Commercial Passenger Transport Amendment Bill 2026
In February 2026, the Department of Logistics and Infrastructure introduced the Commercial Passenger (Road) Transport Amendment (Licensing) Bill 2026 to amend the Commercial Passenger (Road) Transport Act 1991.
This new Bill will come into effect 1 July 2026.
The amendment will extend the term of commercial passenger vehicle licence categories up to 3 years, with options of licence terms for up to 11 months, one year and 2 years. Existing licence application and renewal time periods of 3 months to one year will be maintained for taxi, private hire car, limousine and minibus licences only.
Motor Omnibus (MO) and Tourist Vehicle (TV) categories are not affected with this change and will remain as a 36-month option.
See the commercial licence types and licence periods before and after the introduction of the Bill.
Pre 01/07/26 |
| Post 01/07/26 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
CVL Type | Initial period for new CVLs (months) | Renewal periods for CVLs (months) |
| Initial periods for new CVLs (months) | Renewal periods for CVLs (months) |
CV - Courtesy Vehicle | 12 | 12 | 12, 24, 36 | 12, 24, 36 | |
LIM - Limousine | 12 | 3, 6, 9,12 | 12, 24, 36 | 3–11, 12, 24, 36 | |
MB -Minibus | 12 | 3, 6, 9, 12 | 12, 24, 36 | 3–11, 12, 24, 36 | |
MBW – wheelchair accessible minibus | 12 | 3, 6, 9,12 | 12, 24, 36 | 3–11, 12, 24, 36 | |
MPS – substitute taxi (wheelchair) | 12 | 3, 6, 9,12 | 12, 24, 36 | 3–11, 12, 24, 36 | |
MPT – wheelchair accessible taxi | 12 | 3, 6, 9,12 | 12, 24, 36 | 3–11, 12, 24, 36 | |
PHC – private hire car | 12 | 3, 6, 9,12 | 12, 24, 36 | 3–11, 12, 24, 36 | |
SFV – special function vehicle | 12 | 12 | 12, 24, 36 | 12, 24, 36 | |
SMB – substitute minibus | 12 | 3, 6, 9,12 | 12, 24, 36 | 3–11, 12, 24, 36 | |
SMW – substitute minibus (wheelchair) | 12 | 3, 6, 9,12 | 12, 24, 36 | 3–11, 12, 24, 36 | |
SPR – rideshare vehicle | 12 | 12 | 12, 24, 36 | 12, 24, 36 | |
SPV – special passenger vehicle | 12 | 12 | 12, 24, 36 | 12, 24, 36 | |
SUB – substitute taxi | 12 | 3, 6, 9,12 | 12, 24, 36 | 3–11, 12, 24, 36 | |
TXI - taxi | 12 | 3, 6, 9,12 | 12, 24, 36 | 3–11, 12, 24, 36 | |
MO – motor omnibus | 36 | 36 | 36 | 36 | |
TV – tourist vehicle | 36 | 36 | 36 | 36 | |
Extending the licence period will reduce regulatory burden on operators, improve efficiency and provide greater flexibility for industry.
Contact
To apply or renew your commercial passenger vehicle licence, go to the Northern Territory Government website.
For more information, email Commercial Passenger Vehicles at cpv.admin@nt.gov.au.
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