NSW:NSW govt to appeal taxi drivers' let off

AAP General News (Australia)
08-30-2011
NSW:NSW govt to appeal taxi drivers' let off

A decision to allow two taxi drivers charged with child sex offences to stay behind
the wheel will be appealed by the NSW government.

Transport Minister GLADYS BEREJIKLIAN has also flagged changes to the law which would
close any loopholes.

Ms BEREJIKLIAN says people convicted or charged of serious offences should not be driving taxis.

The two drivers have been charged with five counts between them of sexual assault of
a child under five, dating from the 1990s, sparking an automatic ban from Transport NSW.

But News Limited's reported the Administrative Decisions Tribunal overturned the ban,
saying both drivers were of good repute.

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