Review of taxi licence release arrangements
The Department has engaged KPMG to undertake a review of the licence release arrangement that have been in place since the Taxi and Luxury Hire Car Act 2008 came into force. Since that Act was enabled, the taxi industry has raised a range of issues with the Department that centre around the challenging operating environment for taxis. The taxi industry points to the new licence release arrangements as having contributed to the declining profitability of the taxis, which has had a consequential impact on the taxi driver income, which is generally set at the industry norm of 50 per cent of the fare. This has given rise to anecdotal claims by the taxi industry of drivers working very long hours for hourly rates of pay that are not sustainable. This is not necessarily a new situation for the taxi industry, as the licence buy-back scheme was instigated in the mid-1980s with the support of the taxi industry for similar reasons. Since the Taxi Act 2008 has now been in operation for a number of years, DIER has undertaken to commission a review of the current licence release arrangements. This has been established with a Terms of Reference that has been the product of extensive consultation between the Department and key stakeholders in the taxi industry and other affected major users of the taxi industry.
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Corporate Authors:
Tasmania. Department of Infrastructure, Energy and Resources
Hobart, TasmaniaKPMG
, - Publication Date: 2013-6
Language
- English
Media Info
- Pagination: 133p
Subject/Index Terms
- TRT Terms: Drivers; Income; Industries; Legislation; Public transit; Taxi services
- Geographic Terms: Tasmania
- ATRI Terms: Driver; Income; Industry; Legislation; Public transport; Taxi
- Subject Areas: Law; Public Transportation;
Filing Info
- Accession Number: 01495561
- Record Type: Publication
- Source Agency: ARRB
- Files: ATRI
- Created Date: Oct 17 2013 10:02AM