This week, the Commissioner’s on-street Inspectors continued their compliance activities in both metropolitan and regional areas across the State. The team continuously focus on major events and strategic locations, including airports.
One of the Commissioner’s strategic priorities is ensuring industry compliance. Commission staff continuously conduct highly visible and covert operations to deter non-compliance. Drivers, operators and service providers who choose to break the law, risk being fined, prosecuted and even disqualified from the industry.
Whilst the inspectors always maintain a visible presence at Sydney Airport, this week they conducted targeted compliance activities at both International and Domestic airport precincts.
The team executed both plain clothes and overt compliance activities where they targeted driver behaviour, specifically touting and fare related offences.
Across the week 4 August 2025 to 10 August 2025
- 21 breaches were identified
- 13 Improvement Notices were issued
Weekly wrap up
Top offences identified
Top 3 Driver related offences:
- Breaches against the Fares Order (9).
- Not displaying the retroreflective sign in hire and rideshare vehicles (4)
- Taxi standing in a taxi zone when the taxi is not available for hire (3).
Offences relating to Clause 20(2 and Clause 76 of the Point to Point Transport (Taxis and Hire Vehicles) Regulation 2017and Clause 76(5) of the Point to Point Transport (Taxis and Hire Vehicles) Act 2016
Top 3 Improvement Notices:
- Vehicle maintenance (4)
- Fares and figures not clearly displayed on the taxi meter (3)
- Driver identification not fitted in such a way that it is clearly visible to passengers (2).
Offences relating to Clauses 9, Clause 14(2) and Clause 13(2) of the Point to Point Transport (Taxis and Hire Vehicles) Regulation 2017