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Action for Public Transport (N.S.W.) Inc.
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APTNSW submission to private ferry fares review
posted Friday 3 October 2008
Action for Public Transport opposes the significant increases in fares sought by the Commercial Vessels Association (CVA) on behalf of its members. Our submission is also critical of the substandard proposal provided by the CVA to the Tribunal. The CVA has not provided sufficient information to allow the Tribunal to follow its own guidelines in reaching a decision.
Action for Public Transport has recommended that the Tribunal -
- Seeks detailed information from CVA members of their financial viability;
- Asks the CVA to provide detail on the stakeholder impact of any increase in fares;
- Supports in principle the continued use of the CVA cost index;
- Considers contractual change for private ferry companies, with all revenue going to the Ministry of Transport which would pay operators a fee for provision of services, in a similar manner to the private bus contracts.
Action for Public Transport's submission to this enquiry can be seen
here.
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