❓ A parliamentary question regarding the Minister for Transport's comments on taxi industry deregulation and its impact on taxi plate values. The Minister denies the comments caused a value drop and highlights reform initiatives.
AnsweredQoN 995Legislative Council
QuestionView source ↗
TAXI
PLATES — MINISTER FOR TRANSPORT'S COMMENTS
995. Hon
KEN TRAVERS to the parliamentary secretary representing the Minister for
Transport:
I refer to the Minister for Transport's comment on 9 August
2014 that ''I think deregulation in the taxi industry is inevitable''.
(1) Does the
minister accept that this comment caused the value of privately owned taxi
plates to immediately plummet?
(2) Was this the minister's intention?
(3) If no,
what is the minister doing to restore value to these taxi plates?
PLATES — MINISTER FOR TRANSPORT'S COMMENTS
995. Hon
KEN TRAVERS to the parliamentary secretary representing the Minister for
Transport:
I refer to the Minister for Transport's comment on 9 August
2014 that ''I think deregulation in the taxi industry is inevitable''.
(1) Does the
minister accept that this comment caused the value of privately owned taxi
plates to immediately plummet?
(2) Was this the minister's intention?
(3) If no,
what is the minister doing to restore value to these taxi plates?
AnswerView source ↗
I thank the honourable member for some notice of this
question. Mr Dean Nalder, Minister for Transport, states —
(1)–(2)
No. It should be noted that this question misquotes me and that the comments
have been used out of context of the statement that I made at the time.
(3) The
government will continue to focus on reforms that create opportunities for
existing taxi operators to benefit from a more competitive and customer-focused
taxi industry. This government has already delivered a range of reform
initiatives to the taxi industry that include the deployment of a taxi camera
surveillance unit upgrade to the whole metropolitan fleet; the mobile security
patrol for taxidrivers during peak periods; first dedicated trial of
purpose-built London cabs in Australia; and the introduction of a new Taxi
Drivers Licensing Bill.
question. Mr Dean Nalder, Minister for Transport, states —
(1)–(2)
No. It should be noted that this question misquotes me and that the comments
have been used out of context of the statement that I made at the time.
(3) The
government will continue to focus on reforms that create opportunities for
existing taxi operators to benefit from a more competitive and customer-focused
taxi industry. This government has already delivered a range of reform
initiatives to the taxi industry that include the deployment of a taxi camera
surveillance unit upgrade to the whole metropolitan fleet; the mobile security
patrol for taxidrivers during peak periods; first dedicated trial of
purpose-built London cabs in Australia; and the introduction of a new Taxi
Drivers Licensing Bill.
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