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COAG moves on transport


The National Transport Commission (NTC) and Australasian Railways Association (ARA) welcomed the commitment of the Council of Australian Governments (COAG) to national transport reform, including progress on national regulators, long-term planning for capital cities and a strengthened capacity for the NTC to focus on regulatory reform – but there is some way to go.
  
“COAG’s decision is an important next step towards a sustainable national transport system with less red tape, higher productivity and better safety outcomes,” said Nick Dimopoulos, chief executive of the NTC.
 
“The review acknowledges the important contribution the NTC has made towards national transport reform to date, and recognises that there is more to be done across road, rail and intermodal transport reform to meet the challenges facing the nation.”
 
COAG has:
  • Agreed that South Australia will host the national rail safety regulator;
  • Agreed to consider National Partnership Agreements for a single national heavy vehicle regulator in first half of 2010 (but not where it will be located);
  • Agreed to establish a strengthened regulators’ panel for rail to harmonise rail safety regulation while a national regulator is being established;
  • Agreed to strategic planning criteria for capital cities, which will help integrate urban planning with transport systems across all levels of government;
  • Agreed to a detailed work plan for delivery of the pricing elements of the COAG Road Reform Plan, including a feasibility study to be completed by December 2011;
  • Agreed to release the report of the National Transport Commission (NTC) Review, which recommends an expanded role for the NTC in reform implementation planning.
The Australasian Railway Association hailed the integration of safety regulation. In what it calls a “historic move”, the Council of Australian Governments (COAG) has agreed to a
national rail safety regulator, which will be located in South Australia.
 
“The rail Industry through the Australasian Railway Association (ARA) welcomes COAG’s decision as it marks the end of more than a century of fragmented regulatory safety across the nation.
 
“This is a monumental milestone for rail in Australia. COAG’s decision means that rail will not bea...
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