Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:C2004C01135:clause:1_6
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:C2004C01135
Segment Type: clause
Provision Reference: sch 1 cl 6
Character Range: 21135–22528

6                            Not rotary                                     more than 2,600                          53.8

 (5) If the Secretary is satisfied that:
 (a) it is unreasonable for the person to make the journey or the part of the journey by taxi or another vehicle because of abnormal travel hazards (for example, bushfire or flood); and
 (b) the person makes the journey or the part of the journey by another form of transport that is reasonable because of the distance travelled and the cost of the transport;
the amount of fares allowance for the journey or that part of the journey is the actual cost to the person of making the journey or that part of the journey.

 (6) In deciding what is practicable or reasonable for the purposes of this section, the period of time needed for the entire journey, and any illness or incapacity of the person, must be taken into account.

 (7) For the purposes of this section, a vehicle that is registered as a taxi in a State or Territory is to be taken to be a taxi only while it is used in the State or Territory.

 (8) The Minister may make written determinations:
 (a) varying the amount referred to in subsection (3); or
 (b) amending the table in subsection (4) or omitting that table and substituting another table.

 (9) A determination under subsection (8) is a disallowable instrument.

Division 4—Payment of fares allowance