Stop Touting in Victoria

On November 13 Victoria’s legislative council will debate Rod Barton’s private member bill to reinstate touting offences in Victoria.

Since Rod arrived in parliament he has been calling on the Government to toughen up on touting. When the taxi industry reforms were introduced in August 2017 to allow rideshare into the market the rules on touting were removed from the Transport Act. Since then touting has become a growing problem at Melbourne Airport and major events across the city.

Touting is not safe. It’s not cheaper, and it’s not fair.

What can I do?

The legislative council will debate and vote on this bill on November 13.

Write to your local MLC member, the Minister for Public Transport and Premier Daniel Andrews  and ask them to support the Commercial Passenger Vehicle Industry Amendment Bill 2019 and make touting in Victoria an offence.

Daniel Andrews – Premier – daniel.andrews@parliament.vic.gov.au
Melissa Horne – Minister for Public Transport – melissa.horne@parliament.vic.gov.au

Eastern Metro Members

Shaun Leane – Australian Labor Party – shaun.leane@parliament.vic.gov.au
Mary Wooldridge –  Liberal Party – mary.wooldridge@parliament.vic.gov.au
Sonja Terpstra – Australian Labor Party – Sonja.Terpstra@parliament.vic.gov.au
Bruce Atkinson – Liberal Party – bruce.atkinson@parliament.vic.gov.au

Northern Metro Members

Jenny Mikakos – Australian Labor Party – jenny.mikakos@parliament.vic.gov.au
Nazih Elasmar – Australian Labor Party – nazih.elasmar@parliament.vic.gov.au
Craig Ondarchie – Liberal Party – craig.ondarchie@parliament.vic.gov.au
Fiona Patten – Fiona Patten’s Reason Party – fiona.patten@parliament.vic.gov.au
Samantha Ratnam – Victorian Greens – samantha.ratnam@parliament.vic.gov.au

South Eastern Metro Melbourne

Adem Somyurek – Australian Labor Party – adem.somyurek@parliament.vic.gov.au
Tien Kieu – Australian Labor Party – Tien.Kieu@parliament.vic.gov.au
David Limbrick – Liberal Democrats – David.Limbrick@parliament.vic.gov.au
Gordon Rich-Phillips – Liberal Party – gordon.rich-phillips@parliament.vic.gov.au
Gavin Jennings – Australian Labor Party –gavin.jennings@parliament.vic.gov.au

Southern Metro Melbourne

David Davis – Liberal Party – david.davis@parliament.vic.gov.au
Georgie Crozier – Liberal Party – georgie.crozier@parliament.vic.gov.au
Nina Taylor – Australian Labor Party – Nina.Taylor@parliament.vic.gov.au
Clifford Hayes – Sustainable Australia – Clifford.Hayes@parliament.vic.gov.au
Enver Erdogan – Australian Labor Party – enver.erdogan@parliament.vic.gov.au

Western Metro Melbourne

Bernie Finn – Liberal Party – bernie.finn@parliament.vic.gov.au
Ingrid Stitt – Australian Labor Party – Ingrid.Stitt@parliament.vic.gov.au
Catherine Cumming – Independent – Catherine.Cumming@parliament.vic.gov.au
Kaushaliya Vaghela – Australian Labor Party – Kaushaliya.Vaghela@parliament.vic.gov.au
Cesar Melhem – Australian Labor Party – cesar.melhem@parliament.vic.gov.au

Eastern Victoria

Harriet Shing – Australian Labor Party  – harriet.shing@parliament.vic.gov.au
Edward O’Donohue – Liberal Party – Edward.ODonohue@parliament.vic.gov.au
Jane Garrett – Australian Labor Party – jane.garrett@parliament.vic.gov.au
Jeff Bourman – Shooters, Fishers and Farmers Party Victoria – jeff.bourman@parliament.vic.gov.au
Melina Bath – The Nationals – melina.bath@parliament.vic.gov.au

Northern Victoria

Mark Gepp –  Australian Labor Party – mark.gepp@parliament.vic.gov.au
Jaclyn Symes  –  Australian Labor Party –  jaclyn.symes@parliament.vic.gov.au
Tania Maxwell – Derryn Hinch’s Justice Party – Tania.Maxwell@parliament.vic.gov.au
Wendy Lovell – Liberal Party – wendy.lovell@parliament.vic.gov.au
Tim Quilty – Liberal Democrats – Tim.Quilty@parliament.vic.gov.au

Western Victoria

Jaala Pulford – Australian Labor Party – jaala.pulford@parliament.vic.gov.au
Gayle Tierney – Australian Labor Party – gayle.tierney@parliament.vic.gov.au
Stuart Grimley – Derryn Hinch’s Justice Party – Stuart.Grimley@parliament.vic.gov.au
Bev McArthur – Liberal Party – Beverley.McArthur@parliament.vic.gov.au
Andy Meddick – Animal Justice Party – Andy.Meddick@parliament.vic.gov.au