Ridesharing Steering Committee
A Ridesharing Steering Committee was formed to provide input into a regulatory model for ridesharing services in the Northern Territory (NT).
The committee submitted to Government for their consideration, a simple and effective model for incorporation into legislation to facilitate ridesharing in the NT.
It ensures:
- a level playing field between the various commercial passenger vehicle sectors, equivalent to their access to market
- National Sharing Economy Principles are incorporated into the model as much as practically possible.
Steering committee members liaised with other members of their industry sector to seek comment and input into the regulatory model.
Members
The Steering Committee comprised of the following members.
Position | Name | Title | Organisation | Sector |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Chair | Andrew Kirkman | Chief Executive | Department of Infrastructure, Planning and Logistics | Government – Chairperson |
Member | Ali Rkein | President | Taxi Council of the NT | Industry – Taxi |
Member | Khalid Nadeem | Director, Taxi Network | Darwin Radio Taxis | Industry – Taxi |
Member | Jaspreet Singh Grewal | Public Officer, Taxi Driver | Alice Taxis Association | Industry – Taxi |
Member | Stephen Patullo | Taxi Operator | Alice Springs | Industry – Taxi |
Member | Shane Nouwens | Taxi Driver | Darwin | Industry – Taxi |
Member | John Coady | Taxi Operator | Darwin | Industry – Taxi |
Member | Brad Kitschke | Director Public Policy (Oceania) | Uber | Industry – Ridesharing |
Member | Bill Piantoni | Managing Director | Metro Mini Bus | Industry – Minibus |
Member | Ron Fleming | Managing Director | Red Carpet Transport | Industry – Private Hire |
Member | Edward Laurie | Legal and Industrial Officer | Transport Workers’ Union | Union |
Member | Sue Shearer | Chair | Integrated disAbility Action (IdA) | Consumers – Integrated disAbility Action |
Member | Graeme Bevis | Chief Executive Officer | COTA NT (Council of the Ageing) | Consumers – Seniors |
Member | Breanna Duncan | Chair | 2016 Chief Minister’s Round Table of Young Territorians | Consumers – Youth |
Member | Allan McGill | Chief Executive Officer | Larrakia Nation | Consumers – Indigenous |
Member | Des Crowe | Chief Executive Officer | Australian Hotels Association | Business – Retail |
Member | Trevor Cox | General Manager | Tourism Top End | Business – Tourism |
Member | Peter Donovan | Chief Executive Officer | Motor Trades Association, Northern Territory Business Council | Business – General |
Member | Katrina Martin | Senior Director Economic & Commercial Policy | Department of Treasury and Finance | Government – Economics |
Member | Hannah Clee | Senior Policy Lawyer | Department of Attorney General and Justice | Government – Legal |
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