Australian Capital Territory Consolidated Acts

ROAD TRANSPORT (PUBLIC PASSENGER SERVICES) ACT 2001 - SECT 4A

Other legislation applies in relation to offences against this Act.

Note 1     Criminal Code

The Criminal Code, ch 2 applies to the following offences against this Act (see Code, pt 2.1):

              •     s 33 (Operating taxi network without entitlement)

              •     s 54 (Taxi service operators to be affiliated with taxi network)

              •     s 64 (Use of vehicles as hire cars)

              •     s 65 (Pretending vehicles are licensed hire cars)

              •     s 74 (Unaccredited operators not to operate hire car services)

              •     s 75 (Pretending to be an accredited hire car service operator)

              •     s 85 (Use of vehicles for demand responsive services)

              •     s 86 (Pretending vehicle is demand responsive service vehicle)

              •     s 91 (Operating demand responsive service without entitlement)

              •     s 92 (Pretending to be entitled to operate demand responsive service)

              •     a provision of pt 9 (Enforcement)

              •     s 125 (Unauthorised public passenger services).

The chapter sets out the general principles of criminal responsibility (including burdens of proof and general defences), and defines terms used for offences to which the Code applies (eg "conduct", "intention", recklessness and strict liability ).

Note 2     Penalty units

The Legislation Act, s 133 deals with the meaning of offence penalties that are expressed in penalty units.