Page 3597 - Week 12 - Thursday, 20 September 1990

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THE TAXI INDUSTRY, FRUSTRATED BY DELAYS IN IMPLEMENTING PREVIOUS FARE INCREASES, HAS WELCOMED THIS INITIATIVE AS IT WILL ALLOW GOVERNMENT TO BE MORE RESPONSIVE TO ECONOMIC FLUCTUATIONS AFFECTING THE TAXI INDUSTRY.

THIS BILL WILL NOT REDUCE THE DEGREE OF CONSULTATION WHICH HAS EXISTED FOR PREVIOUS FARE INCREASES. I WILL STILL BE SEEKING ADVICE FROM THE TAXI INDUSTRY ADVISORY COMMITTEE, MADE UP OF REPRESENTATIVES FROM THE TAXI AND TOURIST INDUSTRIES, THE UNION MOVEMENT, CONSUMERS, AND THE ACT TAXI SCHEME FOR THE DISABLED. THIS BILL WILL ONLY REDUCES THE NEED FOR LEGISLATIVE CHANGE.

THE SETTING OF NEW FARES WILL BE A GOVERNMENT DECISION. THAT DECISION WILL BE PLACED BEFORE THE ASSEMBLY, AS THE NOTICE IN WHICH NEW FARES ARE PUBLISHED WILL BE A DISALLOWABLE INSTRUMENT, OPEN TO SCRUTINY BY ALL MEMBERS OF THE ASSEMBLY.

I NOW PRESENT THE EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM FOR THIS

BILL

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