Changes - New Zealand - U-turn on banned bus and taxi drivers
New Zealand -New Zealand Herald, by Derek Cheng -14 Feb 2006: -- The Government is moving to change a law that has caused some taxi and bus drivers to put their jobs on hold because of minor, historic sex convictions... Transport Safety Minister Harry Duynhoven said 162 drivers have not been able to carry passengers since changes to the Land Transport Act came into effect last month... The changes prevent people convicted of murder, sexual offences punishable by seven or more years' imprisonment or serious violent offences from holding P (passenger) endorsement licences...
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