taxi service provider who provides services using wheelchair accessible taxis “A must enter into an arrangement for the provision of booking services for the wheelchair accessible taxis with a booking service approved as a wheelchair accessible taxi booking service by the [NSW Point to Point Transport] Commissioner.” The new provision is consistent with current licence conditions for Sydney Wheelchair Accessible Taxi (WAT) licences, and builds on the recommendation of a Taskforce that a centralised booking number be maintained for WAT services. Adding this provision is designed to clarify what is required of WAT service providers, and the role of the regulator in the arrangement. 7.1.2 Authorisation fees The Regulation outlines the authorisation fees that authorised taxi service providers and booking service providers are required to pay. These fees offset some of the operating costs of the NSW Point to Point Transport Commission. It is common practice for an industry to contribute to the cost of its regulation. For example, local councils and the NSW Food Authority charge fees to restaurants, cafes and food businesses to help fund the food safety inspection regime in NSW. The Taskforce recommended that any government-imposed fees for the authorisation of industry participants be charged on a consistent basis and should reflect the efficient cost of regulating the point to point transport industry. The Regulation outlines the method of determining authorisation fees for providers of taxi services and booking services. Originally, it was proposed that service providers pay a combination of base fees and per trip fees. An authorised taxi service provider or booking service provider was to pay an annual base fee of $180, while a combined authorised taxi service provider and booking service provider would have paid an annual base fee of $240. In addition, all service providers would have been required to pay a transaction fee of $0.03 per service transaction’, or trip. ‘passenger A number of submissions expressed concerns regarding the administrative burden of collecting passenger service transaction data, and the cost of authorisation fees for individual taxi service providers, particularly small providers and co-operatives. For example, the submission from the NSW Taxi Council stated that:
“A taxi service provider who provides services using wheelchair accessible taxis must enter into an arrangement for the provision of booking services for the wheelchair accessible taxis with a booking service approved as a wheelchair accessible taxi booking service by the [NSW Point to Point Transport] Commissioner.” The new provision is consistent with current licence conditions for Sydney Wheelchair Accessible Taxi (WAT) licences, and builds on the recommendation of a Taskforce that a centralised booking number be maintained for WAT services. Adding this provision is designed to clarify what is required of WAT service providers, and the role of the regulator in the arrangement. 7.1.2 Authorisation fees The Regulation outlines the authorisation fees that authorised taxi service providers and booking service providers are required to pay. These fees offset some of the operating costs of the NSW Point to Point Transport Commission. It is common practice for an industry to contribute to the cost of its regulation. For example, local councils and the NSW Food Authority charge fees to restaurants, cafes and food businesses to help fund the food safety inspection regime in NSW. The Taskforce recommended that any government-imposed fees for the authorisation of industry participants be charged on a consistent basis and should reflect the efficient cost of regulating the point to point transport industry. The Regulation outlines the method of determining authorisation fees for providers of taxi services and booking services. Originally, it was proposed that service providers pay a combination of base fees and per trip fees. An authorised taxi service provider or booking service provider was to pay an annual base fee of $180, while a combined authorised taxi service provider and booking service provider would have paid an annual base fee of $240. In addition, all service providers would have been required to pay a transaction fee of $0.03 per ‘passenger service transaction’, or trip. A number of submissions expressed concerns regarding the administrative burden of collecting passenger service transaction data, and the cost of authorisation fees for individual taxi service providers, particularly small providers and co-operatives. For example, the submission from the NSW Taxi Council stated that:
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