The Taxi Review Project was established to review the legislation governing the taxi and luxury hire car industries. The Taxi Review Project has considered a wide range of issues which contribute to service delivery to passengers and to the efficient regulation of the taxi and luxury hire car industries. Many of the issues addressed in this Review were identified during the work of the Taxi Industry Review Group established in 1999 to review Tasmania's taxi legislation.

In December 2005, DIER established a new Taxi Industry Reference Group to provide input from the taxi industry to the Review. During the Review, DIER produced a series of discussion papers on matters affecting both the taxi and luxury hire car industries.

As a result of the Review, DIER developed a set of draft policy proposals for reform of the taxi and luxury hire car industries (Tasmanian Taxi Association Submission is available by clicking on the link below). These draft proposals were made available to the public and comment from interested persons and groups in the community was invited during March and April.

Over fifty submissions were received in response to the call for feedback. DIER has prepared Paper 12  Submissions in Response to Paper 11 setting out the many alternative proposals that were submitted and discussing each proposal on its merits. In some cases, this has led to a change in the original draft proposal.

• Tasmanian Taxi Association Submission
• Paper 12 Submissions in Response to Paper 11
• Summary Consultation Paper, 61 KB 
• Paper 11 - Taxi Review Project Draft Policy Proposal 
  

Overview

• Paper 1 - Introduction to the Project 
• Members of the Taxi Industry Reference Group 
• Taxi Industry Reference Group Terms of Reference 
• Timeline for Reference Group Meetings 
• Registration form to receive discussion papers 

Discussion Papers
The fares tables published in the papers on Taxi Fares, Rural Taxis and Wheelchair Accessible Taxis were incorrect. These have now been amended.

• Taxi Fare Setting Mechanisms and Driver Pay & Conditions 
• Rural Taxis 
• Wheelchair Accessible Taxis 
• Operator Accreditation 
• Luxury Hire Cars 
• Radio Rooms 
• Taxi Areas
• Perpetual Licensing
• Technical Issues, Administration and Enforcement 

Meetings of the Taxi Industry Reference Group

• Minutes of Meeting #1 (12th January 2006) 
• Minutes of Meeting #2 (16th March 2006)
• Minutes of Meeting #3 (20th April 2006) 
• Minutes of Meeting #4 (26th April 2006)
• Minutes of Meeting #5 (08th May 2006)
• Minutes of Meeting #6 (25th May 2006)
• Minutes of Meeting #7 (21st June 2006)
• Minutes of Meeting #8 (6th July 2006) 
• Minutes of Meeting #9 (10th August 2006)
• Minutes of Meeting #10 (14th September 2006) 
  

Review of Wheelchair Accessible Taxi (WAT) Services
SGS Economics & Planning and Myriad Research undertook a review of the adequacy of WAT services in Tasmania in 2005. The final report of the review is available below.

• Final Report - Evaluation of Wheelchair Accessible Taxi Services 
• WAT Review user Survey - Appendix A-1 
• WAT User Survey Questionnaire - Appendix A-2
• WAT Review Advocacy Group Report - Appendix B-1 
• Advocacy Groups Agenda - Appendix B-2 
• Additional Responses ? ACROD Members - Appendix C-1 
• Survey of Advocacy Groups/Service Providers - Appendix C-2 
• Letter to Taxi Industry Contacts - Appendix D 

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