• Identify nationally significant infrastructure (through the Australian Transport Council);
• Ensure land use decisions give priority to nationally significant infrastructure; and
• Provide a fund to finance land-use decision by state and local governments that favour nationally significant infrastructure over other land uses.

1. Of national significance; or
2. If developed, would be of national significance, having regard to:
3. The size of the facility;
4. The importance of facility to trade and commerce; and
5. The importance of the facility to the national economy.

1. commissioning and analysing data to determine the regulatory environment and infrastructure for future freight needs;
2. identifying infrastructure of national significance;
3. determining how intermodal facilities located away from destination points can be developed;
4. developing the inland ports concept;
5. identifying blockages affecting the Australian transport and logistics chain and report progress in their removal. This can ‘shame’ relevant entities into action. The ALC document Infrastructure Programs for Addressing Supply Chain Blockages identified 23 supply chain blockages affecting supply chain efficiency. This could be used as a template.
6. advising Infrastructure Australia on funding infrastructure projects;
7. promoting the transfer of non-proprietary information across the transport and logistics chain; and
8. acting as a ‘champion’ for the logistics industry within Government. This would include:
9. lessening the burden of information requirements of agencies such as Customs, AQIS and security agencies;
10. ensuring that the interests of the industry is recognised as government policy is developed, for example, with any road pricing mechanisms flowing from the Henry Report or the COAG Road Reform Plan.

The full submission can be downloaded from the ALC website.

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