NSW taskforce to examine Uber and the taxi market

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[1] The NSW state government has moved to examine the future of the taxi industry less than a week after Opposition Leader Luke Foley called for NSW to embrace ride-sharing company Uber.

[2] Transport Minister Andrew Constance said that Gary Sturgess will head an independent taskforce, with assistance from the founding chairman of the Independent Pricing and Regulatory Tribunal Tom Parry.

[3] Professor Sturgess will evaluate the sustainability and competition in the taxi and hire-car market, customer safety and the burden of current taxi regulations and the impact of emerging technologies.

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[Source] Australian Information Technology News – NSW taskforce to examine Uber and the taxi market