The Victorian government is preparing to regulate the ride-sharing service Uber amid concerns from the taxi industry.
The government is working on a regulatory regime that addresses passenger safety, driver and vehicle standards and insurance issues.
"I'm concerned to make sure that we properly regulate the pre-booked only trade," Premier Daniel Andrews told reporters.
Technology had got ahead of the law and the government would have more to say on this soon, he said.
A report by the Victorian Taxi Association on Tuesday said the industry injects $200 million a year into state and federal coffers.
It employs 17,000 Victorians and helps to keep the state's elderly, disabled and veterans mobile as they take 2.6 million taxi rides each year.
Association chief executive David Samuel said a level playing field was needed for all commercial passenger vehicle service providers.
The Victorian opposition says Uber is here to stay and the government is taking too long to act.
Regulation should involve an annual fee to operate as a Uber driver, compared to taxi licences which are one-off purchases, Liberal leader Matthew Guy told reporters.
"Ride sharing like Uber is here ... the government needs to step up and get on with it," he said.
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