes of section 32B (2) of the Act, the criteria for the issue of an annual licence are as follows: (a) that the applicant is the highest ranked bidder or tenderer for the licence under section 32JA (1) of the Act, (b) that the Director-General is satisfied that the applicant has complied with any requirements for applicants who make a bid or tender under section 32JA (1) of the Act, (c) that the applicant has provided any bond or other security (not exceeding 15% of the amount of the annual licence fee) required by the Director-General in respect of payment of the annual licence fee. (2) Page 3