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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.

    • Progress on reforms

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

    • National Transport Reforms Evaluation Framework

      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.

  • 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.

    • 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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Barriers to the safe use of innovative vehicles and motorised mobility devices

This project is about the safe and legal use of innovative vehicles and personal mobility devices.

National Rail Action Plan newsletter: May 2026

Progress on RSNL reform and ETCS Standards

National Rail Action Plan newsletter: April 2026

April has been a big month for connecting with stakeholders on both sides of the country to share updates on the NRAP program and progress to

National Rail Action Plan newsletter: March 2026

Interoperable digital signalling – a national infrastructure priority

NTC calls for input on heavy vehicle road charges

Australia’s transport and logistics sector has an important opportunity to help shape a more stable, equitable and transparent approach to heavy vehicle charges as the National Transport Commission

Rail reform - a rare chance to get it right from day one

As digitalisation gains momentum across Australia’s rail networks, one obstacle looms over every major project: the lack of a nationally recognised system of skills and competency accreditation tha

National Rail Action Plan newsletter: February 2026

Industry input sought on landmark rail law reforms

Around 150 representatives from governments, unions and the rail industry joined our webinar in February to learn more about proposed chan

National Rail Action Plan newsletter: January 2026

Changes to law to support national rail reform

2026 will be a significant year for national rail reform as we begin consultation on proposed options to deliver recommendations from the

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Updating national vehicle standards

We regularly update the Australian Light Vehicle Standards Rules (ALVSR) and the Heavy…

Have your say: forward-looking cost base for heavy vehicle charges

The National Transport Commission (NTC) has opened public consultation on proposals to develop a

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