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      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.

    • Towards a new Heavy Vehicle National Law

      We're working on behalf of transport ministers to deliver an updated Heavy Vehicle National Law in Australia. The goal is to simplify the law to enhance safety while delivering industry productivity and flexibility. Consultation is now open.

    • Light vehicle emissions intensity in Australia

      Our ‘Light Vehicle Emissions Intensity in Australia: Trends Over Time,’ report provides the most detailed analysis of vehicle emissions trends ever published in Australia.

    • 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.

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

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      The Evaluation Framework will be used to understand the outcomes of national land transport reform, while enabling us to provide evidence-based advice to the Transport Ministers.

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    • Load restraint guides for light 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

    • Assessing Fitness to Drive

      Assessing Fitness to Drive contains the nationally-agreed medical standards for granting a driver's licence.

    • National Standard for Health Assessment of Rail Safety Workers

      The National Standard for Health Assessment of Rail Safety Workers (the Standard) provides a structured, evidence-based method for assessing and managing medical conditions that may impact a rail safety worker’s ability to perform their duties safely.

    • Automated vehicle trial guidelines

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

    • 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.

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    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

    • 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 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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Siemens Mobility Australia and New Zealand signed the Memorandum of Cooperation for Rail Interoperability (MoC)

Published  23 Jul 2023

Rail and technology manufacturer Siemens Mobility has signed an historic agreement with Australia's Transport and Infrastructure Ministers to commit to improving national rail interoperability. 

Competent Authorities Panel

Published  30 May 2023

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Competent Authorities Panel - Contact details

Published  30 May 2023

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Heavy vehicle charges from 2023–24 to 2025-26

Published  21 Dec 2022

Australia’s transport ministers have announced an increase to heavy vehicle charges.Ministers agreed to an annual 6 per cent increase to heavy vehicle charges between 2023-24 and 2025-26.

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.

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.

Review of the National Standard for Health Assessment of Rail Safety Workers

Published  30 Jun 2022

The Standard provides a structured, evidence-based method for assessing and managing medical conditions that may impact a rail safety worker’s ability to perform their duties safely.

NTC presents international regulatory briefing at dangerous goods forum

Published  19 Apr 2022

Debra Kirk, Manager of Legislative Maintenance at the NTC, recently gave a presentation at the Council on Safe Transportation of Hazardous Articles (COSTHA) annual forum and expo.

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