The Point to Point Transport Commissioner reports on various indicators and activities each month. The information on this page is current as at the end of each month reported.
Authorised Service Providers - September 2023
(To note, figures provided from July 2018 onwards reflect Authorised Service Provider numbers as at the end of each month. Figures provided from November 2017 to June 2018 reflect Authorised Service Provider numbers as at the middle of each month. To note also, most Authorised Taxi Service Providers are also Authorised Booking Service Providers)
Authorised Service Providers |
Total(s) |
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Authorised Taxi Service Providers (TSP) |
278 |
Authorised Booking Service Providers (BSP) |
1,987 |
Combined total Authorised Service Providers (ASP) |
2,265 |
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Taxi Licences - September 2023
Taxi Licences |
Total(s) |
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Taxi Licences |
5,500 |
WAT Licences |
768 |
Combined total Taxi Licences in NSW (including wheelchair accessible taxis) |
6,268 |
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Compliance Activities - September 2023
Key compliance activities reported on include:
- Advisory visits to service providers, which involve Commission staff providing advice and guidance to authorised service providers on compliance with the legislation
- Audits (documented evaluation of authorised service providers compliance with safety duties and standards)
- Vehicle inspections
- Notifiable occurrences (service related accidents or incidents that service providers must report to the Commissioner), in the following categories:
- A - an accident or incident resulting in an injury being treated by an ambulance officer or at a hospital
- B - a collision that prevents a vehicle being used to provide a passenger service from completing its journey
- C - a mechanical or other fault that prevents a vehicle being used for a passenger service from completing its journey
- D - an incident involving driver/passenger/intended passenger that results in complaint to police of sexual assault, indecent exposure, actual assault or physical threats or other intimidation
- E - an incident involving driver conduct that results in driver charged with a major offence within Road Transport Act 2013
- Enquiries - complaints/non-compliance reports
Key compliance activities reported on include:
Advisory visits
Advisory visits |
Number of advisory visits |
37 |
Audits |
Number of audits (safety) |
3 |
Number of audits (levy) |
2 |
Audits (safety) by authorisation type |
Taxi service provider |
2 |
Booking service provider |
1 |
Investigations (levy) by authorisation type |
Taxi service provider |
1 |
Booking service provider |
1 |
Vehicle inspections (compliance with safety standards)
Vehicle inspections (compliance with safety standards) |
Taxis inspected |
95 |
Hire vehicles inspected |
70 |
Combined total vehicles inspected |
165 |
Notifiable occurrences received
Notifiable occurrences received |
|
Category A |
6 |
Category AB |
8 |
Category AD |
2 |
Category B |
44 |
Category C |
9 |
Category D |
29 |
Combined total number |
98 |
Notifiable occurrences by vehicle type
Notifiable occurrences by vehicle type |
Taxis |
4 |
Hire Vehicles |
95 |
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Prosecutions
The Commissioner prosecutes a range of offences under the Point to Point Transport (Taxis and Hire Vehicles) Act 2016 and Point to Point Transport (Taxis and Hire Vehicles) Regulation 2017. These have included:
- Touting/Soliciting offences - Sydney Airport precinct (cl.66 of the Regulation)
- Provision of passenger services by an unauthorised service provider (s.27 of the Act)
- Hinder/obstructing an Authorised Officer (s.126(1) of the Act)
- Failing to produce a Driver licence for inspection (cl.71 of the Regulation)
- Hire vehicle standing otherwise than in a taxi zone (cl. 75 of the Regulation)
- Safety duty offences (s.18 of the Act)
- Safety standard offences (cl. 6 of the Regulation)
Summary prosecutions results as at May 2023
Year |
Finalised Prosecutions |
Fines
|
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2023-24 |
3 |
$3,100 |
2022-23 |
4 |
$4,100 |
2021-22 |
7 |
$91,600 |
2020-21 |
9 |
$8,280 |
2019-20 |
3 |
$3,000 |
* prosecution results are updated quarterly
** figures reflect prosecutions finalised in the relevant period