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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.

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    • 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.

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      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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Submission to the House of Representatives Infrastructure, Transport and Cities Committee inquiry into automated mass transport August
Issue Date
22-Jan-2013
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Submission to the House of Representatives Infrastructure, Transport and Cities Committee inquiry into automated mass transport.pdf
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RSNL Fatigue Risk Management: Hours of Work and Rest Regulatory Impact Statement (RIS) - April 2012
Issue Date
01-Apr-2012
File
RSNL-Fatigue-Risk-Management-Hours-of-Work-and-Rest-Regulatory-Impact-Statement-RIS-April-2012.pdf
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Heavy vehicle charges issues amendment paper (December 2011)
Issue Date
05-Dec-2011
File
Heavy-Vehicle-Charges- Issues-AMENDMENT-Paper - December 2011.pdf
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Heavy vehicle charges issues discussion paper (December 2011)
Issue Date
01-Dec-2011
File
Heavy-Vehicle-Charges-Issues-Discussion-Paper-(December-2011).pdf
Name
Heavy Vehicle National Law Regulatory Impact Statement September 2011
Issue Date
05-Sep-2011
File
HVNL-RIS-Sept-2011.pdf
Name
NTC Discussion Paper - A corporate approach to transport safety (2011)
Issue Date
19-Aug-2011
File
Discussion-Paper-Corporate-approach-to-transport-safety-2011.pdf
Name
Australian Code for the Transport of Dangerous Goods by Road and Rail 7th edition reform package - implementation and regulatory outcomes review (2011)
Issue Date
11-Jul-2011
File
ADG-Code-7th-edition-reform-package-implementation-and-regulatory-outcomes-review-2011.pdf
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Gaynor report: NTC Compliance Strategy - Australian Compliance Burden
Issue Date
30-Apr-2011
File
Gaynor_final_report_April_2011.pdf
Name
Heavy Vehicle National Law Draft Regulatory Impact Statement Appendix A February 2011
Issue Date
28-Feb-2011
File
Heavy-Vehicle-National-Law-Draft-Regulatory-Impact-Statement-Appendix-A-February-2011.pdf
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Heavy Vehicle National Law Draft Regulatory Impact Statement Cover Note February 2011
Issue Date
28-Feb-2011
File
Heavy-Vehicle-National-Law-Draft-Regulatory-Impact-Statement-Cover-Note-February-2011.pdf

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