Welcome to the September 2018 edition of the Taxi Newsletter. Due to a range of emerging issues, this edition has been issued to supplement the August 2018 issue. New Regulations The Taxi Industry Regulations 2018 and Luxury Hire Car Industry Regulations 2018 commenced on 20 September 2018. These replace the earlier regulations which expired. There are no substantive changes, other than the renumbering of the clauses within the Regulations. As a taxi operator it is your responsibility to know the laws that effect your taxi service. With the commencement of these regulations, it is a good opportunity for you to read over the laws relating to your taxi service. They can be found at . Release of owner-operator taxi licences for 2018 The Transport Commission has made available owner operator taxi licences (OOTLs) in Tasmanian taxi areas, except for the Hobart taxi area. The OOTLs have been made available by way of tender which commences on 29 September 2018 and will close on 17 October 2018 at 2.00pm. The number of OOTLS to be released in a particular taxi area will be as follows: Taxi Area Number of OOTLs to be released in 2018 Launceston 5 Devonport 1 Burnie 1 All other taxi areas (except Hobart) 1 The tender will be advertised in the major Tasmanian newspapers and on www.tenders.tas.gov.au. A total of 27 OOTLs will be made available for Tasmanian taxi areas with the exception of the Hobart taxi area. To a tender for one or more of the OOTLs you will need to follow the procedure set out for the OOTL tender at .
Welcome to the September 2018 edition of the Taxi Newsletter. Due to a range of emerging issues, this edition has been issued to supplement the August 2018 issue. New Regulations The Taxi Industry Regulations 2018 and Luxury Hire Car Industry Regulations 2018 commenced on 20 September 2018. These replace the earlier regulations which expired. There are no substantive changes, other than the renumbering of the clauses within the Regulations. As a taxi operator it is your responsibility to know the laws that effect your taxi service. With the commencement of these regulations, it is a good opportunity for you to read over the laws relating to your taxi service. They can be found at . Release of owner-operator taxi licences for 2018 The Transport Commission has made available owner operator taxi licences (OOTLs) in Tasmanian taxi areas, except for the Hobart taxi area. The OOTLs have been made available by way of tender which commences on 29 September 2018 and will close on 17 October 2018 at 2.00pm. The number of OOTLS to be released in a particular taxi area will be as follows: Taxi Area Number of OOTLs to be released in 2018 Launceston 5 Devonport 1 Burnie 1 All other taxi areas (except Hobart) 1 The tender will be advertised in the major Tasmanian newspapers and on www.tenders.tas.gov.au. A total of 27 OOTLs will be made available for Tasmanian taxi areas with the exception of the Hobart taxi area. To a tender for one or more of the OOTLs you will need to follow the procedure set out for the OOTL tender at .
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