Page 3204 - Week 10 - Thursday, 17 September 2015
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the ride-share sector so that we particularly protect the safety of consumers and also ensure that the playing field is levelled out as much as possible.
There are natural advantages to each of the players in this market. We also need to be mindful that it is not a simple apples and apples comparison. Each of the services has different factors that would be attractive to different consumers. For example, my impression from talking to people around the community is that ride share will be much more popular amongst younger people whereas older people feel less comfortable using ride share because of the app base and their sense of what it is.
The government has been very proactive here and, as we have indicated publicly, we expect to make an announcement within a couple of weeks on the final details of that package.
MADAM SPEAKER: A supplementary question, Mr Wall.
MR WALL: Minister, has the government completed or will the government complete and publish a regulatory impact statement prior to significant change in the realm of public passenger services?
MR RATTENBURY: The government has undertaken a full review of the taxi industry. We have received public submissions from a range of stakeholders. Quite a few people have actually made public submissions, and the government will be releasing the details of that in the coming weeks. Mr Wall will see the details of that process when it is released.
Mr Wall: On a point of order, Madam Speaker, the question was simply: has the government completed and will it publish a regulatory impact statement prior to changes in this area? It is not as to whether or not a review has been completed.
MADAM SPEAKER: I am sorry, I did not hear the last bit.
Mr Wall: It is not as to whether or not a review has been completed.
MADAM SPEAKER: I think that Mr Rattenbury might have finished his answer. I do not think I could have upheld a point of order. I think that a review may or may not include a regulatory impact statement, and the minister may or may not answer that question directly with a yes or no answer. A supplementary question, Mr Coe.
MR COE: Yes, a supplementary to the assistant. Will the government commit to giving existing operators time to respond to the changed regulatory environment prior to any change in the regulations or allowances?
MR RATTENBURY: The government will be releasing the full details of the package within a few weeks, but we have certainly given an indication that we expect there to be a level of transition time and the details of that will become available when the Chief Minister and I announce the full package.
Mr Coe: So it is a no?
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