Legislative Council Tuesday 10 November 2009. Minutes No 125, Item 26 page 1489-1491; as amended by the Legislative Council on 26 November 2009, Minutes No 130, Item 6 page 1566; as amended by the Legislative Council on 18 March 2010, Minutes No 142, Item 7 page 1725 That a select committee be appointed to inquire into and report on the New South Wales taxi industry, and in particular: the adequacy of government reporting standards and regulation of the industry and the impact of this on the provision of quality taxi services for commuters, including for people using wheelchairs, the provision of government subsidies to the industry and the allocation and subsequent trading of free “Nexus” plates, including the impact on public revenue, the effect of limits on the supply of unrestricted taxi licences in New South Wales, particularly as it impacts on customer service, anti-competitive activities in the industry and the Government’s compliance with National Competition Council rulings, the performance of the wheelchair-accessible taxi fleet, with special regard to Federal disability discrimination laws and their compliance with the 2002 Disability Standards for Accessible Public Transport, the effectiveness of the Wheelchair Accessible Transport Taxi Driver Incentive scheme in providing better taxi services for people in wheelchairs, the Government’s response to the recommendations of a range of reviews into the taxi and hire car industry over the last decade, the level of transparency and accountability in the regulation of the industry, including the reasons for the failure to make public reports flowing from six out of ten inquiries or reviews over the last decade, the appropriateness and accountability mechanisms associated with the appointment of key Government ministers and bureaucrats to positions in the industry and its impact on Government policy, regulatory structures in other Australian jurisdictions and the optimal framework required to achieve the best possible taxi service for members of the public in New South Wales, working conditions and entitlements for taxi drivers, and any other related matters. That, notwithstanding anything contained in the standing orders, the committee consist of six members as follows: two Government members, two Opposition members, Ms Lee Rhiannon, and The Hon Roy Smith. That, notwithstanding anything in the standing orders, at any meeting of the committee, any four members of the committee will constitute a quorum. That the committee report on Thursday 10 June 2010.

That a select committee be appointed to inquire into and report on the New South Wales taxi industry, and in particular: the adequacy of government reporting standards and regulation of the industry and the impact of this on the provision of quality taxi services for commuters, including for people using wheelchairs, the provision of government subsidies to the industry and the allocation and subsequent trading of free “Nexus” plates, including the impact on public revenue, the effect of limits on the supply of unrestricted taxi licences in New South Wales, particularly as it impacts on customer service, anti-competitive activities in the industry and the Government’s compliance with National Competition Council rulings, the performance of the wheelchair-accessible taxi fleet, with special regard to Federal disability discrimination laws and their compliance with the 2002 Disability Standards for Accessible Public Transport, the effectiveness of the Wheelchair Accessible Transport Taxi Driver Incentive scheme in providing better taxi services for people in wheelchairs, the Government’s response to the recommendations of a range of reviews into the taxi and hire car industry over the last decade, the level of transparency and accountability in the regulation of the industry, including the reasons for the failure to make public reports flowing from six out of ten inquiries or reviews over the last decade, the appropriateness and accountability mechanisms associated with the appointment of key Government ministers and bureaucrats to positions in the industry and its impact on Government policy, regulatory structures in other Australian jurisdictions and the optimal framework required to achieve the best possible taxi service for members of the public in New South Wales, working conditions and entitlements for taxi drivers, and any other related matters. That, notwithstanding anything contained in the standing orders, the committee consist of six members as follows: two Government members, two Opposition members, Ms Lee Rhiannon, and The Hon Roy Smith. That, notwithstanding anything in the standing orders, at any meeting of the committee, any four members of the committee will constitute a quorum. That the committee report on Thursday 10 June 2010.