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.
A Guide for Taxi Drivers, Owner & Operators
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:
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City of Sydney |
Northern |
Southern |
Eastern |
Western |
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City of Sydney
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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
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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 |
Transport Administration Regulation
This contract determination only applies to the transport metropolitan district as prescribed by the Transport Administration Act 1988.
Factsheets
- Factsheet for Owner Operators (PDF) 3.1 MB
- Factsheet for Taxi Drivers (PDF) 2.7 MB