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Settlement Update
Latest update: September 2026 We are continuing to progress the next stage of the Settlement Administration. This update provides an overview of recent activities and outlines the next steps. Licence Claim Data Notice Activity FAQs If you expect to receive, the Licence Claim Data Notice Activity, please read the relevant state-based FAQs before commencing the Activity. The FAQs contain detailed guidance about preparing for and completing the Activity, including the information you will be asked to provide, Claim Data Notices, amendment requests, missing claims, important deadlines and next steps in the Settlement Administration. Currently available FAQs: Go to Victoria Licence Claim Data Notice Activity FAQs Go to Western Australia Licence Claim Data Notice Activity FAQs New South Wales Licence Claim Data Notice Activity FAQs Queensland Licence Claim Data Notice Activity FAQs The information and requirements differ between States. If you manage claims in multiple states, please read all relevant FAQs. Important: The Activity is your only opportunity to request amendments to claim data, add additional claim types for existing registered licences, and tell us about any missing licence or driver claims. We cannot accept this information by email or telephone. Licence Claim Data Notice Activity We are continuing to progress the Claim Data Verification and Notice Stage of the Settlement Administration. As part of this stage, the Licence Claim Data Notice Activity (Activity) is currently being issued to Admin Contacts for Registrants with licence owner, operator and/or lease income claims. We expect to issue approximately 14,000 Licence Claim Data Notices over this period. The purpose of the Activity is to collect the information required to determine each Registrant’s eligibility and assess any eligible licence claim(s) under the Settlement Distribution Scheme. Due to the complexity of these claim types, the Activity is being issued in stages. This means that some Admin Contacts may receive the Activity earlier than others. Admin Contacts who are due to receive the Activity will be contacted directly by email with further instructions. What the Activity involves Depending on the Registrant’s claim(s), Admin Contacts may be required to: provide information about registered licence claims; confirm approximately how long the Registrant owned, operated and/or leased each licence during the relevant Claim Period; add additional claim types for existing registered licences; review the claim data we hold on file for each licence and either confirm that it is accurate or request an amendment; and tell us about any missing licence or driver claims that have not previously been registered. Important information Completion of the Activity is mandatory. You will have 28 days from the date the Activity is issued to complete it. Registrants who receive the Activity must complete it by the deadline specified in their Activity invitation email. We cannot offer extensions of time. If the Activity is not completed by the deadline, we may not have sufficient information to determine eligibility or assess the claim(s). As a result, the Registrant may be found ineligible for compensation or their claim(s) may receive an assessed amount of $0. The Activity is the only opportunity to: request amendments to claim data; add additional claim types for existing registered licences; and tell us about any missing licence or driver claims. All amendment requests, additional claim types and missing claims must be submitted through the Activity by the deadline. We cannot accept responses by phone or email, and any information provided this way will not be considered. Once the Activity is completed, or the deadline passes, you will no longer be able to request further amendments, add further claim types or notify us of additional missing claims. Subject to the outcome of any amendment requests or other review processes, the claim data will become final and binding and will be used to determine eligibility and assess claims under the Settlement Distribution Scheme. How to prepare If you are expecting to receive the Activity, we encourage you to: review any records that may assist you in confirming licence information; consider approximately how long the Registrant owned, operated and/or leased each licence during the relevant Claim Period; locate any Operator Accreditation Numbers that may be relevant to operator claims; and review the relevant state-based FAQs available on this website before commencing the Activity. What you need to do If you have received the Activity, please complete it by the deadline specified in your Activity invitation email. If you have already completed the Activity, no further action is required at this stage unless we contact you. If you have not yet received the Activity, but manage a registered licence owner, operator and/or lease income claim, please continue to monitor your email. If your contact details have changed, please notify us by email as soon as possible. If you have not received any recent communication from us, there is nothing further you need to do at this time. To minimise administration costs and maximise the amount available for distribution to eligible Registrants, we may not be able to respond to enquiries where the answer is already available in the FAQs or elsewhere on this website. Please continue to monitor your email and visit this website regularly for updates on the Settlement Administration process. Thank you for your ongoing patience and cooperation. Next steps in the settlement administration: Driver Claims The Driver Claim Data Notice Activity has now closed. The Claim Data Notice and Eligibility Determination process has been completed for the majority of Registrants with driver claims. Registrants who did not complete the Driver Claim Data Notice Activity will be contacted separately regarding the outcome of their claim. Thank you to all Admin Contacts who completed the Activity. The Activity was issued to approximately 3,000 Registrants with a driver claim, and 96.6% completed it. What happens next? If you accepted the Driver Claim Data Notice, no further action is required at this stage. All amendment requests have been reviewed, and Claim Data Determinations have been issued. Registrants whose Driver Claim Data Notice was finalised and whose claim has progressed through the eligibility process will re
Source: Maurice Blackburn
About This Case
Important: Add our email as a trusted contact
We are sending Claim Data Notices in stages. Not all Registrants will receive them at the same time.
If you have received a Claim Data Notice, please complete it by the deadline.
If you have not received one, there is nothing further you need to do at this time.
All emails will be sent from, and SMS will be sent from “MBLawyers”.
To avoid missing important communications, we recommend adding this email address as a trusted contact.
You can do this by: adding
uber@mauriceblackburn.com.au to your email contacts or address book; checking your junk/spam folder if you are expecting a communication from us; and marking our emails as “Not junk” or “Not spam” if you find them in your junk folder.
Important: Add our email as a trusted contact
We are sending Claim Data Notices in stages. Not all Registrants will receive them at the same time.
If you have received a Claim Data Notice, please complete it by the deadline.
If you have not received one, there is nothing further you need to do at this time.
All emails will be sent from uber@mauriceblackburn.com.au, and SMS will be sent from “MBLawyers”.
To avoid missing important communications, we recommend adding this email address as a trusted contact.
You can do this by: adding
uber@mauriceblackburn.com.au to your email contacts or address book; checking your junk/spam folder if you are expecting a communication from us; and marking our emails as “Not junk” or “Not spam” if you find them in your junk folder.
Latest update: September 2026
We are continuing to progress the next stage of the Settlement Administration. This update provides an overview of recent activities and outlines the next steps.
Licence Claim Data Notice Activity FAQs
If you expect to receive, the Licence Claim Data Notice Activity, please read the relevant state-based FAQs before commencing the Activity.
The FAQs contain detailed guidance about preparing for and completing the Activity, including the information you will be asked to provide, Claim Data Notices, amendment requests, missing claims, important deadlines and next steps in the Settlement Administration.
Currently available FAQs: Go to Victoria Licence Claim Data Notice Activity FAQs
Queensland Licence Claim Data Notice Activity FAQs
The information and requirements differ between States. If you manage claims in multiple states, please read all relevant FAQs.
Important: The Activity is your only opportunity to request amendments to claim data, add additional claim types for existing registered licences, and tell us about any missing licence or driver claims. We cannot accept this information by email or telephone.
Licence Claim Data Notice Activity
We are continuing to progress the Claim Data Verification and Notice Stage of the Settlement Administration.
As part of this stage, the Licence Claim Data Notice Activity (Activity) is currently being issued to Admin Contacts for Registrants with licence owner, operator and/or lease income claims. We expect to issue approximately 14,000 Licence Claim Data Notices over this period.
The purpose of the Activity is to collect the information required to determine each Registrant’s eligibility and assess any eligible licence claim(s) under the Settlement Distribution Scheme.
Due to the complexity of these claim types, the Activity is being issued in stages. This means that some Admin Contacts may receive the Activity earlier than others. Admin Contacts who are due to receive the Activity will be contacted directly by email with further instructions.
What the Activity involves
Depending on the Registrant’s claim(s), Admin Contacts may be required to:
provide information about registered licence claims; confirm approximately how long the Registrant owned, operated and/or leased each licence during the relevant Claim Period; add additional claim types for existing registered licences; review the claim data we hold on file for each licence and either confirm that it is accurate or request an amendment; and tell us about any missing licence or driver claims that have not previously been registered.
Important information
Completion of the Activity is mandatory. You will have 28 days from the date the Activity is issued to complete it.
Registrants who receive the Activity must complete it by the deadline specified in their Activity invitation email. We cannot offer extensions of time.
If the Activity is not completed by the deadline, we may not have sufficient information to determine eligibility or assess the claim(s). As a result, the Registrant may be found ineligible for compensation or their claim(s) may receive an assessed amount of $0.
The Activity is the only opportunity to:
request amendments to claim data; add additional claim types for existing registered licences; and tell us about any missing licence or driver claims.
All amendment requests, additional claim types and missing claims must be submitted through the Activity by the deadline. We cannot accept responses by phone or email, and any information provided this way will not be considered.
Once the Activity is completed, or the deadline passes, you will no longer be able to request further amendments, add further claim types or notify us of additional missing claims. Subject to the outcome of any amendment requests or other review processes, the claim data will become final and binding and will be used to determine eligibility and assess claims under the Settlement Distribution Scheme.
How to prepare
If you are expecting to receive the Activity, we encourage you to:
review any records that may assist you in confirming licence information; consider approximately how long the Registrant owned, operated and/or leased each licence during the relevant Claim Period; locate any Operator Accreditation Numbers that may be relevant to operator claims; and review the relevant state-based FAQs available on this website before commencing the Activity.
What you need to do
If you have received the Activity, please complete it by the deadline specified in your Activity invitation email.
If you have already completed the Activity, no further action is required at this stage unless we contact you.
If you have not yet received the Activity, but manage a registered licence owner, operator and/or lease income claim, please continue to monitor your email.
If your contact details have changed, please notify us by email as soon as possible.
If you have not received any recent communication from us, there is nothing further you need to do at this time.
To minimise administration costs and maximise the amount available for distribution to eligible Registrants, we may not be able to respond to enquiries where the answer is already available in the FAQs or elsewhere on this website.
Please continue to monitor your email and visit this website regularly for updates on the Settlement Administration process.
Thank you for your ongoing patience and cooperation.
Next steps in the settlement administration:
Driver Claims
The Driver Claim Data Notice Activity has now closed.
The Claim Data Notice and Eligibility Determination process has been completed for the majority of Registrants with driver claims. Registrants who did not complete the Driver Claim Data Notice Activity will be contacted separately regarding the outcome of their claim.
Thank you to all Admin Contacts who completed the Activity. The Activity was issued to approximately 3,000 Registrants with a driver claim, and 96.6% completed it.
What happens next?
If you accepted the Driver Claim Data Notice, no further action is required at this stage.
All amendment requests have been reviewed, and Claim Data Determinations have been issued.
Registrants whose Driver Claim Data Notice was finalised and whose claim has progressed through the eligibility process will receive a Notice of Assessment as the next major communication.
Registrants who did not complete the Driver Claim Data Notice Activity and whose claim could not be assessed may receive a Notice of Ineligibility in the coming weeks.
Please continue to monitor your email for updates and further instructions.
Licence Claims
The Licence Claim Data Notice Activity is currently being issued to Admin Contacts for Registrants with licence owner, operator and/or lease income claims.
The purpose of the Activity is to collect the information required to determine eligibility and then assess eligible licence claims under the Settlement Distribution Scheme.
Due to the complexity of these claim types, the Activity is being issued in stages.
What happens next?
Admin Contacts who receive the Activity must complete it by the deadline specified in their Activity invitation email.
The Settlement Administration Team will review any amendment requests, additional claim types and missing claims submitted through the Activity.
Where an amendment request is made, a Claim Data Determination will be issued setting out the outcome of that review.
If an additional claim type or missing licence or driver claim is submitted through the Activity, it will be reviewed by the Settlement Administration Team and may be compared against industry and regulatory records. The information provided does not automatically mean the claim will be accepted, and we will contact you once that review has been completed.
Once the Claim Data Notice stage has been completed, amendment requests have been reviewed, Claim Data Determinations have been issued, and all reviews have been finalised, licence claims will progress to the eligibility determination stage.
Following eligibility determination, eligible licence claims will proceed to assessment under the Settlement Distribution Scheme.
Please continue to monitor your email and this website for updates and further instructions.
Source: Maurice Blackburn
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Uber Class Action about?
The Uber Class Action seeks to compensate registered group members for their loss of income and any loss in capital value of taxi and/or hire car licences, caused by the alleged illegal operation of UberX in Victoria, New South Wales, Queensland and Western Australia. You are a registered group member if you registered in the class action before 2 October 2023 (or the Court allowed your late registration), and you were a taxi or hire car licence owner/driver/operator or Network Service Provider, operating in: Victoria between 1 April 2014 - 23 August 2017 New South Wales between 7 April 2014 - 18 December 2015 Queensland between 17 April 2014 - 5 September 2016 Western Australia between 10 October 2014 - 4 July 2016
What will I be compensated for?
In accordance with the SDS, compensation depends on your claim type(s), as summarised below: Licence Owner Operator Driver Network Service Provider (NSP) Capital Value claim Lease Income Loss claim Income Loss claim Income Loss claim Income Loss claim You will be compensated for Decline in the capital value (per licence). Losses in lease income (per licence). Losses in operating income (per licence). Losses in driver income (per person). Specific income loss (eg radio network fees).
What is the Settlement Distribution Scheme (SDS), and how do I access it?
The SDS was approved by the Supreme Court of Victoria as part of settlement approval. The SDS establishes the procedures for distributing the settlement sum to eligible group members (Registrants). A copy of the SDS is available here. To request a copy of the 'Confidential Annexures' to the SDS, click here.
What is the role of an Admin Contact?
An Admin Contact is the nominated contact person who is authorised to represent (or has 'authority to act on behalf of') a Registrant and is the dedicated contact person for the duration of the settlement administration. To be an Admin Contact you must have the legal authority to represent a Registrant for the purpose of the settlement administration. For a detailed explanation of the role of an Admin Contact, please click here.
How do I know if I have authority to be an Admin Contact?
An Admin Contact will have the authority to represent a Registrant
Source: Maurice Blackburn
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