Beyond A Critical Observation re NSW Upper House Inquiry

Beyond A Critical Observation re NSW Upper House Inquiry

Further to A Critical Observation re NSW Upper House Inquiry, someone claimed to be a senior official from the above minister’s office rang me up and she kindly volunteered to provide me the address of the website from where I could get the Terms of Reference of the Upper House Inquiry. I replied to her that I have the TOR of the UHI. I also told her that the Minister has (and must have) the power to compel the taxi networks to announce the details including the Terms of Reference of the Upper House Inquiry.

At the end I was not sure that she was either interested or capable to understand my request and reasons and grounds behind such a simple request.

A Critical Observation re NSW Upper House Inquiry

A Critical Observation re NSW Upper House Inquiry

A Public Inquiry is meaningless without spontaneous public participation.

Politicians and the public servants have been throwing bagfuls of money and endless power to the taxi industry mandarins! Yet, the mandarins are refusing to broadcast the NSW Upper House Inquiry details through their radio networks and other propaganda machines!!

They have not broadcasted the NSW Upper House Inquiry Terms of Reference or any other details despite a request form the Inquiry Secretariat to do so.

I have requested the office of the Minister David Borger to instruct the taxi mafia to broadcast the relevant information. A keen person took my idea on board and she promised to pass them on to higher people. Hope some good comes out of this effort.

Humorous Submission with Reality

Humorous Submission with Reality

AN OPEN LETTER TO ANYONE WHO CARES

01.07.92

Every day the newspapers carry advertisements stating “Taxi Drivers Wanted”. These adverts attract the unemployed and migrants. Al are welcome. Al you need is a driving licence, a pulse and about $500.00. Being able to speak English or knowing your way around Sydney, now that could be a bit of a problem.

To keep the training school, the sale of UBDs, money bags and cards with lists of where to buy gas, in full swing, you need a quick turnover of taxi drivers. And, boy, have we got a quick turnover! Each week 100 new taxi drivers eagerly enter the taxi business and each week 100 disillusioned causalities exit, why?

Because, you need the ignorance and lack of knowledge of the new (and migrant) taxi drivers, to be able to charge them $50 M to $100 M AYEAR (!) above the legally available limit: the Award.

And the deception starts with the BIG LIES of the Taxi Training School, which are:

1. Driving a taxi is as safe as being a bank teller. A LIE.

2. You WILL get good money during a Taxi. A LIE.

3. There is a shortage of taxi drivers. A LIE.

4. The taxi co-ops will treat you right. A LIE.

5. You will find out driving a taxi is the Job you haw ever had. A LIE.

6. You will never need to pay tax again. THATS THE TRUTH.

7. There is a union but not active. A LIE.

8. There is an award exists. NEVER MENTIONED!

9. A good taxi driver never tells anybody – even his wife – what he earns because he is afraid the tax office might get to hear of it. A LlE. IT IS MOST PROBLY because HE IS TOO ASHAMED OF WHAT HE EARNS.

If it’s so bad why people still do it? Why don’t they give it away? They do. At hast 5,000 a year AND THERE ARE ONLY 5000 TAXIS!

Why do people get into driving taxis in the first place?

Advertising for the taxi schools is; in al newspapers, at the CES, and on the sides of taxis. You turn up al the training school, you pay your $425.00 fees, you buy a currant UBD, a money bag, and a list of where to buy gas.

Then the how-to-be-a-good-taxi-driver lessons start with a video an insurance agent and how he goes about getting customers. An instructor, who cats meat pies, drinks coke and chain smocks, gives a lecture church on health and nutrition. Another instructor - a woman this time – who also chain smokes talks about stress management. A doctor checks you to see if you have a pulse.

Then the taxi school rents you - for $40.00 - a bomb (an ax-taxi with about ten million ks on the clock) for you to use to take your driving test. The test costs $26.00. No worries there. I think they pass you if you manage to get eh hire car to the M.R. office. Now, all you have to do is get your taxi accreditation complete with photo and number. That's easy -Just $20.00.

A question often asked is how come taxi drivers, with no knowledge of Sydney, manage to pass a locality test in the first place? That's easy; the questions are accompanied by multiple choice answers, sooner or later you are bound to tick the correct answer-box, say on your fourth or fifth attempt . Lets face it, if they failed, the school would have to refund the fees , buy back the UBDs, the money bags and the lists of gas stations, Come on now, how can you lose?

The story so far: You have spent $425.00 fees , $23.00 UBD , $13.00 money bag , $2.00 list of gas stations, $40.00 hire of car, $26,00 driving test, $20.00 for ID. That is $519.00 in total. What has your $519.00 bought you? Absolutely nothing of value - just a pile of half truth:, downright lies and the hallucinations of an instructor who has gone ga-ga from years of sitting in the sun waiting for fares.

Well, you are now a taxi driver and if you are lucky, you will be approached by a private Owner end you will come to an arrangement with him. You will pay between $70.00 and $103.00 for a 12 hour day shift (upto$166.00 for a night shift) rental plus about $15.00 to $25.00 gas, lf you stay on the road for the full shift, six days a week (72 hrs!) and you are lucky, you will GROSS $300.00. But what about the unlucky ones? Well, they work for the co-ops. Well at least they turn up for work at the co-ops. It does not mean they will get a cab as there are about 4000 cabs and about 20,000 cab driven. You have to rely on Somebody not turning up. But, as they are the permanent drivers until 6.30 am to turn up, you won’t get a cab until then. Guess what, however, they will charge you from 3 am. Yes, yes still have to pay the full amount no matter what time you take the taxi out. That way the owner still gets his full $1,706.50 per cab per week minimum. lf an investor owns 10 cabs that's around a million dollars a year.

Remember what they tell you at training school: Taxi Drivers never pay tax. Any driver taking a cab on the road after 6.30 am will not make a living wage. Making you to start late is only one way the management prevent you from making a living: They Put you off the air for periods of lime ranging from two hours to 28 shifts for the most piddling of so called offenses. Offenses' such as pressing the wrong button on your radio or getting stuck in traffic.

The management, radio operators, police, parking attendants, security guards, DOT inspectors and fare evaders make sure that most taxi driven NEVER earn I living wage.

When you read in the papers that the taxi industry is cleaning up the business; getting rid off the no-hopers and cowboy: - remember these same “no hopper and cowboys” are the ones that passed through the training school a few weeks previous.

What's in it for the pubic? Nothing. You will still get dirty cabs and surely drivers who do not know they are going. Who cares? They pick up their $88,738.00 per year (not including the over $1000.00 they save by not paying holiday and sick pay) for each cab they own, no matter what state its in.

Will things get any better? Not in our life lime they won’t. Why should they? People have to use taxis. The fleet owners are making a motza ; the management are doing very nicety; the radio operators make a good wage and the 'accredited training schools' are on to a nice little earner. Sales of UBDs are up, as are sales of money bags and lists of gas outlets, the DOT employees' lives are easy. That taxi passengers do not get the best service, well that’s just too bad! The taxpayers subsidise this rip-off scheme to the tune of $2 billon dollars I year and that is not their (fleet owners) problem.

Signed (exploited cab driver)

Well, since 1992 is there any change?

Sufferings of taxi drivers went up.

Corruption went up.

Corrupt leadership of the NSW TWU are more aggressive than before.

Taxi mafia controls everyone one! I mean almost everyone!!

Even members of judiciary have joined the gang.

The Outcome of the NSW Upper House Inquiry

They double dip the Taxi Drivers and the public!?!

You are welcome to examine the entire Submissions to the NSW Upper House Inquiry re Taxi Industry at your convenience.

Specially please pay attention to this little calculation!

Some lucky people were given 100 taxi plates for free by the government!

Say each plate is making $500 per week.

100 plates making 100 X $500 = $50 000 per week

Now the question is where are the money?

These good Samaritans supposed to be assisting the disabled people! But, they do not!!

They double dip the Taxi Drivers and the public!?!

When disable people do not get taxis, the good Samaritans blame the “wogs” and workers! Thus in a way they are getting away with murder.

NSW Upper House Inquiry re Taxi Industry submissions are interesting!

This is your country. Stop this injustice and day light robbery.

--- In Sydney_TaxiCorruption@yahoogroups.com, "komolarani@..." wrote:

Re: Summary of Recommendations

Recommendation 7 was voted 3:3! Mostly Labor party voted against further Inquiry because they may fear something! Anyway, later the President of the Inquiry did cast his vote with the negative camp!! It is strange they voted against the public interest and to protect the mafia.

Summary of Recommendations

Recommendation 7 Page 55

That NSW Transport and Infrastructure take no further action in respect of the Nexus scheme licences.

Please remember most of our recommendations are accepted despite taxi mafia's billion dollar assets and illegal and immoral influence.

Labor Party President Steve Hutchins took the bribe and he is making desperate efforts to protect the taxi mafia and particularly Peter Hyer and Reg Kermode!

These criminals robbed public assets and NOT providing service to disabled people! They have been using racism, sectarianism and boring worker bashing to hide their crimes.

We have to expose their crimes further.

--- In freeamericanow@yahoogroups.com, "Biplobi Faruque" wrote:

NSW Upper House Inquiry re Taxi Industry

Summary of Recommendations

Recommendation 1 Page 40

That NSW Transport and Infrastructure limit the number of licences an applicant, or related applicants, can receive in future licence allocations, to one.

Recommendation 2 Page 40

That NSW Transport and Infrastructure disqualify individuals or entities that currently own 10 or more licences from participating in future allocations of new licences.

Recommendation 3 Page 40

That NSW Transport and Infrastructure adopt a ballot system for allocation of future licences to qualified applicants.

Recommendation 4 Page 43

That NSW Transport and Infrastructure investigate the establishment of a taxi licence seniority register for drivers with an exemplary service record that may be used in future licence allocations.

Recommendation 5 Page 45

That NSW Transport and Infrastructure employ more compliance officers to conduct regular and unannounced inspections of taxis in New South Wales and officers be provided with a comprehensive compliance checklist.

Recommendation 6 Page 45

That NSW Transport and Infrastructure conduct an audit of all vehicles in the NSW taxi fleet, with the audit commencing in January 2011.

Recommendation 7 Page 55

That NSW Transport and Infrastructure take no further action in respect of the Nexus scheme licences.

Recommendation 8 Page 65

That the Minister for Transport pursue an amendment to the Passenger Transport Act 1990 to remove the requirement that taxi networks must have the capacity to provide coverage to the entire Sydney metropolitan area, seven days a week, 24 hours a day, and that taxi networks have a redirect mechanism for out of area bookings.

Recommendation 9 Page 66

That NSW Transport and Infrastructure undertake a thorough review of all of the regulations governing the operation of taxi networks, with a view to removing any further barriers that may preclude new networks from entering the taxi industry and encouraging the entry of new taxi networks into the industry.

Recommendation 10 Page 72

That NSW Transport and Infrastructure introduce varied changeover times as part of taxi licence conditions and regulations.

SELECT COMMITTEE ON THE NSW TAXI INDUSTRY

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Recommendation 11 Page 75

That NSW Transport and Infrastructure examine the merits of allowing greater flexibility in the type of vehicle that can be used as a taxi, subject to safety and security requirements.

Recommendation 12 Page 75

That NSW Transport and Infrastructure explore the feasibility of introducing a greater number of peak period taxi licences.

Recommendation 13 Page 84

That, following consultation with industry stakeholders, NSW Transport and Infrastructure increase the number of taxi ranks in locations with significant passenger demand.

Recommendation 14 Page 84

That, following consultation with industry stakeholders, NSW Transport and Infrastructure increase the number of secure taxi ranks at weekends and during times of high demand for taxi services, such as during the festive season or special events.

Recommendation 15 Page 87

That, subject to the successful trial on the NSW Central Coast, NSW Transport and Infrastructure introduce pre-payment of fares for late night travel across the Sydney Metropolitan Area.

Recommendation 16 Page 87

That NSW Transport and Infrastructure undertake a community awareness campaign to inform prospective passengers of the introduction of pre-payment of fares for late night travel.

Recommendation 17 Page 91

That NSW Transport and Infrastructure determine what equipment is needed to automatically issue an itemised receipt at the end of each taxi journey, with a view to making this a requirement in all taxis.

Recommendation 18 Page 103

That the Minister for Finance request that the Federal Minister for Finance and Deregulation review, in light of general level of service fees charged across various industries, the 10 per cent surcharge levied on the electronic payment of taxi fares.

Recommendation 19 Page 103

That NSW Transport and Infrastructure investigate whether there are actions that can be undertaken by the Department to regulate electronic transaction fees within the NSW taxi industry.

Recommendation 20 Page 104

That a feasibility study be undertaken into a NSW government-run licensed and regulated payment system that is part of the planned integrated public transport ticketing system.

Recommendation 21 Page 119

That NSW Transport and Infrastructure develop a 10-year plan to increase the percentage of wheelchair accessible taxis from the current 11 per cent to a minimum of 50 per cent of the NSW taxi fleet, and that where there is only one licensed taxi in a geographic areas, it must be a wheelchair accessible taxi.

LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL

Inquiry into the NSW taxi industry

xxii Report - June 2010

Recommendation 22 Page 119

That NSW Transport and Infrastructure establish a service agreement for the use of taxi services in community transport programs.

Recommendation 23 Page 124

That NSW Transport and Infrastructure include in the key performance indicators for the wheelchair accessible taxi fleet a mechanism to accurately capture information on the experiences of wheelchair accessible taxi passengers, including waiting times.

Recommendation 24 Page 124

That NSW Transport and Infrastructure require providers of wheelchair accessible taxi services in regional and rural areas to provide six-monthly reports on their key performance indicators.

Recommendation 25 Page 130

That NSW Transport and Infrastructure immediately implement a revised Wheelchair Accessible Taxi Measurement Protocol, based on the three dimensional cube.

Recommendation 26 Page 130

That NSW Transport and Infrastructure conduct an audit of all wheelchair accessible taxis to identify vehicles that are non-compliant with the Disability Standards for Accessible Public Transport, and revoke the wheelchair accessible taxi licence if the vehicle is still non-compliant within three years.

Recommendation 27 Page 130

That NSW Transport and Infrastructure provide financial incentives to operators of noncompliant vehicles to modify their vehicle to meet the Disability Standards for Accessible Public Transport as soon as possible.

Recommendation 28 Page 130

That NSW Transport and Infrastructure conduct an annual inspection of the wheelchair accessible taxi fleet, to ensure continued compliance with the Disability Standards for Accessible Public Transport and the regulations.

Recommendation 29 Page 137

That the NSW Minister for Transport request the Australian Transport Council undertake a feasibility study into the introduction of a universally accessible taxi fleet in Australia, and as part of this study examine ways in which the standard taxi fleet can be upgraded to be wheelchair accessible taxi compliant, including financial incentives.

Recommendation 30 Page 141

That NSW Transport and Infrastructure direct the Zero200 booking service to create and implement ways to allow pre-allocation of booking requests at the time a booking is made and to allow pre-booking of regular trips.

Recommendation 31 Page 141

That, subject to privacy considerations and the consent of passengers, NSW Transport and Infrastructure request that the Zero200 booking service to investigate how to retain customer information, such as a requirement for a certain type of vehicle or pick-up procedure.

SELECT COMMITTEE ON THE NSW TAXI INDUSTRY

Report - June 2010 xxiii

Recommendation 32 Page 143

That the Minister for Local Government request local councils to undertake a review of taxi ranks in their area to determine rank accessibility, and identify areas where improvements can be made.

Recommendation 33 Page 144

That the Minister for Transport amend the parking regulations to allow wheelchair accessible taxis to stop for up to 15 minutes in disabled parking zones and in loading zones to set-down and pick-up passengers with disability.

Recommendation 34 Page 146

That NSW Transport and Infrastructure consult with Vision Australia to determine ways to improve the accessibility of taxis for people with vision impairment.

Recommendation 35 Page 150

That NSW Transport and Infrastructure increase the value of the subsidy provided by the Taxi Transport Subsidy Scheme to half the total fare, up to a maximum value of $50.00 per fare.

Recommendation 36 Page 150

That the Premier request the Independent Pricing and Regulatory Tribunal to consider the value of the subsidy provided under the Taxi Transport Subsidy Scheme as part of its annual review of taxi fares.

Recommendation 37 Page 152

That NSW Transport and Infrastructure expedite the introduction of an electronic card system to facilitate payments made under the Taxi Transport Subsidy Scheme.

Recommendation 38 Page 155

That NSW Transport and Infrastructure require all taxi drivers to undertake disability awareness training, including training in assisting people with intellectual disability, vision impairment, and people using guide dogs and assistance dogs, as a compulsory component of the driver-training program.

Recommendation 39 Page 155

That NSW Transport and Infrastructure ensure that people with disability are involved in the development and delivery of disability awareness training programs for taxi drivers.

Recommendation 40 Page 158

That the Premier request the Independent Pricing and Regulatory Tribunal to consider the value of the subsidy provided by the Taxi Driver Incentive Scheme as part of its annual review of taxi fares.

Recommendation 41 Page 160

That NSW Transport and Infrastructure establish a publicly available register of taxi licence owners by July 2011.

Recommendation 42 Page 163

That the Minister for Transport, through NSW Transport and Infrastructure, publish all of the reports and reviews that have been conducted into the NSW taxi industry.

LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL

Inquiry into the NSW taxi industry

xxiv Report - June 2010

Recommendation 43 Page 167

That the Minister for Transport investigate the feasibility of establishing an independent regulator to monitor administration and enforcement of the regulatory framework in NSW.

Recommendation 44 Page 175

That NSW Transport and Infrastructure undertake a community awareness campaign to encourage more people to provide feedback to the Customer Feedback Management System.

Recommendation 45 Page 175

That NSW Transport and Infrastructure establish a specific unit within the Customer Feedback Management System to deal with complaints about taxi services for people with accessibility issues.

Recommendation 46 Page 175

That NSW Transport and Infrastructure publish disaggregated performance data on the basis of network, geographic area and time of day.

Recommendation 47 Page 176

That NSW Transport and Infrastructure finalise and implement key performance indicators for regional and rural taxi networks, to commence in July 2011.

Recommendation 48 Page 176

That NSW Transport and Infrastructure undertake an annual, independent and random survey of customer satisfaction and publish the results of that survey on their website.

Recommendation 49 Page 176

That NSW Transport and Infrastructure examine ways to measure the performance of rank and hail taxis as part of its assessment of the performance of the entire NSW taxi industry.

Recommendation 50 Page 179

That NSW Transport and Infrastructure finalise the re-establishment of a taxi advisory committee, to meet regularly and report to the Director General of NSW Transport and Infrastructure on its deliberations, and consisting of a broad range of stakeholders, by December 2010.

Recommendation 51 Page 188

That the Minister for Transport pursue an amendment to the Passenger Transport Regulation 2007 to require all taxis in the NSW fleet to be fitted with GPS devices.

Recommendation 52 Page 201

That NSW Transport and Infrastructure review the current driver training program and increase the amount of time that is allocated to teaching about occupational health and safety as well as industrial rights issues.

Recommendation 53 Page 201

That the Minister for Industrial Relations request that the NSW Industrial Relations Commission review the Taxi Industry (Contract Drivers) Contract Determination 1984, to reflect the current needs of the NSW taxi industry.

SELECT COMMITTEE ON THE NSW TAXI INDUSTRY

Report - June 2010 xxv

Recommendation 54 Page 211

That NSW Transport and Infrastructure review the new specifications for security cameras to ensure that the most technologically advanced cameras are installed in all NSW taxis, and that footage generated by those cameras is retained for a minimum of 60 days.

Recommendation 55 Page 212

That the Minister for Transport pursue an amendment to the Passenger Transport Regulation 2007 to increase the penalties faced by taxi operators if their vehicle is identified as unroadworthy.

Recommendation 56 Page 217

That NSW Transport and Infrastructure, together with the Roads and Traffic Authority, undertake a review of current parking and driving regulations that affect taxi services, with the aim of facilitating greater ease of pick-up and set-down of passengers and enabling taxis to drive

along transit ways.

Recommendation 57 Page 219

That NSW Transport and Infrastructure review the content of the driver training course to include information about insurance rights and responsibilities as a compulsory component of the course.

Recommendation 58 Page 219

That NSW Transport and Infrastructure send information to all licensed taxi operators reminding them of their obligations in relation to insurance and their responsibilities in relation to insurance excess.

Recommendation 59 Page 219

That the NSW Transport and Infrastructure prepare plain English information sheets outlining a driver's rights and responsibilities in regard to insurance issues for distribution to drivers.

In Person Presentation

In Person Presentation

My Preamble, A Critical Observation re NSW Upper House Inquiry, Beyond A Critical Observation re NSW Upper House Inquiry, Humorous Submission with Reality and Written Submission contain only 1% of documentations in my possession.

I intend to add another 1% of documentations in my possession during my In Person Presentation. However, some sources say, a powerful group is determined to stop me to do so.

Well, I’ll believe in everything as it is demonstrated in The Power of the Taxi Mafia over the last twenty years!

The NSW TDA President Anne Turner calls herself “princes”. However, the ex NSW TDA president Geoff Coates used to call her “mistress’. Although I am not interested in the past or personal issues! However, Anne Turner and Eddie Diab have attended many meetings with taxi owners and taxi mafia. They failed to provide the attendee, agenda and outcomes of those meetings despite repeated requests. The NSW TDA does NOT represent PLATE OWNERS!, is a small example to explore the situation! Anne Turner also admitted to accept money from the taxi mafia (by mistake I suppose). Please examine May the president please inform the committee should be examined to obtain some evidence in relation to this issue.

The submission to the NSW Upper House Inquiry presented by the NSW TDA banner is contradictory and does not reflect the proper views of the organisation and mission statement of the NSW TDA. Confidential NSW TDA Issues are one more example of Anne’s misadventure.

Since the election, Anne Turner and Eddie Diab have wasted three committee meetings for the blood of NSW TDA committee Member Ted Hirsh. They did this unlawfully and as a secretary I warned them about it.

Naturally, for a number of reasons including the one I mentioned above, Anne Turner and Eddie Diab clique conspired to remove me from the committee without any reason at the fourth committee meeting in my absence.

Anne Turner’s Weapons of Mass Destruction and Why Sex? Are two more examples of dirty tricks used by these power drunks under the instruction of the taxi mafia!

Now they are unlawfully writing to the NSW Upper House Inquiry Secretariat that I am not the elected Secretary of the NSW TDA! I also note that the written submission under the banner of the NSW TDA and rest of the activities are not inline with the NSW TDA activities, aim and objective.

In short, it is becoming clearer that the so called NSW TDA submission and in person presentation do not represent true values and interests of the working taxi drivers.

Ann Turner – Do Not Destroy the NSW TDA, and Reg Kermode Thugs Went on to Kidnap and Rob Faruque Ahmed are further reasons and grounds to grant me to present my in person submission.

Therefore, I should not be prevented from making an In Person Presentation during the NSW Upper House Inquiry re Taxi Industry.

With thanks

Sincerely Yours

Faruque Ahmed

Mobile: 041 091 4118

Friday, January 29, 2010

Written Submission

Faruque Ahmed’s Submission to the NSW Upper House Inquiry re Taxi Industry

Preamble

Taxi Industry is a service oriented industry.

Taxi Passengers must be given a safe and comfortable ride.

Taxi Drivers must be provided with a safe workplace and safer work practices.

Taxis plates are the property of the state and general public.

Taxis licenses must be used for the benefit of the people of New South Wales. Both the commuter and workers within the taxi industry must benefit not just a few privileged “stake-holders” as is the present situation.

The Reality: It is very difficult to summarise the taxi industry problems, reasons and solutions in a simple manner. I therefore would like to present the Preamble first and then the Written Submission as per the Terms of Reference of the NSW Upper House Inquiry with an expectation to make an In Person Presentation later.

Faruque Ahmed: Some people blame Faruque Ahmed for everything including as small as sneezing to something big as Tsunami! Yet, the NSW Taxi Drivers have got more rights and protection than any other state by the statute at least!! It appears people like Justice Edwards, Justice Beattie and a few more decent figures in the past had some respect for justice, fairness and decency. A state by state comparison may reveal more about the Australian taxi industry and even assist us to move forward with reality.

Mr. Faruque Ahmed has served in many positions including the followings:

1. Secretary/Treasurer and President of Taxi Drivers' Section of the NSW Transport Workers Union, respectively.

2. Vice-President and President of Taxi Industry Services Association, respectively.
3. President, NSW Cabbie Welfare Association..

4. Media Manager, NSW Taxi Drivers Association.

5. Secretary, NSW Taxi Drivers Association.

He is also an Author, blogger, columnist, electronic activist and webmaster; campaigning for justice, fairness, equality, democracy, human rights, social reform and many more progressive and humanitarian issues.

Mr. Ahmed is also Moderator/Owner of a few Discussion Groups and contributor of well-known and robust forums.

Yet, some taxi industry leaders and senior NSW public servants refer him as, “unapproachable, one sided, …. and they do not want to negotiate with him. However, these people mentioned above failed to point out any wrong doings by Faruque Ahmed!

Faruque Ahmed’s proposed submission to Director General of Transport and Infrastructure “NSW Taxi Royal Commission” and submission of the New South Wales Taxi Drivers Association Inc below are for your consideration.

1. ICAC Submission provides an easy and step by step picture of the NSW taxi industry.

2. Faruque Ahmed’s initial submission and final submission to the Australian Industrial Relations Commission contains lots of useful evidence to understand the taxi industry.

3. The NSW TWU's Crime against Taxi Drivers presents a picture of 1984 sell out by the NSW TWU leadership.

4. The Ghost and Gas – No Conspiracies sheds some light on how they passed the burden of gas and wash to bailee drivers' shoulder illegally! One may ask why did the then TWU boss Steve Hutchins who is also President of the NSW Labor Party and a Senator from NSW took the “king’s shilling” and sold out taxi drivers with labor lawyer Adam Hatcher?

5. The AIRC transcript is like a "scary canary" trying to expose many crimes and corruption in front of seven judges under pressure.

Before you make up your mind please remember it is your state and you must protect the interest of the state and public.

Should you wish to obtain any source materials in links/documents mentioned above, please feel free to contact the undersigned for access.

In the mean time please do not forget to ask yourself, how the taxi mafia managed to silence and sabotage far too many inquiries and outcomes mentioned in The Power of the Taxi Mafia and in the Sydney Morning Herald!

Ray of Hope

Miranda's Xmas and Taxis produced Beyond Taxi Driver Bashing and New years Eve and eventually Ray of Hope! Here is an example of straight logic and commonsense at work! They have produced a good result this year.

We too, can do it better if we are honest enough and do not kowtow to the taxi mafia.

With thanks

Faruque Ahmed

Mobile: 041 091 4118

Sunday, January 03, 2010

A Critical Observation re NSW Upper House Inquiry

A Public Inquiry is meaningless without spontaneous public participation.

Politicians and the public servants have been throwing bagfuls of money and endless power to the taxi industry mandarins! Yet, the mandarins are refusing to broadcast the NSW Upper House Inquiry details through their radio networks and other propaganda machines!!

They have not broadcasted the NSW Upper House Inquiry Terms of Reference or any other details despite a request form the Inquiry Secretariat to do so.

I have requested the office of the Minister David Borger to instruct the taxi mafia to broadcast the relevant information. A keen person took my idea on board and she promised to pass them on to higher people. Hope some good comes out of this effort.

Beyond A Critical Observation re NSW Upper House Inquiry

Further to A Critical Observation re NSW Upper House Inquiry, someone claimed to be a senior official from the above minister’s office rang me up and she kindly volunteered to provide me the address of the website from where I could get the Terms of Reference of the Upper House Inquiry. I replied to her that I have the TOR of the UHI. I also told her that the Minister has (and must have) the power to compel the taxi networks to announce the details including the Terms of Reference of the Upper House Inquiry.

At the end I was not sure that she was either interested or capable to understand my request and reasons and grounds behind such a simple request.

Written Submission

Submission to NSW Upper House Inquiry (Taxi Industry)

a. the adequacy of government reporting standards and regulation of the industry and the impact of this on the provision of quality taxi services for commuters, including for people using wheelchairs,

The NSW Government and relevant departments do not have any reporting system to measure the metrics of the taxi industry. Repeated requests to initiate a reporting system and a request to act accordingly failed to get any acceptance. However, they have used racism and sectarianism to cover up their deliberate incompetence and corruption.

They do not have management tools to measure the industry! They also do not know who got the wheelchair taxis, how many disable people they are compelled to transport or are actually transporting. A request to initiate a system to watch, observe and improve the lot of disabled people has fallen in deaf ear.

My Letter to Brian Langton generated Secrecy of NSW Ministry of Transport! I have collected many more evidence like these two mentioned above! It appears there is much organised chaos! The department is acting against the wishes and interests of the state, public and workers. However, the department appears to serve the taxi mafia very well.

Movement of personal between the NSW Department of Transport and Ministry of Transport is very sinister. These officials swap their positions with taxi and bus mafia organisations like musical chairs.

Recommendation1. Politicians and public servants must uphold the state and public interest first and their decisions and decision making process should be democratic and fact based.

b. the provision of government subsidies to the industry and the allocation and subsequent trading of free "Nexus" plates, including the impact on public revenue,

Again I have been requesting them to comply with “A Nexus Inquiry” for a long time. I went to the NSW ICAC, NSW Ministry of Transport, Department of Transport, Ombudsman and NSW Auditor General without any success! During the Deloitte Inquiry I have contacted a senior Ministry of Transport official and he hoodwinked me regarding this inquiry and pertinent issues altogether. In short the Deloitte Inquiry was more than a joke. It was a humungous cover up at the expense of public, justice, fairness and decency.

For some reason, earlier, the brother of the former Department of Transport official in-charge of WAT was found guilty of wrongdoings! For that reason, taxi drivers in general got the thrashing from everyone but the system remained rotten.

Administration of the "Nexus Scheme" is tragic and requires another Inquiry on why the tax payers’ money was used to confuse public and protect taxi mafia with the subordinate public servants! Mr Taxi's $20 million windfall and related articles are staring at all of us. Ironically, many people do not condemn the mafia for these crimes!! They rather blame poor drivers and migrants for everything!!!

Disabled miss out in taxi plate gains shows an incompetent administration and anti-worker Labor Government who have no respect for justice, fairness and any other cherished values known to mankind.

Nexus Taxi Plates thread was enjoyed by many people for a long time (http://melbourne.indymedia.org/news/2006/03/108568.php)! Yet, the same thread disappeared from Melbourne Indy Media! Is it a co-incidence or conspiracy?

My Letter to Brian Langton generated Secrecy of NSW Ministry of Transport! However, A Nexus Inquiry gave us an Obnoxious Response!!

Yet, The Auditor General of NSW gave us nothing!!!

Super Rats, Taxi Council Limited, NSW IPART and Nexus Plates is one more effort to expose the Nexus Scandal without any success!

Recommendation2. All nexus taxi plates and other types of free taxi plates including compensatory taxi plates should be accounted for, recalled and handed back to working taxi drivers directly to improve service to disabled people. Past and present abusers of these taxi plates should be prosecuted.

c. the effect of limits on the supply of unrestricted taxi licences in New South Wales, particularly as it impacts on customer service,

They do not have a system to understand the demand and therefore a policy to match the supply with demand! Relevant departments do not have a concept called “customer service”. They refuse to initiate any regulations to compel the taxi companies/networks/radio companies to improve their game, pay attention to customer service and reduce misery and misfortune of drivers and passengers! Rather they compel taxi owners, operators and drivers to pay these taxi networks/companies unjustifiable radio fees. They also gave them uncheckable and obscene power to subjugate taxi drivers and owners. Repeated requests to rectify the situation failed.

They have a deregulated work force and totally regulated (protected) taxi plates (market)! Why can’t they have a total deregulation? The answer is simple! It will be against the interest of the mafia!!

As mentioned in Stupid Taxi Owners, the regulators even can not compel taxi networks to improve service. They rather reward the taxi networks/companies for not servicing the public and drivers. The taxi owners/operators are not even in a position to question their radio fees and compulsory unionism (without representation) enforced by the regulation against general interest.

Recommendation3. Legislative frame work must be initiated to ensure taxi/radio/communication network accountability in order to improve service to traveling public and working taxi drivers.

d. anti-competitive activities in the industry and the Government's compliance with National Competition Council rulings,

The regulations force taxi owners, operator, lessees, sub- lessees, sub-sub- lessees to join the Taxi Council Limited, NSW Taxi Industry Association, … . However, these people got no say whatsoever about any of these organizations, in reality and all sense of practicality. These organisations also act against the wishes and interests of these so called members!

Stupid Taxi Owners is just one example. Howard Harrison of Taxi Council Limited can incite against working taxi drivers and owners. The WorkCover Authority or anyone for that matter refuses to take action under the Duty of Care provision of the NSW Occupational Health and Safety Act.

Almost every year, whenever the opportunity arises, the taxi mafia spends money and prints colorful brochures to incite the public against taxi drivers. I have forwarded those baseless and offensive materials to some authorities including the NSW WorkCover Authority and they did nothing. I intend to present them properly during my personal presentation.

Legion Taxi Network and Combined Communications Network are above the law and they are not answerable to anyone!

NSW Police-Crime Stoppers refused to answer my letter. However, it appears, they are very close to the taxi mafia! Although, according the NSW Parliament, not many taxi drivers were charged for any alleged crimes exacerbated by the tabloid type media and swallowed by the state instrumentalities.

In short, “d” does not exist in the taxi industry. In fact the mafia rules! They use race, religion and many more baseless grounds to cover up their wrong doings and shift the blame to workers and migrants.

Recommendation4:

i. Failure to comply with National Competition Policy and Rulings must attract severe penalties.

ii. Remove and rewrite the NSW Passenger Transport Act and relevant Regulations that promote and support compulsory unionism (without representation) by stealth.

e. the performance of the wheelchair-accessible taxi fleet, with special regard to Federal disability discrimination laws and their compliance with the 2002 Disability Standards for Accessible Public Transport,

In reality “e” is neither the concern of the taxi mafia nor the regulator! I have written many letters regarding this issue and the result is negative.

Recommendation5.

i. Commence immediate establishment of accountability and transparency mechanisms within the relevant departments.

f. the effectiveness of the Wheelchair Accessible Transport Taxi Driver Incentive scheme in providing better taxi services for people in wheelchairs,

I can add many documents to prove the mafia’s influence.

Recommendation6. Remove mafia influence and ensure public and worker interest during the decision making process.

g. the Government's response to the recommendations of a range of reviews into the taxi and hire car industry over the last decade,

NSW Ombudsman said, NSW Department of Transport is “captured by taxi Council” (Limited). NSW IPART also said, NSW Department of Transport is “not forthcoming and evasive”. The NSW Department of Transport hates democracy, openness and accountability! That’s why they refuse to initiate and support a properly represented and meaningful NSW Taxi Advisory Council. They also like their way or highway! The NSW Department of Transport is very uncomfortable with the Taxi Safety Committee.

In a recent meeting when I asked the NSW Transport and Infrastructure Director General and his entourage about the Taxi Advisory Council and Taxi Safety Committee; they liked the idea but they could not commit either way.

However, in a recent letter to the NSW TDA, he has expressed his desire to impose a “congestion tax” (set fare) on taxi workers based on Taxi Council Limited’s instruction!

Why is it so, may I ask? Where is the properly constituted and represented Taxi Advisory Committee?

Jason Morrison of 2GB Drive (Re: Taxi Mafia), Jason Morrison of 2GB Drive (Re: Taxi Mafia) and Beyond, Who is blocking me? and many more examples clearly demonstrate The Power of the Taxi Mafia contrary to public interest and cherished values known to mankind.

The Power of the Taxi Mafia as reported in the Sydney Morning Herald, the industry mobs managed to silence and sabotaged more than 20 inquiries and outcome of those inquiries! Aren’t they examples of mafia power and influence in the NSW politics?

Recommendation7:

i. Immediately install a properly functioning and representative Taxi Advisory Committee.

ii. Immediately install a properly functioning and representative Taxi Drivers’ Safety committee.

iii. Investigate and prosecute secret relationship between public servants and taxi mafia.

iv. Investigate and prosecute direct and indirect power and influence of taxi mafia to radio, television and print media.

h. the level of transparency and accountability in the regulation of the industry, including the reasons for the failure to make public reports flowing from six out of ten inquiries or reviews over the last decade,

Rod Flaming, Fred Death, Jim Gleeson and many other Ministry of Transport and Department of Transport officials basically worked for taxi mafia and bus mafia during and after their tenure at these departments! That’s why many laws and regulations initiated by them are anti public and worker in nature and pro taxi mafia in every sense.

We already got evidence about Taxi Washer to Taxi Mafia. Let’s examine the route to ‘taxi mafia to bus mafia’! The bus mafia (Deloitte Cabcharge Ltd) was awarded a lucrative contract under J Gleeson regime. As a result a no body of the bus industry has consolidated himself as the biggest bus operator at the expense of the NSW taxpayer. On top of that 50% of the CBD streets are eaten out by the 90% unused bus lanes. During this period, the part time director general Gleeson was the full time employee of the mafia controlled Bus Company!

While these public servants are busy to prosecute taxi drivers for scratching their bum with the wrong fingers, they are pumping bagfuls of money to the taxi mafia and bus mafia in many ways. Beside the Nexus Scandal they are throwing unlimited amount of money to Night Rider Bus Service and other bus subsidy schemes.

Recommendation8: i. Investigate the outcome of traffic between government officials and mafia organisations in regard to nexus taxi plates, Night Rider Bus Subsidies and all other bus subsidies including the city street preferences given to bus industry.

i. the appropriateness and accountability mechanisms associated with the appointment of key Government ministers and bureaucrats to positions in the industry and its impact on Government policy,

Notifying the Revocation of Authorisation failed to convince the ACCC to inform taxi drivers and owners about the Federal Court Decision to revoke Authorisation A30152.

Merger and Acquisition by Cabcharge Limited also failed to convince the ACCC to register me as an interested party!

Cabcharge and Criminals is further evidence of anticompetitive policies and the attitude of ACCC and officials.

The WorkCover Authority or anyone for that matter refuses to take action under the Duty of Care provision of the NSW Occupational Health and Safety Act.

We have communicated with the Law Reform Committee which was initiated by the NSW WorkCover Authority and suggested to them that all moving vessels like planes, ships, trains, trucks and taxis must be declared as work places. We also suggested that the Duty of Care Provision of the NSW Occupational Health and Safety Act must be applied to the taxi industry. They replied to us and said that we are covered under the OH&SA. However, on a separate communication, the then Attorney General wrote to me and said, “… due to bailor bailee relationship the act is not clear …. “! The important fact is that after so many years and so many requests no one is willing to remove the ambiguity and protect taxi workers like all other workers.

The Power of the Taxi Mafia is a classic example of the arrogant taxi industry mandarins. A Critical Observation re NSW Upper House Inquiry and Beyond A Critical Observation re NSW Upper House Inquiry are two more examples of the endless power and arrogance of these mobs!

Recommendation9:

i. Public servants and departments must not bend backwards due to rumors and innuendos of private enterprises (in this case ill motivated and false accusations of Taxi Council Limited, NSW Taxi Industry Association and other groups)

ii. Duty of Care provision of the Occupational Health and Safety Act must be enacted and enforced regardless of any relationship including bailor/bailee relationship in the taxi industry.

iii. Public servants and departments must not compromise the spirit of competition, fairness and notion of justice because of lies, racism, prejudice and bigotry cunningly used by “taxi mafia” (to obtain restrictive trade practice authorisation for Cabcharge).

iv. Prosecute taxi mafia for contempt of Parliament as demonstrated in A Critical Observation re NSW Upper House Inquiry and Beyond A Critical Observation re NSW Upper House Inquiry.

v. Initiate immediate investigation and subsequent prosecution for sabotaging and silencing Inquiries and Inquiry Reports mentioned in The Power of the Taxi Mafia

j. regulatory structures in other Australian jurisdictions and the optimal framework required to achieve the best possible taxi service for members of the public in New South Wales,

It is a sad and bad affair. The independent umpires, even some members of Judiciary have acted unfairly!! Please examine the following links.

TISA 2000 MEDIA RELEASE

Australian Security Commission Inquiry Re: Taxi Mafia Crime Spree

Regulators History of Ignoring Good Ideas

Faruque Ahmed Requests Attorney General to Intervene. Attorney General Refuses to Intervene to Protect Labor Party Stooges.

Faruque Ahmed Calls Attorney General to stop TWU (Labor Party) Crime and the NSW Attorney General’s Response to Faruque Ahmed is more than tragic!

NSW Attorney General Re: Taxi Mafia Crime Spree goes unheeded again!

Faruque Ahmed Requests Attorney General to Enforce the Law of the Land but Attorney General Refuses to Enforce the Law of the Land.

Links below and above forced me to conclude, “the court of law is a place to commit crime and university is the best place to breed criminals”.

Corruption within the NSW Industrial Relation Commission

CC Connor

Rotten NSW IRC, CC Connor Must Resign, Statutory Declaration re Connor’s Conspiracies, More Connor Conspiracies, Madness of Connor and all other evidence must be investigated by this Upper House Inquiry to bring some sanity and a notion of justice in the NSW Industrial Relation Commission.

Taxi cabs, radio set, and all other equipment in the taxi are the property of the bailor. Similarly, an electronic tag should be the property of the bailor too. However, Connor said that from now on E-Tag should be the responsibility of the bailees! During that decision he said, (and I paraphrase) "absence of an E Tag shouldn't disadvantage bailee drivers". Now, the Sydney Harbor Bridge and many other toll ways have removed their cash payment systems and this is disadvantaging bailee drivers all of the time and this disadvantage extends back even at the time Connor made his original decision on this issue. Clearly, Connor did not conduct any so called disadvantage test prior to making his innate anti-bailee deliberation on that occasion too.

Justice Marks

I deliberately avoided IRC Travesty. Most years, I stand in front of these people with minimum expectations. I thought they would have some respect for justice, fairness and notion of justice. In reality, I haven’t found any. This time a few close friends of mine said, “let’s try to convince the TWU leadership rather than have a confrontation with them”. I knew they were wrong and the TWU will sell out taxi drivers, no matter what! Well, it happened again!

Shortcomings with the NSW Department of Industrial Relations and Attorney General

Faruque Ahmed Requests Attorney General to Intervene. Attorney General Refuses to Intervene to Protect Labor Party Stooges.

Faruque Ahmed Calls Attorney General to TWU (Labor Party) Crime and the NSW Attorney General’s Response to Faruque Ahmed!

NSW Attorney General Re: Taxi Mafia Crime Spree goes unheeded again!

Faruque Ahmed Requests Attorney General to Enforce the Law of the Land but Attorney General Refuses to Enforce the Law of the Land.

Now I would like to know what can we do to protect our industrial rights and civil rights?

Shortcomings with the NSW WorkCover Authority

Request to Enforce OH&SA generated Ignoring Any And All Requests to Enforce OH&SA. We have more correspondence like these ones! We have written to the Law Reform Committee of WorkCover and requested them to remove any and all ambiguity, enact and enforce legislations to protect taxi workers. In reality they did nothing.

Shortcomings within the NSW Independent Pricing and Regulatory Tribunal

TAXI TRIBUNAL THAT LACKS TRANSPARENCY is self explanatory!

Faruque Ahmed letter to IPART Chairman re Labor Cost to include taxi drivers’ income component as no one can cost a product or service without factoring in “workers wages/salary/commission” However you can see the IPART Chairman Refuses to Consider Labor Component!

IPART have accepted the rubbery figures of the taxi mafia without any question while we exposed them in many ways including their deliberately wrong figures i.e. expenditure of taxi cab is around $91, 000 a year while the income from a taxi cab is around $60, 000 a year!

They never asked despite these supposed losses why taxi plates price, taxi leases etc. etc keep going up every year!

May I ask why and how the IPART is pricing a service without considering the LABOR COMPONENT?

Treasurer Peter Costello Re: Taxi Mafia Crime Spree, IPART is the Joke and many more links brings the inevitable conclusion, i.e. all of them are serving the big business contrary to the wishes and interests of the public and state and in order to cover up this mess they love to flog the dead horse i.e. workers and migrants!

Since then, we have communicated with many politicians and public servants to enforce the law of the land and protect us from the NSW Transport Workers Union Leaders (Labor Party) terror continuum. Unfortunately most of them did nothing! To add salt to the injury, some of them suggested us to contact and join the NSW TWU!! I thought, fucking for virginity is better then those cruel actions and inactions mentioned above in this regard.

Recommendation1o.

i. Investigate and prosecute union officials for acting contrary to the wishers and interests of union members to protect taxi mafia interests.

ii. Investigate and prosecute public servants for acting contrary to the wishes and interests of union members and the public to protect taxi mafia interests.

iii. Investigate and prosecute IPART officials for acting contrary to the wishes and interests of the public and workers to protect taxi mafia interests.

iv. Investigate and prosecute Industrial Relations Commission identities for acting contrary to the wishes and interests of the public and workers to protect taxi mafia interests.

v. Investigate and prosecute Industrial Relations Commission identities for misusing and abusing the power and authority vested in them.

vi. Investigate and prosecute Independent Pricing And Regulatory Tribunal identities for misusing and abusing the power and authority vested in them.

vii. Investigate and prosecute Senator Steve Hutchins and Barrister Adam Hatcher for misusing and abusing the power and authority vested in them.

k. working conditions and entitlements for taxi drivers, and

Corruption within the NSW Transport Workers Union

Links below must be investigated properly in order to address the out of control endemic corruption and racism.

Blatant Corruption

1. Taxi Driver Entitlement under the Law

2. The NSW TWU's Crime against Taxi Drivers

3. AN OPEN LETTER TO ANYONE WHO CARES

4. Ghost and Gas – No Conspiracies

5. Barrister Adam Hatcher’s Confession (?)

Racism

4. Unreserved Apology to Taxi Drivers and Migrants is self explanatory. Beside deliberately ill motivated racism and sectarianism of CH 7, the so called taxi industry activists are not willing to do anything about it. However, they are very keen to insult Faruque Ahmed for trying to do something!

5. Vilification of Taxi Drivers and Ethnic Groups is no different either! It was a trial by media and many industry activists said, “the guy is guilty because he is a Muslim and because he is from same cultural background of Faruque Ahmed … ”. General tones of the media outlets and the rest of the society including the judiciary were not too different either! Someone in the know privately told me, “may be, this case is a miscarriage of justice”!

6. Racist and sectarian venom of Peer is another good one. No one does anything but everyone love to blame Faruque for almost everything! Here, a person is branded as Muslim Extremist without an iota of evidence!!

7. A Proper Response to a congenital racist and fascist

Union NSW

8. In desperation I have also asked assistance from Union NSW. But the arrogant Mark Lennon refused to answer me.

Media Blockade

Communication is a very important tool for taxi drivers and taxi industry activists. They speak to passengers, talk back radio and other available mediums. I have been talking to talk back radios for a long time. Last time I was blocked by some of them due to the 9/11 charade. This time, it appears, I am blocked due to direct and indirect influence of industry mobsters’ advertisement power.

9. Taxi Mafia Inspired Blockade (Radio 2 UE) and

10. Taxi Mafia Inspired Blockade (Radio 2GB) are self explanatory.

May I request this Inquiry to consider Taxi Mafia Inspired Blockade for the sake of free speech, accountability and transparency?

Occasionally radio 2UE allows me to talk but radio 2GB is maintaining a blockade lately. Is it a power of mighty “taxi mafia” dollar?

Ministry of Transport

Faruque Ahmed letter to IPART Chairman re Labor Cost politely asked NSW Minister for Transport to include taxi drivers’ income component and instruct IPART to do so because one must not cost a product or service without factoring in “workers wages/salary/commission” However you can see the good minister refused to consider my request!

Regulators History of Ignoring Good Ideas and NSW Minister for Transport Re: Taxi Mafia Crime Spree can not be ignored. Similarly links below also deserve proper scrutiny to ensure justice, fairness and accountability.

A. Labor Party Leaders and Lawyers Unlawful Behavior

B. Rats In The Ranks

C. Faruque Ahmed Calls Attorney General

D. Attorney General’s Response to Faruque Ahmed

E. Barrister Adam Hatcher’s Confession (?)

Senator Steve Hutchins (President of NSW Labor Party), Tony Sheldon, Adam Hatcher (barrister), Robert Mayell (WorkCover Inspector?), Granville Strike and history of taxi industry since 1984 are very smelly! We were told by some TWU blessed publication that Harry Quinn and John Parnell (the villain of 1984 sell out) are bad people! Yet, the infamous TWU building at Paramatta named after Harry Quinn!! Is it a two finger salute of the NSW TWU leadership in support of their terror and crime spree? May I request this Upper House Inquiry to call these untouchable people mentioned above to examine their past and present conduct?

Modern day Pontius Pilate Adam Hatcher made an attempt to wash his hands! He knew what he was doing and how Senator Steve Hutchins was selling out taxi drivers!! Yet, he was trying to wriggle out from his ethical responsibilities.

Recommendation11.

i. Investigate and prosecute union leaders, party officials, public servants, IPART and NSW IRC officials for misusing and abusing power and authority vested on them.

ii. Establish a user friendly and simple mechanism to place complaint against union leaders, party officials, public servants, IPART and NSW IRC officials for misusing and abusing the power and authority vested in them and a provision to suspend any proceedings during such investigation period.

l. any other related matters.

Taxi Driver Representation

As I mentioned earlier, the TWU gangs (Labor Party) have been murdering taxi drivers’ civil rights and industrial rights! Consequently, taxi drivers hate those gangs and they are voting with their feet! Yet, they are the recognised PARTY at the Industrial Relations Commission and they are raping taxi drivers since 1984!

Isn’t it worse than promiscuity for virginity?

Representation before the Industrial Relations Commission Concerning Bailee Taxi Drivers was refused to protect the territorial interest of the NSW Transport Workers Union (Labor Party). Union NSW also refused to listen to our valid requests.

Follow the Law – Save the Taxi Drivers was forwarded to NSW Union boss. However the union boss failed to even reply me!

Erosion of Taxi Drivers’ Industrial and Civil Rights

In short, may I request the Upper House Inquiry to summon:

1. The NSW Transport Workers Union leadership and ask them to explain their crime spree since 1984?

2. Justice Marks and CC Connor to explain their actions and inactions?

3. NSW DoT (T&I), NSW Department of Industrial Relations (Department of Community Service), NSW WorkCover Authority to explain their actions and inactions regarding taxi industry?

Denial of Natural Justice to Migrant Workers

T.D.B. Gate Report (Taxi Driver Bashing Gate Report) 6 and Gutless Bangladeshi Embassy and Government are good enough to demonstrate the ongoing Denial of Natural Justice to Migrant Workers.

Stupid Seat Belt Issue

Seat belt issue is a settled issue and we do not need more detraction.

Indemnification of Bailee Taxi Drivers

Horrendous Risk in Taxis! Ted Version is a classic example! Taxi industry activists are arguing over Indemnification of Bailee Taxi Drivers issue! Like all other workers, bailee taxi drivers are indemnified under the law and must be indemnified for many good reasons!!

Those who departed from the core of the argument have not had real experience and proper historical knowledge. Some of them spoke foolishly against Faruque due to inbuilt prejudice and bigotry and not based on fact.

Anyway, the committee is free to investigate all of these very important issues and recommend legislations to remove any and all ambiguities.

Bribe Taking/Conditional Slavery

Australian Competition Tribunal Submission Re: Matter No - 3 of 2005 we successfully argued to remove authorisation (Compelling drivers to accept Cabcharge). Yet the complaisant Department of Transport and Australian Completion and Consumer Commission are acting like faithful servants of the mafia!

As I mentioned above, I have asked the ACCC to take action and they refused to do so!! Dear Patricia, Notifying the Revocation of Authorisation, Merger and Acquisition by Cabcharge Limited and many more communications are glaring anomalies!

But, why is it so?

Are they taking bribes?

Are they enslaved by the Taxi Mafia (and Bus Mafia)?

Secret Taxi Register

Unlike company registers the taxi register is secret! No one knows who owns what, how and why. A politician, public servant, mafia, drug dealer or anyone may own any number of taxi plates. Please examine Faruque Ahmed Letter to DOT re Bailor’s Identity and Insurance Details, Initial Acknowledgement by the DOT Official and A Final Response re Bailor’s ID should you wish. You see, they love to keep this taxi register secret! It appears to me, it is a deliberate protection racket.

The DoT Officials Enslaved by Taxi mafia

Mac Airport Philosophy and Techniques

Max the Axe Man used to be the director General of the Transport NSW. He also served as the Chief of Staff of former Prime Minister Howard. Now he runs Mac empires. As a taxi industry activist I had to contact him and Silence of Max the Axe Man is a revealing document! I also made enquiries to Transport NSW officials in this regard. Basically, I have requested them not to provide opportunities to Mac Airport to charge the public and workers. You may observe from the Evasive Transport NSW Response they have conspired with the Mac Airport to charge the public and workers to use public property and land! They are also very evasive and obnoxious.

Simple Advice to Passengers is a very simple request. My Request to Advice Passengers was totally ignored by the Evasive Transport NSW Response.

City Pick Ups and Drops and Mighty Cabcharge

98% of CBD streets are no standing, no stopping, …. . Passengers want to get in and out anywhere! Failure to do so will attract many conflicts and penalties for taxi drives. However, far too many promotion minded police and parking inspectors usually take the plate numbers or photograph taxis while taxi drivers are picking up and dropping passenger and they present them with penalty notices for doing their job! To make it worse, to process a Cabcharge card or docket make the taxi drivers’ life much harder. However, my Request to Advise Passengers was totally ignored by the Evasive Transport NSW Response. Whereas the same Transport NSW officials and ACCC generals ruthlessly promotes and protects the Cabcharge empire in many ways! Yet, they do not want to provide a simple protection to miserable workers.

Notifying the Revocation of Authorisation, Merger and Acquisition by Cabcharge Limited, Cabcharge and Criminals and many more documents clearly demonstrate the fact that Cabcharge was created by many illegal and immoral means including the use of lies and racism! Cabcharge profit is based on indentured labor and torture of taxi workers.

Now, these public officials blindly promote and protect Cabcharge. However, they refuse to protect the victims of greed and exploitation, the taxi drivers! Isn’t it ironic?

Charles Manson to take Care of Sharon Tate

The Sydney Morning Herald exposed some of the taxi industry corruptions and scams recently. As a result the good officials came out with full force to flog the dead horse i.e. the workers and “wogs”! For details one can snoop around the Daily Telegraph and Ch 7’s raw sewerage outlets!

However, the outcome of the Passenger Transport Amendment (Taxi Licensing) Bill 2009 has strengthened the hand of the taxi mafia and ensured taxis plates are NOT the property of the state and public and taxis licenses must NOT be used for the benefit of state and public in general.

Can we ask who have drafted this Bill, when and after consulting with whom as well for what reason?

Cost Effective Pubic Advertisement

A request to initiate a cost effective public education campaign to reduce mistrust, aggression and violence was ignored by the mafia loving politicians and public servants.

Recommendation12.

i. Enact unambiguous legislation and ensure supervisory mechanisms including any other measures to stop wholesale destruction of public and workers interests mentioned above.

ii. Enact and enforce legislations to ensure proper taxi worker representation and prosecute the so called union leaders for taking bribes to protect the mafia interest.

iii. Expose and prosecute public officials for not acting to protect the public interest and hoodwinking public to safeguard private enterprise profit and greed.

Because of reasons and grounds outlined above, please recommend a Taxi Industry Royal Commission with widest possible terms of references and power.

Thanks in advance.

Faruque Ahmed

Mobile: 041 091 4118

P O Box – 349

Alexandria – 2015

Friday, January 22, 2010