In accordance with Section 23 of the Taxi and Luxury Hire Car Industries Act
2008, the Transport Commission is required to make additional owner-operator
taxi licences available in all Tasmanian taxi areas. The number of licences
offered in each taxi area is equivalent to 5% of the total number of perpetual
taxi licences and owner-operator taxi licences currently on issue in the
relevant taxi area.
In accordance with Section 23(3) of the Act, the Transport Commission must not
accept a tender that is less than the Reserve Price for a licence in any
particular area. These licences must be operated by the holder of the licence
(who must be a natural person) and cannot be leased or assigned. They may be
cancelled or suspended in prescribed circumstances without compensation.