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A taxi service is a public passenger service, other than an excluded public passenger service 2 , provided by a motor vehicle under which the vehicle— � is able, when not hired, to be hailed for hire by members of the public; or � provides a demand responsive service 3 under which members of the public are able to hire the vehicle through electronic communication; or � plys or stands for hire on a road. Notes— 2 An excluded public passenger service includes a community transport service, courtesy transport service, limousine service and an unscheduled long distance scheduled passenger service. 3 A demand responsive service includes a service that is— o held out as being able to respond to requests for service immediately or within a period of time appropriate to a taxi or within a similar period; or o held out as being a service providing taxis or a service similar to a service providing taxis; or o conducted in a way that may reasonably be expected to give prospective customers or the public the impression that the service is, or operates in a way similar to, a service providing taxis. For more information on taxi services, refer to information bulletin PT07 Taxi Service Licences. Criteria for granting and holding operator accreditation The following factors are considered when assessing an application for operator accreditation: � Whether a previous operator accreditation granted to the person(s) has been cancelled or suspended; � Whether the person(s) has repeatedly engaged in conduct that, in the chief executive’s opinion, is damaging to the reputation of public passenger transport; and � Whether the person(s) has been convicted of a disqualifying offence, or charged with a disqualifying offence which has not been finally disposed of. To obtain full accreditation, applicants must have one of the following qualifications: (a) A Statement of Attainment from a Registered Training Organisation for the following competencies from the Transport and Logistics Training Package: o Implement and monitor occupational health and safety procedures o Apply quality procedures o Coordinate fleet control logistics or (b) An equivalent qualification recognised by the Director-General, Department of Transport and Main Roads. Note— Applicants who do not hold one of the above-mentioned qualifications may be issued with provisional operator accreditation. If, at the completion of a compliance audit, the department considers that it
would assist the operator in meeting audit requirements, the operator may be directed by the department to obtain one of the above qualifications. Refusal, amendment, suspension or cancellation of operator accreditation An operator accreditation may be refused, amended, suspended, or cancelled if an applicant or holder— � is convicted of a disqualifying offence; or � does not comply with a requirement of the Transport Operations (Passenger Transport) Standard 2010 applying to the operator accreditation; or � the department considers that the person has behaved in a way that has damaged the reputation of public passenger services or accredited operators or otherwise is contrary to the encouragement of the high quality operation of public passenger services. Furthermore, an application for operator accreditation may also be refused if a party to the application— � has been charged with a disqualifying offence and the charge has not been finally disposed of; or � has had an operator accreditation granted to the person cancelled or suspended. Notes— o Under the Transport Operations (Passenger Transport) Act 1994, a "conviction" is defined as including a finding of guilt or the acceptance of a plea of guilty by a court, whether or not a conviction is recorded. o Disqualifying offences include certain criminal and civil offences. For more information, refer to information bulletin PT15 Operator Accreditation – Suitability Checks and Effect of a Disqualifying Offence. o A criminal history check will be made on all applicants before their application is approved. (If an overseas criminal history check is required, applicants are responsible for obtaining and providing an original copy of the overseas criminal history check.) How to apply (1) Obtain an Operator Accreditation Application (form F2982), a Vehicle Declaration (form F3858), and relevant information bulletins from your local Passenger Transport (Department of Transport and Main Roads) office. (This is also a good time to check requirements with staff.) (2) Complete the application form and vehicle declaration form and lodge these with the required fees together with the original proof of identity of each member, partner, director and nominated executive officer on the application. Acceptable proof of identity is either a Queensland driver licence or the forms of personal identification required to obtain a Queensland driver licence. For individuals and partnerships: all persons must present their proof of identity in person. For corporations and other incorporated organisations: any person nominated on the application form as an ‘executive officer’ involved in the management of the transport service who is not named on the certified list of current directors must present their proof of identity in person, otherwise only one person on the list of current directors need to attend in person. Notes—
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