“Victoria can legalise ride-sharing without new taxes for consumers, and without new red tape for drivers,” said Aaron Lane, Legal Fellow at the Institute of Public Affairs. Today the Victorian government announced that it would establish a single commercial vehicle registration system that would apply to commercial passenger vehicles, taxis, hire cars and – importantly [...]

“Victoria should not regulate ride-sharing – it should remove red tape and let ride-sharing services flourish,” said Aaron lane, Legal Fellow at free market think tank the Institute of Public Affairs. Yesterday, submissions closed for the inquiry into ride sourcing services being conducted by the Economics and Infrastructure Committee of the Victorian Parliament. In December [...]