A Win in Parliament

The motion that Rod Barton, MP raised the other week in the Legislative Council, sought recognition for the pain and financial devastation that Victorian taxi and hire car licence holders experienced at the hands of the 2017 CPV industry reforms.

He effectively asked the Andrews Labor government to accept a financial proposal to properly compensate the industry for the revocation of Victorian taxi and hire car licences, as well as restructuring the CPV industry to end driver exploitation.

And it is very encouraging to have Rod Barton win this important vote 19 - 18.

Rod now has the opportunity to continue to fight for some compensation, some justice for all taxi and hire car owners who were dealt a very severe blow when the 2017 Commercial Passenger Industry reforms were undertaken. 

He has been able to secure meetings when parliament returns in February 2021, with the Victorian Treasurer - Tim Pallas, Minister for Transport Infrastructure - Jacinta Allan, and Minister for Transport - Ben Carroll, all to speak about this cause.

Let's hope that Rod's arguments and assertiveness are received well by all parties, and that we can finally report some good financial news to industry stakeholders.

We shall keep all TAA members updated as discussions progress.

More in DRIVE A2B's December 2020 / January 2021 Edition here.