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    • Towards a new Heavy Vehicle National Law

      We're working on behalf of transport ministers to deliver a new draft law for heavy vehicles in Australia. The goal is to simplify the law to enhance safety while delivering industry productivity and flexibility.

    • NTC projects

      Our work aims to achieve our strategic objectives of improved safety, productivity, regulatory efficiency and environmental outcomes across land transport.

    • Automated vehicle program

      Our goal is end-to-end regulation to support the safe commercial deployment and operation of automated vehicles at all levels of automation in Australia.

    • Light vehicle emissions intensity in Australia

      Each year, we publish a carbon dioxide emissions intensity report for new light vehicles purchased across Australia. The 2021 report is now available.

    • National Rail Action Plan

      The National Rail Action Plan and current work program support a national vision for a modernised, seamless and safe rail system.

    • Progress on reforms

      Each year, we share a progress report with infrastructure and transport ministers on the status of national land transport reforms.

  • Codes and guidelines

    Codes and guidelines

    • Load restraint guides for light and heavy vehicles

      Read the relevant load restraint guide to ensure you meet load restraint standards for light and heavy vehicles in Australia.

    • Australian Dangerous Goods Code

      The Australian Code for the Transport of Dangerous Goods by Road & Rail sets out the requirements for transporting dangerous goods by road or rail.

    • Assessing Fitness to Drive

      Assessing Fitness to Drive is a joint NTC and Austroads publication containing the nationally agreed medical standards for granting a driver's licence.

    • National Standard for Health Assessment of Rail Safety Workers

      All health assessments of rail safety workers in Australia are conducted in line with the current edition of the National Standard for Health Assessment of Rail Safety Workers

    • Automated vehicle trial guidelines

      These guidelines support nationally-consistent trial conditions at all levels of automation.

    • Automated vehicle national enforcement guidelines

      These guidelines clarify who is in control of, and therefore legally responsible for, an automated vehicle

    • National voluntary guidelines for landside stevedore charges

      The National voluntary guidelines for landside stevedore charges establish clear protocols for notification and communication on increases to existing, or the introduction of new, charges levied on transport operators for access to pick up or drop off con

  • Laws and regulations

    Laws and regulations

    • Heavy Vehicle National Law

      The Heavy Vehicle National Law (HVNL) regulates heavy vehicles over 4.5 tonnes gross vehicle mass in participating states and territories.

    • Rail Safety National Law

      The Rail Safety National Law aims for a seamless and coordinated national approach to rail safety regulation in Australia.

    • Australian Road Rules

      The model Australian Road Rules form the basis of road rules of each Australian state and territory.

    • Australian Light Vehicle Standards Rules

      The Australian Light Vehicle Standards Rules are model rules that regulate in-service vehicle standards for light vehicles. They form the basis for each state and territory to implement in their own vehicle standards rules.

    • Australian Defence Force Road Transport Exemption Framework

      The Framework provides nationally uniform exemptions for the use of Australian Defence Force (ADF) military vehicles and equipment on public roads.

    • Heavy Vehicle Charges Model Law

      The Heavy Vehicle Charges Model Law sets registration charges for heavy vehicles and defines the methodology for calculating annual adjustments.

    • Registration charges for heavy vehicles

      Heavy vehicle charges aim to recover heavy vehicle related expenditure on roads from heavy vehicle operators.

    • Road user charges

      The Road User Charge (RUC) applies to each litre of diesel used by heavy vehicles such as buses, coaches and trucks on public roads.

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Proposed heavy vehicle charges from 2023–24 to 2025-26

Published  21 Dec 2022

At the Infrastructure and Transport Minister’s Meeting (ITMM) in December, ministers agreed in-principle to a three-year road user charging cycle, replacing the current annual cycle, to provide greater certainty to industry by providing a longer-term view of costs.

A new national approach to tackling rail skills and labour shortages

Published  06 Dec 2022

A new national approach to tackling skills and labour shortages in the rail industry took a step forward on Tuesday with the launch of the National Rail Skills Hub, a joint initiative bringing governments and industry in the transport and educations sectors together to help significantly increase

NTC launches Future Rail Technologies Forums

Published  19 Oct 2022

This month, we held our first Future Rail Technologies Forum, bringing together international rail experts with leaders from across Australian governments and industry.

Light vehicle emissions intensity in Australia

Published  15 Sep 2022

Light vehicle emissions intensity in Australia

Australia’s car emissions flatline as EVs take-off

Published  15 Sep 2022

A new report on the carbon emissions intensity of new light vehicles sold in Australia has found emissions fell by just 2 per cent in 2021 despite a tripling of battery electric vehicle sales.

NTC presents at ITS Summit 2022

Published  16 Aug 2022

At the ITS Summit in Brisbane today, National Transport Commission CEO Dr Gillian Miles talked about technology as a lever to bring to life autonomous vehicles and harmonise the rail network.

Building a National Rail Skills Hub

Published  01 Aug 2022

The NTC has launched the National Rail Skills Hub with its partners.

Rail interoperability

Published  01 Aug 2022

Australia’s rail system has legacy issues to overcome.

A rail standards harmonisation plan

Published  01 Aug 2022

The National Rail Action Plan identified a lack of national standards as a key challenge for the Australian rail sector. Under its Harmonisation Plan, standards are being delivered to reduce the inefficiencies of the past.

Completed and ongoing actions - National Rail Action Plan

Published  08 Jul 2022

The National Rail Action Plan (NRAP) set out 17 initial actions for governments and industry to lift the productivity and safety of rail. 

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