by admin | Jun 24, 2021 | Advocacy, CPV Inquiry, News, Parliament
Mr BARTON: I move: 1. Clause 2, line 2, after “sections” insert “22A,”. The amendments to this bill are slightly different to the previous ones we put up. The intent has not changed but the mechanism of how we achieve it has. These amendments will deliver a modest...
by admin | Jun 22, 2021 | Advocacy, CPV Inquiry, News, Parliament
Mr BARTON (Eastern Metropolitan) (15:14): I rise to speak on the Transport Legislation Miscellaneous Amendments Bill 2021. This bill looks to reform a wide range of transportation areas, with a focus on road safety. I will concentrate on what is in my wheelhouse. Road...
by admin | Jun 17, 2021 | CPV Inquiry, Media Releases, News
Yesterday fair work Australia announced a 2.5% pay rise for the most underpaid workers in this country which will equate to an additional 49 cents an hour. This is on top of a 1.75% increase last year. The amendment Barton is bringing to the house this coming Tuesday...
by admin | Jun 8, 2021 | Advocacy, CPV Inquiry, News, Parliament
Mr BARTON (Eastern Metropolitan) (13:28): Today I rise to express my relief that the taxi and hire car industry will be eligible for the $5000 business grants as part of the government’s business costs assistance program. This is a huge win for this industry. The taxi...
by admin | Jun 3, 2021 | CPV Inquiry, Media Releases, News
The commercial passenger vehicle sector is now eligible for payments from the Victorian governments $460 million business support package. Since the onset of this lockdown, Rod Barton has been advocating for the taxi and hire car industry to be eligible for support...
by admin | Dec 9, 2020 | CPV Inquiry, Media Releases, News
Held to Account: Parliament holds Taxi Licences are Property! Rod Barton’s motion to repair the damage caused by the 2017 Commercial Passenger Vehicle reforms, acknowledging the arbitrary payments to licence holders and need for sufficient compensation, has passed in...
