❓ Hon Aaron Stonehouse questions the Minister for Transport regarding the lack of consultation with the charter vehicle industry prior to the implementation of the taxi plate buyback scheme and associated levies. The Minister responds by detailing extensive consultations undertaken since assuming office.
AnsweredQoN 336Legislative Council
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TAXIS — PLATES —
BUYBACK SCHEME
336. Hon AARON STONEHOUSE to the minister representing the
Minister for Transport:
I thank the minister for the
responses to my questions without notice 293 and 315 of last week. Further to
the government's taxi plate buyback scheme, I refer the minister to the
supplementary decision regulatory impact statement issued by the Department of
Transport in July 2017.
(1) Having previously acknowledged that the regulatory
gatekeeping unit was not consulted after its assessment of an eight per
cent levy was received in June 2017, can the minister expand upon the admission
on page 2 of the supplementary report, which states that ''the charter vehicle
industry in WA have not been consulted specifically about the need for taxi
plate compensation and the mechanisms for funding''?
(2) If the
charter vehicle industry were not consulted prior to the eight per cent levy
being proposed, and no further consultation was undertaken between that point
and the imposition of a 10 per cent levy when the legislation reached
Parliament in August 2018, what consultation did take place with the charter
vehicle industry, on what dates and with what individuals?
BUYBACK SCHEME
336. Hon AARON STONEHOUSE to the minister representing the
Minister for Transport:
I thank the minister for the
responses to my questions without notice 293 and 315 of last week. Further to
the government's taxi plate buyback scheme, I refer the minister to the
supplementary decision regulatory impact statement issued by the Department of
Transport in July 2017.
(1) Having previously acknowledged that the regulatory
gatekeeping unit was not consulted after its assessment of an eight per
cent levy was received in June 2017, can the minister expand upon the admission
on page 2 of the supplementary report, which states that ''the charter vehicle
industry in WA have not been consulted specifically about the need for taxi
plate compensation and the mechanisms for funding''?
(2) If the
charter vehicle industry were not consulted prior to the eight per cent levy
being proposed, and no further consultation was undertaken between that point
and the imposition of a 10 per cent levy when the legislation reached
Parliament in August 2018, what consultation did take place with the charter
vehicle industry, on what dates and with what individuals?
AnswerView source ↗
I thank the honourable member for
some notice of the question. The following information has been provided to me
by the Minister for Transport.
(1)–(2) Upon assuming office, the minister appointed Dr
Tony Buti, member for Armadale, as the taxi and on- demand reform
coordinator. Since that time, over 50 hours of meetings have been held across
industry, including representatives from the
Western Australian Country Taxi Operators Association, Taxi Operators' Legal Defence, Swan Taxis, Black and White Taxis, Uber, Shofer, Combined Taxi
Management, WA Taxis, the Motor Trade
Association, the Wedding Car and Limousine Association WA, and Cab Ryder, along with a number of individual taxi and on-demand drivers, charter operators
and taxi plate owners with a broad range of personal circumstances and
financial situations.
Following
the minister's announcement of reforms on 2 November 2017, the
Department of Transport has met with major and potential on-demand
booking services, including Swan Taxis, Uber, Black and White Taxis, Shofer, Ola and BusWA, representing the
tour and charter industry. Additionally, DoT has met with the Motor Trade Association, which represents the
charter vehicle industry in WA, on numerous occasions.
some notice of the question. The following information has been provided to me
by the Minister for Transport.
(1)–(2) Upon assuming office, the minister appointed Dr
Tony Buti, member for Armadale, as the taxi and on- demand reform
coordinator. Since that time, over 50 hours of meetings have been held across
industry, including representatives from the
Western Australian Country Taxi Operators Association, Taxi Operators' Legal Defence, Swan Taxis, Black and White Taxis, Uber, Shofer, Combined Taxi
Management, WA Taxis, the Motor Trade
Association, the Wedding Car and Limousine Association WA, and Cab Ryder, along with a number of individual taxi and on-demand drivers, charter operators
and taxi plate owners with a broad range of personal circumstances and
financial situations.
Following
the minister's announcement of reforms on 2 November 2017, the
Department of Transport has met with major and potential on-demand
booking services, including Swan Taxis, Uber, Black and White Taxis, Shofer, Ola and BusWA, representing the
tour and charter industry. Additionally, DoT has met with the Motor Trade Association, which represents the
charter vehicle industry in WA, on numerous occasions.
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