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NEW
SOUTH
WALES
NEWS

Submission for
Determination of Number

of Taxi Licences to be
issued in 2020/21 in NSW

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