An Uber driver has won a landmark appeal that means the ride-sharing service can operate freely in Victoria.
Uber driver Nathan Brenner won an appeal against a $900 fine and charges that he illegally picked up passengers.
In a decision that had effectively outlawed Uber in Victoria, a magistrate last year found Mr Brenner guilty of two counts of operating a commercial passenger vehicle without a licence, and one of driving a commercial passenger vehicle without driver accreditation.
But Victorian County Court judge Geoffrey Chettle on Wednesday dismissed the charges and ordered the Taxi Services Commission pay the costs of Mr Brenner's appeal, led by prominent QC Neil Clelland.
Uber Victoria general manager Matt Denman has called for the state government to now regulate the service.
"The government needs to listen to the hundreds of thousands of Victorians who are choosing ride-sharing every week and introduce sensible, safety-based regulations without delay," he said in a statement.
The Taxi Services Commission is assessing the appeal's implications.
Uber has been given the green light by the ACT, NSW, and West Australian governments, but is banned in the Northern Territory.
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