Regulation of the Taxi Industry
Commission Research Paper
Regulation of the Taxi Industry was released on was released on 2 December 1999. The paper contains an analysis of key issues facing State and Territory governments reviewing the regulation of taxis and hire-cars, under the National Competition Policy. It builds on the work contained in the 1994 Industry Commission report on urban transport, particularly its assessment of the rationales for entry restrictions and fare regulation, and its analysis of compensation and adjustment issues. The paper is intended to complement other individual reviews by providing policy makers in different jurisdictions with a common framework for assessing key issues in taxi regulation. Also see:
- Media release
- Urban Transport, Industry Commission inquiry report
CONTENTS
Preliminaries
Cover, Copyright, Foreword, Contents, Summary
1 Introduction
2 The nature of taxi markets
2.1 Market segments
2.2 The rank and hail taxi markets
2.3 Phone bookings
3 Assessing the need for existing regulations
3.1 Safety and quality regulation
3.2 Regulating entry
3.3 Fare regulation
3.4 A different regulatory regime for hire-cars?
4 Compensation and adjustment assistance
4.1 Some general principles
4.2 Compensation for taxi deregulation
4.3 How much compensation?
4.4 Concluding comments
Bibliography
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