Taxi Licence Ballot November 2008
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General Information
A Taxi licence ballot will take place in November 2008.
Commercial Passenger Vehicle Operators in Darwin and Alice Springs have the opportunity to apply for Multiple Purpose Taxi licences, with a ballot draw to allocate the available licences.
The ballot will seek to allocate the following:
- Alice Springs – at least 2 Multiple Purpose Taxi Licence
- Darwin – at least 8 Multiple Purpose Taxi Licences.
It is a condition of any Multiple Purpose Taxi licence that priority is to be given to carrying passengers in wheelchairs.
The ballot draw to allocate Taxi licences supports the requirement under the Commonwealth Disability Standards for Accessible Public Transport 2002 that response times for Multiple Purpose Taxis are the same as for other taxis, by 31 December 2008.
The Ballot
| The ballot will be conducted publicly on Wednesday 26 November 2008, under the scrutiny of the Taxi Ballot Steering Committee | |
| Where: | NT Archives Building Level 2 Meeting Room 25 Cavenagh Street, Darwin. |
| When: | 11am |
Please Note:
- Applications to enter the ballot close at 2pm on Friday, 21 November 2008.
- Only original ballot application forms will be accepted.
- Information packages containing ballot eligibility, entry information and application forms are available only from the Commercial Passenger Vehicles Branch, telephone 8924 7580.