In May, Authorised Officers from the Point to Point Transport Commission conducted on-street inspections of taxis, checking for security camera system compliance. The team of up to 6 officers inspected vehicles in most of the Greater Sydney region extending from the Northern Beaches to Miranda, and from Penrith to the Eastern Suburbs. In that time, 245 vehicles were spot checked, and only 2 were found to have inoperative/ non-compliant cameras. A great result!
Passengers don’t need to provide their name and contact details when hailing a taxi or catching one from a rank, so it is important for driver and passenger safety that taxis have compliant security camera systems that are correctly installed and fully operational. There is a strict set of requirements that a security camera system must meet in order to be compliant. The requirements cover the correct installation and functionality of the camera
The Commission has resources available to help you understand the security camera system requirements including:
- A fact sheet
- A lesson on our online short course app
Our Authorised Officers will be continuing their checks on security camera systems as a regular part of our on-street checks and audits.
If you are not sure about the compliance of your security camera system, refer to the resources mentioned above or call our Industry Contact Centre on 131 727.