A NSW Government website

NSW Industrial Relations
Making NSW Workplaces Fair For All

Taxi

Bailees and bailors in the Taxi Industry within the Metropolitan Transport District are not covered by the National Workplace Relations System and the Fair Work Act 2009 and still remain within the NSW Industrial Relations System governed by the provisions of the Taxi Industry (Contract Drivers) Contract Determination, 1984.

Guide to Taxi operation in Sydney metro presentation

If you are an owner, operator or driver of a Taxi operating in the Greater Metropolitan Transport District (Sydney) then this presentation will provide all the details about the minimum taxi industry terms and conditions that must be met. This presentation provides detail regarding obligations under the Taxi Industry(Contract Drivers) Contract Determination 1984, including details relating to bailors and bailees, different types of payment methods, record keeping requirements and annual, sick and long service leave requirements.

Taxi 1

A Guide for Taxi Drivers, Owner & Operators

pexels cottonbro 4606350

This guide helps to provide a brief overview of the important provisions of the Taxi Industry (Contract Drivers) Contract Determination 1984, which applies to Drivers in the Taxi Industry within the Greater Metropolitan Transport District (as defined in section 108 of the Transport Administration Act 1988 (NSW)).

Information for the NSW Taxi Industry

Bailees and bailors in the Taxi Industry within the Metropolitan Transport District are not covered by the National Workplace Relations System and the Fair Work Act 2009 and still remain within the NSW Industrial Relations System governed by the provisions of the Taxi Industry (Contract Drivers) Contract Determination, 1984.

Schedule 1 of the Contract Determination prescribes two methods of payment being Commission and Set Pay- in with the method of payment to be determined by the bailee.

Contract Determination

The Contract Determination provides for permanent and casual engagement:

  • Permanent:  Regularly takes a taxi cab on bailment from the same bailor for five shifts per week or at least 220 night shifts per year.  A permanent bailee is entitled to paid annual leave, sick leave and long service leave.
  • Casual:  Is a bailee not being permanent and with no entitlement to any paid leave.
  • Termination: For permanent bailees one weeks notice by either party is required. No notice is required for a casual bailee.

To help with the coverage of the Taxi Industry (Contract Drivers) Contract Determination, 1984 and who it applies to the following table of transport metropolitan district and suburbs may assist:

City of Sydney

Northern

Southern

Eastern

Western

City of Sydney

 

 

Baulkham Hills

Shire

Castlereagh

Dundas

Eastwood

Ermington and Rydalmere

Hunter's Hill

Hornsby Shire

Ku-ring-gai

Lane Cove

Manly

Mosman

North Sydney

Richmond

Ryde

Warringah Shire

Willoughby

Windsor

 

Bankstown

Bexley

*Bulli Shire

Cabramatta and Canley Vale

*Camden

Campbelltown

Canterbury

Darlington

Enfield

Erskineville

Fairfield

Hurstville

Ingleburn

Kogarah

Liverpool

Marrickville

Nepean Shire

Newtown

Rockdale

St. Peters

Sutherland

*Wollondilly Shire

Alexandria

Botany

Mascot

Paddington

Randwick

Redfern

Vaucluse

Waterloo

Waverley

Woollahra

Annandale

Ashfield

Auburn

Balmain

Blacktown Shire

Burwood

Concord

Drummoyne

Glebe

Granville

Holroyd

Homebush

Leichhardt

Lidcombe

Parramatta

Penrith

Petersham

Strathfield

St. Mary's

* Portion within County of Cumberland.

Transport Administration Regulation

This contract determination only applies to the transport metropolitan district as prescribed by the Transport Administration Act 1988.

Factsheets