It is an offence if a person drives a taxi or hire vehicle if they have committed a disqualifying offence.
What is a disqualifying offence?
The Point to Point Transport (Taxis and Hire Vehicles) Regulation 2017 lists disqualifying offences for drivers, holders of a taxi service or booking service provider authorisation, nominated managers/directors and close associates.
For drivers, a disqualifying offence is an offence that automatically prohibits a person from driving a taxi or hire vehicle (including rideshare) being used to provide a passenger service.
Under the Point to Point Transport (Taxis and Hire Vehicles) Act 2016, a conviction for a
If an offence occurred in another State or Territory, or overseas, and would have been a disqualifying offence for drivers had it occurred in NSW, the offence is treated as a disqualifying offence.
What if a person has committed a disqualifying offence?
Service providers have an obligation to:
- conduct regular and ongoing suitability checks on their drivers which includes checks on eligibility, disqualifying offences and competency. Read the Service provider obligations for managing drivers fact sheet for more information
- ensure that if a driver has committed a disqualifying offence, they no longer drive a taxi or hire vehicle (including rideshare) and the process to offboard the driver begins immediately. Read the Driver offboarding fact sheet for more information.
Drivers must advise their service provider if they have been charged with a disqualifying offence within seven (7) days.
Read the Driver disqualifying offences fact sheet for more information.
Disqualifying offences database: drivers
The Point to Point Transport Commissioner provides an up-to-date database of all offences that are disqualifying offences for drivers. To search the disqualifying offences database, visit the Disqualifying Offences Database.
