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    Transport reform

    • 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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HVNL review - Easy access to suitable routes

Published  13 Jun 2019

This topic covered heavy vehicle access to a suitable route as part of the HVNL review. 

Our submissions to other organisations

Published  28 May 2019

We make submissions to inquiries and projects run by other organisations.

Legislative arrangements

Published  22 May 2019

Our role and purpose are established through the National Transport Commission Act 2003 (NTC Act) and the Inter-governmental Agreement for Regulatory and Operational Reform in Road, Rail and Intermodal Transport.

Annual Report

Published  22 May 2019

Our Annual Report details our performance over the preceding financial year.

Contracts awarded above $100,000

Published  22 May 2019

We publish information about contracts awarded above $100,000 in value.

Whistleblowing

Published  22 May 2019

We encourage the reporting of wrongdoing and support people who make disclosures under the Public Interest Disclosure Act 2013 (PID Act)

Freedom of information

Published  22 May 2019

To access documents held by the NTC please email us at enquiries@ntc.gov.au in the first instance.

Information Publication Scheme

Published  22 May 2019

Government agencies subject to the FOI Act must publish certain information on their websites as part of an Information Publication Scheme.

Rail Safety National Law

Published  22 May 2019

The RSNL aims for a seamless and coordinated national approach to rail safety regulation in Australia.

Australian Light Vehicle Standards Rules

Published  22 May 2019

The ALVSRs are model rules that regulate in-service vehicle standards for light vehicles. 

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