Mr BARTON (Eastern Metropolitan) (09:50): Around three years ago I sat down at a dinner table with a couple of my mates, Mr Andre Baruch and Nadav Prawer. Nadav is a lawyer, and we were discussing the illegal entry into Victoria of Uber. That evening set the wheels in motion that brought us to 3 May, when the law firm Maurice Blackburn filed in the Supreme Court a class action against Uber. We started this originally just for our original members, but this has now grown to Queensland, New South Wales, Victoria and Western Australia. This is going to be the largest class action this country has ever seen. I am very happy to be able to say that, and I am very proud of all of those people who have joined together to tell Uber that they are not making the rules. I am very happy about that.
Fare Increase for Taxi Drivers – Amendment to Transport Legislation Bill
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...
