Meet Rod
Rod Barton was elected to the Legislative Council of the Parliament of Victoria to represent the Eastern Metropolitan Region in November 2018. He has been involved in the taxi, limousine and hire car industry for more than 25 years.
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Fair Conduct and Accountability Standards for the Victorian On-Demand Workforce.
‘Specifically, there needs to be independent processes which deal with complaints about the application of
standards, consequences for failing to implement and adhere to standards and a mechanism for compliance
review.’
Who is in the Industry?
How are they meant to regulate an industry when they do not even know who is in it? I have no idea.
Proposed Aged-Care Facility – Ferntree Gully
Glengollan propose a 12-metre-high, 108-bed building that will overshadow surrounding homes, cut down trees, add to existing traffic and parking issues and, frankly, make living in this high fire risk area even more unsafe.
Equal Opportunity (Religious Exceptions) Amendment Bill 2021
I support these reforms to ensure no more Victorians are sacked, expelled or treated unfairly by faith-based organisations simply because of their gender identity, their family circumstances or their sexual orientation
Members Statement – Christmas
I Say Thank You
Meeting with residents fighting development in Ferntree Gully
This is a beautiful leafy neighbourhood that has long been protected by local planning laws.
After advocating for an inquiry into children with parents in custody for the better part of last year, I am so glad to see that this inquiry has got up!
The Legal & Social Issues Committee, with the support of the Government, Opposition and Xbench members self-referenced this inquiry to get it started.
This inquiry is all about early intervention, family support and finally giving these vulnerable and disadvantaged children a voice.
I would also like to thank SHINE for Kids who I have worked with closely to get this discussion started. I can't wait to see the outcome of this inquiry and am already keen to learn how we can better support these kids who have long suffered for the crimes of their parents.
These children are the invisible victims of crime. ... See MoreSee Less
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Great work Rod!
You're into vaccinating kids too, that's awesome
we still haven't forgotten you are are sell out
Awesome‼️
well done
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CPVV HIRES SECRET-KEEPER MICK BATSKOS TO FIGHT FOI REQUEST
As everyone is aware, last year we requested docs (FOI) from the Commercial Passenger Vehicles Victoria (CPVV) concerning the Uber Multi-Purpose Taxi Program (MPTP) Trial that occurred in Geelong.
The Privacy Commissioner has determined most of these documents should be publicly released, however, the CPVV are fighting this determination in VCAT!
Very interesting to see CPVV have hired Mick Batskos (google him), the gun for keeping government secrets. Your taxpayer $ at work!
All to hide the records of a 6 person Uber trial that went for a mere 8 weeks. What could they possibly be hiding??? ... See MoreSee Less
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They're in bed with Guber just like the Government.
Very shonky, the CPVV !! How can a regulator behave like this !! NO CREDIBILITY WHATSOEVER !!!!!
Rather than focusing on the methodology of this study (which is always going to have a subjective element to it), wouldn’t it be smarter to focus on the decision itself? Surely by now there should be sufficient information available to draw some inference on whether the decision has benefited or harmed the various stakeholders (with an emphasis on the passengers). Wouldn’t it be more useful to be seeking this information from CPVV?
Taxis are about providing an income to hard working Australians who pay tax in Australia.
Dirty doings at the diggings again with the CPVV. What else is this “model litigant” hiding???
What are you hiding? What did it cost to sell out Victorians?
There are so many issues with the MPTP. Some drivers are reporting frauds in good faith but the CPVV is doing nothing about them. There is one case where a woman is misusing a car every week. it has been reported but still goes on 18 months later
The exposure of corruption is absolutely in the public interests . Fight them all the way .
What could you be possibly hiding is the real question, considering you were bought out by Andrews. The shameful thing is you talked to many Aussie families with kids and understood their pain yet you lied to their faces and voted for that pandemic bill. You have actively ruined the state of Victoria. I heard you got Dan Andrews Brighton mansion. Kind of magical how all of a sudden your comments are open again but back during the voting of the bill you closed off comments and your phone line
Karma will get you..you will never understand the damage you have done.
Get rid of cpvv. We as a members of transport. Rod stop defending them otherwise people going to say u are corrupt as well. Get rid of cpvv so everyone in industry can breath. Ask this Moran Andrew to put everything under er PTV . We are sick of cpvv funking sleagebags
How you can keep posting on any matter is beyond me.
"Model litigant" at it again. There will be nowhere to hide when the truth is finally revealed
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To see Rods response to the proposed Fair Conduct and Accountability Standards for the Victorian On-Demand Workforce.https://rodbarton.com.au/fair-conduct-and-accountability-standards-for-the-victorian-on-demand-workforce/
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To see Rods response to the proposed Fair Conduct and Accountability Standards for the Victorian On-Demand Workforce.https://rodbarton.com.au/fair-conduct-and-accountability-standards-for-the-victorian-on-demand-workforce/