Edition 79, June 2010

Qld taxi industry review

Qld taxi industry reviewThe Queensland Workplace Ombudsman has made a number of recommendations around the training of taxi drivers in Queensland following the release of a report on the Queensland taxi industry.

The report, which was commissioned in response to the volume of enquiries and complaints being received by the Queensland Workplace Ombudsman in relation the taxi industry, has made its first nine recommendations around the training and testing of taxi drivers.

A key recommendation is to transfer responsibility for driver authority competence testing from private entities to the Department of Transport and Main Roads Driver licence testing body.

To view the full report and recommendations visit www.workplacerights.qld.gov.au/pdf/taxi_report.pdf

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