Commercial Passenger Vehicles Victoria

Commercial Passenger Vehicles Victoria (CPVV), until 2 June 2018 called the Taxi Services Commission (TSC), is the Government agency responsible for the regulation of the taxi and hire car industries in the State of Victoria, Australia.

[1] The TSC was established due to continuing concerns about the ongoing poor performance of Victoria's taxi industry.

[4] The Commission was required to report on those matters including by making recommendations about how the commercial passenger vehicle industry should be structured and regulated.

[5] In its second phase, the commission was positioned as the Victorian Government's regulator of taxi services and other small commercial passenger vehicles.

[6] This role requires the TSC to, among other things, administer licensing and accreditation schemes and conduct compliance and enforcement and other activities which apply to the taxi and broader small commercial passenger vehicle industries.

[8] Professor Allan Fels was appointed as initial Chairperson to conduct the Taxi Industry Inquiry.

[10] The Transport Integration Act provides the TSC with a governance framework - the objects, functions and powers - which comprise the charter of the agency.

[22] Provisions include those enabling the Commission to require information and documents and those concerning the issue and tabling of reports.