Taxi drivers in Queensland will no longer have to pass an English language test to be allowed to work.
Queensland Government today scrapped this requirement in a bid to overhaul the taxi industry following the rise of ride-sharing service Uber, The Courier-Mail reported.
The government removed requirements around the “appearance of drivers, cleanliness and comfort of vehicles, minimum age limits for drivers, English proficiency and electronic payments”.
Geographical knowledge training has also been removed.
However, Transport Minister Stirling Hinchcliffe confirmed to The Courier Mail that the government was actively considering a new plan to introduce mandatory sexual harassment training for both taxi and ride-share drivers.
Under the previous rules, drivers had to pass an English test and undergo local geography training to be allowed to drive in a “major taxi area”.
