Successful recipients (grantees) of the Regional WAV Taxi Service Grant (the Grant) must maintain operation of a WAV taxi in their region, for a period of three years from the grant approval.
To retain funding, you (or the organisation you represent), must also ensure you remain the sole:
- vehicle owner
- vehicle licence holder, and
- holder of the passenger transport vehicle (PTV) authorisation.
Note: You must advise the Department of Transport and Major Infrastructure (DTMI) if your vehicle ownership, licensing or PTV authorisation situation changes at any point.
Grantees must also:
- familiarise themselves with how to accept Passenger Transport Subsidy Scheme (PTSS) journeys;
- use electronic booking and dispatch equipment for all passenger transport bookings, and
- set fares up to or below the maximum metered fare amount for rank or hail (taxi) trips.
Grant acquittal
Before a grant is deemed acquitted (complete), grantees must demonstrate that the project has been finished in its entirety, to a satisfactory standard. To do so, they must submit the online final acquittal report form in the Transport WA Grants system, and provide supporting documentation that demonstrates:
- With the grant funding, the grantee obtained the required passenger transport authorisations, including a PTV authorisation for the vehicle and an on-demand booking service (ODBS) authorisation (if required).
- Confirmation that the WAV taxi service is operating and the location it is operating for the next three years.
- Supply DTMI with photos showing the WAV taxi with required livery, funding acknowledgment and equipment installed.
- What are the outcomes of the grant for for yourself and the regional community in which you are operating.
Once an acquittal form has been received, reviewed and approved by DTMI, an acquittal email will be sent to the grantee confirming completion of the project. Funding will only be paid to the grantee once this process has been completed.
Grant obligations
Successful grantees must also:
- Be responsible for the successful execution of the grant project.
- Ensure their WAV taxi service aligns with the objectives of the grant.
- Provide project progress updates and supporting documentation as stipulated in the Grant Agreement and Conditions.
- Work in a cohesive manner with relevant DTMI staff to ensure that communication is maintained, is regular and the project reporting requirements are acquitted in a timely manner.
- Maintain regular contact with the DTMI staff for the entire duration of the grant until it is deemed acquitted (completed).
- Acknowledge the grant funding by way of a notice or sticker in or on the vehicle stating, “This vehicle was funded by a grant from the Department of Transport and Major Infrastructure - 2027”.
Grant Agreement and Conditions
The Regional WAV Taxi Service Grant Agreement and Conditions set out the terms and conditions under which the grantee is provided funding.
The Grant Agreement and Conditions outlines:
- the purpose of the funding
- operating requirements
- record keeping requirements
- reporting requirements
- grantee behaviour and expectations, and
- variations of conditions.
Once approved by the Minister, the Executive Director Driver and Vehicle Services (DVS) has delegated authority to administer the Grant Agreement and Conditions to the grantees.
The Grant Agreement and Conditions must be signed by the grantee in the presence of a witness and returned to DTMI for endorsement. The signed Grant Agreement and Conditions is then reviewed by the Executive Director DVS and signed on behalf of the Minister.
At this point the Grant Agreement and Conditions has been executed and is in effect.