by admin | Feb 22, 2022 | Advocacy, CPV Inquiry, News, Parliament
Mr BARTON (Eastern Metropolitan) (11:42): My question today is for the Attorney, representing the Premier. Today is a sad day. It marks five years since the bill that decimated the taxi and hire car industry was introduced. We were promised a level playing field, but...
by admin | Feb 22, 2022 | CPV Inquiry, Media Releases, News, Parliament
Today is a sad day. Tuesday 22nd February 2022 marks the fifth anniversary of the introduction of the Commercial Passenger Vehicle Industry (CPVI) Bill 2017. This bill devastated taxi and hire car families by removing the licenses that cost upwards of $500,000 and...
by admin | Feb 22, 2022 | Advocacy, CPV Inquiry, News
Tuesday 22nd February 2022 marks the fifth anniversary of the introduction of the Commercial Passenger Vehicle Industry (CPVI) Bill 2017. It is a timely opportunity to remind those who were affected by the consequences of this Bill what I and the Transport Matters...
by admin | Aug 10, 2021 | CPV Inquiry, Media Releases, News
Rod Barton MP believes the report recently released by the Victorian Auditor-General’s Office (VAGO), that examines Victoria’s integrated transport planning shows the Department of Transport (DoT) in a new light. The audit report found that the documents...
by admin | Aug 5, 2021 | CPV Inquiry, MPTP Inquiry, News, Parliament
Mr BARTON (Eastern Metropolitan) (18:12): (1425) My adjournment tonight is for Minister Carroll, the Minister for Public Transport. On 23 July this year the Australian Information Commissioner and Privacy Commissioner determined that Uber interfered with the privacy...
by admin | Aug 4, 2021 | CPV Inquiry, MPTP Inquiry, News, Parliament
My question is to Minister Pulford representing the Minister for Transport. Across the country, we are seeing the provision of wheelchair accessible vehicles reduce rapidly. Recently, WA Taxi Operators in Broome and Geraldton have closed or reduced their services....