2019 – a year in Parliament
We had an exciting and productive first year in Victoria’s legislative council, ending with an end to touting and 13 recommendations to work on to rebuild the broken commercial passenger vehicle industry.
TRANSCRIPT – Legislative Assembly – Touting Amendments to Transport Legislation Amendment Bill 2019
Read the transcript of the passing of the Transport Legislation Amendment Bill and its touting amendments in the legislative assembly.
REPORT – Inquiry into the Commercial Passenger Vehicle Industry Act 2017 Reforms
Read the transcript or view the video of the tabling of the CPV Inquiry report in the Legislative Council.
MEMBERS – Uber kicked out of London
My members statement on Transport for London’s decision against renewing Uber’s license to operate was cut short. Read the full statement here.
Award winning intern reports
We hosted two Parliamentary Interns this year with great success. Georgia Bishop’s business case to include Doncaster in Stage 1 of the Suburban Rail Loop won the Presiding Officers Award for most outstanding intern report. Nakshi Mehta’s report on the Rowville Rail project was the runner up.
Workplace Manslaughter
I am proud to be part of a Parliament that passed legislation yesterday to make workplace manslaughter a crime. There were 136 pairs of boots on the steps of Parliament House yesterday to signify those lost in workplace accidents – my congratulations to those who have campaigned for these changes. Read my submission to the debate.
CONSTITUENCY – Lake Knox
I asked the Minister for Planning to review the current comprehensive development plan for Lake Knox to ensure that community needs are incorporated into any development in the area.
QUESTION – North East Link report
I asked the Minister for Planning for a time line on the release of the report and recommendations from the independent advisory group’s review of submissions on the environment effects statement (EES) and plans for the North East Link Project.
Checks for independent taxi operators
I asked the Minister for Public Transport what checks are in place to ensure taxi operators who leave established booking service providers maintain all safety requirements for taxi operators, including tamper proof cameras, fixed GPS and fixed meters.
MEMBERS – Walk to the Valley 2019
My members statement this week drew the upper houses attention to the Walk to the Valley 2019 event this coming weekend to raise awareness and funds to support education to end the coward punch.