DRIVE A2B March 2020
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NEW<br />
SOUTH<br />
WALES<br />
NEWS<br />
Submission for<br />
Determination of Number<br />
of Taxi Licences to be<br />
issued in <strong>2020</strong>/21 in NSW<br />
The NSW regulation for point<br />
to point transport industry -<br />
Point to Point Transport (Taxis<br />
and Hire Vehicles) Act 2016<br />
requires Transport for NSW<br />
(TfNSW) to determine, by 31<br />
<strong>March</strong> each year, the number<br />
of taxi licences to be issued<br />
in the state in the following<br />
financial year. In making this<br />
determination, TfNSW must<br />
consider:<br />
• likely passenger demand<br />
and latent demand for taxi<br />
services,<br />
• the performance of<br />
existing taxi services,<br />
• the demand for new taxi<br />
licences,<br />
• the viability and<br />
sustainability of the taxi<br />
industry,<br />
• any other matters TfNSW<br />
considers relevant, having<br />
regard to the objective of<br />
ensuring improved taxi<br />
services.<br />
In 2019, TfNSW made the<br />
determination that zero<br />
licences be issued outside<br />
Sydney due to limited evidence<br />
of demand. In doing so,<br />
Transport for NSW said that<br />
it would continue to monitor<br />
demand for licences and<br />
welcomed any feedback from<br />
industry participants.<br />
In Sydney, 78 licences were<br />
issued in 2019 to replace<br />
licences that had expired<br />
or had otherwise not been<br />
renewed. The determination<br />
was made in the context of the<br />
Government’s acceptance of<br />
the Point to Point Transport<br />
Taskforce’s recommendation<br />
that there be no increase in<br />
the number of non-wheelchair<br />
accessible taxi licences in<br />
Sydney over the four years<br />
commencing December 2015,<br />
with only replacement licences<br />
to be issued. This was to give<br />
the incumbent taxi industry<br />
time to adjust to the point to<br />
point transport reforms.<br />
TfNSW will be issuing<br />
additional new licences for<br />
<strong>2020</strong>/21, if there is evidence of<br />
demand and in consideration<br />
of the factors in the Act.<br />
The NSW Taxi Council has<br />
consulted with member<br />
networks across Sydney<br />
Metropolitan as well as<br />
Country NSW, as part of the<br />
consultation process and has<br />
made a submission on behalf<br />
of the Taxi Industry in NSW.<br />
The NSW Taxi Council will<br />
continue to provide updates<br />
on any further developments<br />
arising from this review.<br />
26 <strong>DRIVE</strong> <strong>A2B</strong> magazine · <strong>March</strong> <strong>2020</strong>
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