❓ A WA parliamentary question seeks information on charges laid against Uber drivers by the Department of Transport and the reasons why more drivers haven't been charged. The answer reveals 29 drivers have been charged with various offences under the Taxi Act 1994 and Taxi Regulations 1995, and investigations are ongoing.
AnsweredQoN 778Legislative Council
QuestionView source ↗
UBER SMART
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778. Hon KEN TRAVERS to the parliamentary
secretary representing the Minister for Transport:
(1) How many
drivers using the ridesharing smart phone app Uber have been charged by the
Department of Transport?
(2) For each driver —
(a) what offence has been committed;
and
(b) under which section of the act
has the driver been charged?
(3) Why have more drivers not been
charged?
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778. Hon KEN TRAVERS to the parliamentary
secretary representing the Minister for Transport:
(1) How many
drivers using the ridesharing smart phone app Uber have been charged by the
Department of Transport?
(2) For each driver —
(a) what offence has been committed;
and
(b) under which section of the act
has the driver been charged?
(3) Why have more drivers not been
charged?
AnswerView source ↗
I thank the honourable member for
some notice of the question.
(1) Twenty-nine drivers have been
charged.
(2) (a)–(b)
Nineteen drivers have been charged for ''failing to comply with lawful
direction of an authorised officer'', which carries a maximum penalty of
$1 000, in accordance with section 32(8)(a) of the Taxi Act 1994. Ten drivers
have been charged with a range of offences related to the operation of a
vehicle as a taxi, including: operating a vehicle as a taxi within a control
area without using taxi plates, carrying a maximum penalty of $5 000 under
section 15(l)(a) of the Taxi Act 1994; operating a vehicle as a taxi that did
not have a camera surveillance unit, carrying a maximum penalty of $1 000 under
regulation 13B(1)(a) of the Taxi Regulations 1995; and allowing the operation
of a vehicle as a taxi within a control area without using taxi plates,
carrying a maximum penalty of $5 000 under section 15(1)(a) of the Taxi Act 1994.
(3) Investigations are ongoing.
some notice of the question.
(1) Twenty-nine drivers have been
charged.
(2) (a)–(b)
Nineteen drivers have been charged for ''failing to comply with lawful
direction of an authorised officer'', which carries a maximum penalty of
$1 000, in accordance with section 32(8)(a) of the Taxi Act 1994. Ten drivers
have been charged with a range of offences related to the operation of a
vehicle as a taxi, including: operating a vehicle as a taxi within a control
area without using taxi plates, carrying a maximum penalty of $5 000 under
section 15(l)(a) of the Taxi Act 1994; operating a vehicle as a taxi that did
not have a camera surveillance unit, carrying a maximum penalty of $1 000 under
regulation 13B(1)(a) of the Taxi Regulations 1995; and allowing the operation
of a vehicle as a taxi within a control area without using taxi plates,
carrying a maximum penalty of $5 000 under section 15(1)(a) of the Taxi Act 1994.
(3) Investigations are ongoing.
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