Passenger Transport Newsletter #94 – 3 July 2025

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Metropolitan levy change to $2 comes into effect

Point-to-point transport service providers are reminded that from Tuesday, 1 July 2025, the point-to-point transport service transaction levy has increased to $2 per journey.

This means that service providers must now collect a levy amount of $2 per journey instead of $1 per journey collected previously.

Point-to-point transport service providers are also reminded that:

• There are no changes to the current levy collection arrangements or where the levy applies.
• Heavy penalties apply to anyone who is evading or attempting to evade payment of the levy including maximum penalty of $35,000 or imprisonment for two years.

Public liability insurance arrangements for taxi licence owners (investors)  

Taxi licence holders who do not operate a taxi directly are not required by the Department for Infrastructure and Transport to hold public liability insurance if the lessee operator holds a public liability insurance policy. This is an existing arrangement that has been in place for some time.

Taxi licence owners should still seek independent advice regarding whether they should still hold public liability insurance when leasing their taxi licence.

All taxi licence holders including investors, continue to be required to hold operator accreditation, due to the potential for licence holders to take over operation of a taxi at any point. If you are operating a taxi you are required to hold public liability insurance.

Penalties apply where an accredited operator provides passenger transport services without obtaining appropriate insurance, including public liability insurance.

Pending the implementation of the taxi licence buyback, as part of the Taxi Industry Reform Package, fee waiver arrangements apply for metropolitan taxi licence holders who do not operate their taxi licence or otherwise operate a passenger transport service, and for single vehicle taxi operators. Fees will continue to apply to metropolitan taxi licence holders and other passenger transport vehicles operators who operate multiple vehicles. The waiver will continue until otherwise advised.

Fees continue to apply to metropolitan taxi licence holders and other passenger transport vehicles operators who operate multiple vehicles.

Compliance activity

The following compliance activity results apply to all vehicles in the point-to-point industry.