For those of you who know Uber drivers that have been advised by Uber that they are not operating ILLEGALY as they have a G class DA that is not the required accreditation you need for your own vehicle. These are from QueenslandTransport Operations (Passenger Transport) Act 1994 outlining ACCREDITATION requirements and the 2nd APP rumoured to be hitting our streets this year will be required to meet all the same requirements. As for the rumour that Uber are now collecting the infringements and no longer paying them to fight them in court as they believe they are doing nothing wrong. QLD transport are not going to target people with such operations if they risk losing in a court case. 10Obligations about public passenger transport(1)The chief executive must ensure—(a) public passenger transport is developed in a way that—(i) takes into account best practice and national benchmarks; and( b) ensuring public passenger service operators are held accountable for complying with appropriate standards.What is operator accreditation(1) Operator accreditation is a qualification an operator of a public passenger service must attain and maintain to provide the service.(2) However, subsection (1) does not apply to the operator of any of the following public passenger services—(a) a service using a fixed track vehicle provided by—(i) a railway operator; or(ii) a light rail operator for a light rail;(b) an air service;(c) a service prescribed under a regulation as a service to which this section does not apply.Operator accreditation standardsStandards about operator accreditation may relate to—(a) the applicant’s capacity to ensure the appropriate operation and maintenance of public passenger vehicles; and(b) the applicant’s ability to provide a quality public passenger service; and(c) an operator’s responsibility to comply with vehicle design, safety and operational requirements; and(d) the applicant’s business management skills, including, expertise in timetabling, route planning, marketing, customer services and financial management; and(e) the operator’s responsibility to comply with or ensure that a driver complies with an Act, or a provision of an Act, that would promote safety or customer service; and(f) other matters prescribed by regulation. 16A person must not provide a public passenger service for which operator accreditation is required under this Act unless—(a) the person is accredited to operate the service; and(b) the person uses appropriately authorised drivers.Maximum penalty—160 penalty units.Responsibility for system of operator accreditation(1) The chief executive is responsible for administering the scheme of operator accreditation.(2) If a person to whom the chief executive delegates powers about operator accreditation that are prescribed by regulation fails, without reasonable excuse, to comply with a condition of the delegation, the person commits an offence.Maximum penalty—160 penalty units.Granting, renewing or refusing operator accreditation(1) A regulation may make provision about granting, renewing, or refusing to grant or renew, operator accreditation.(2) Without limiting subsection (1), a regulation may authorise the chief executive to refuse to grant a person operator accreditation if—(a) for an individual—the person has been convicted of a disqualifying offence or has been charged with a disqualifying offence and the charge has not been finally disposed of; or(b) for a member of a partnership—the person, or another member of the partnership, has been convicted of a17Transport Operations (Passenger Transport) Act 1994 Chapter 3 Operator accreditation[s 15]15Note—Chapter 9 deals with the making of standards.Duties of operatorsCurrent as at 29 September 2014 Page 27 UBER KNOW THEY ARE BREAKING THE LAW THEY ARE DOING IT WORLD WIDE DONT BE SO GULLIBLE
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