45AMatters to be considered in inquiry

45A Matters to be considered in inquiry

[Section 45A Inserted by No. 28 of 2020, s. 4, Applied:30 Dec 2020] In conducting an inquiry under this Part, the Regulator is to consider the following matters:

(a) the efficient cost of providing taxi services;

(b) the need for greater efficiency in the supply of taxi services so as to reduce costs for the benefit of consumers and taxpayers;

(c) the protection of consumers from abuses of monopoly or cartel power in relation to prices and standards of service;

(d) the social impact of the setting of taxi fares in accordance with the results of the inquiry;

(e) the effect, of the setting of taxi fares in accordance with the results of the inquiry, on the use of taxis and other modes of passenger transport;

(f) standards of quality, reliability and safety in relation to taxis, whether those standards are set by legislation, agreement or otherwise;

(g) the degree to which the structure of taxi fares, set in accordance with the results of the inquiry, is comprehensible to passengers and operators of taxi services;

(h) ensuring taxi fares are not discriminatory between classes of consumers and classes of operators of taxi services;

(i) any other matter set out in the direction under section 44(1) in relation to the scope of the inquiry;

(j) any other matter that the Regulator considers relevant.