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NSW NEWS

NSW

Industry

NEW Update
SOUTH
WALES

NEWS It has been pleasing to note that the NSW Taxi
industry has seen some improvement in the
demand for Taxis, since the easing of certain
restrictions, recently announced by the NSW
Government in June. These include;
• Increase in the number of people allowed
to socially gather

• Re-opening of Restaurants, Cafes,
Clubs and Pubs with social distancing
guidelines

• A slight increase in people returning to
work in the Sydney CBD

The Queen’s Birthday long weekend,
which took place 6th to 8th June 2020,
saw some increase in Taxi patronage right
across NSW. We were delighted to hear of
towns in Regional NSW reach capacity with
accommodation and venues booked out at a
number of locations.

The recent Taxi Stimulus Assistance package
announced by the NSW Government seems to
be having some positive impact on Operators
looking to re-register their vehicles before 30
June 2020. The concern still lies with those
Operators who deregistered their vehicles
prior to 1 May 2020.
The Point to Point Transport Commissioner
in NSW has also issued a set of guidelines for
operation of COVID safe Taxis in NSW. The
guidelines mainly address the health, safety
and wellbeing for passengers and taxi drivers
in NSW.
There are also government funded Point
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