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Safe roads, safe speeds, safe vehicles and safe people
Feedback is sought on the national road safety improvement strategy, safe roads, safe speeds, safe vehicles and safe people, to guide national action over the next decade. Australian Transport Ministers have asked the heads of transport and roads agencies around the country to work together ... read more
New taxi driver training requirements in Queensland
The Department of Transport and Main Roads is introducing new taxi driver training requirements in Queensland. From 24 January 2011, all new applicants for taxi driver authorisation who intend to drive in major contracted taxi service areas will be required to successfully complete training. This will be ... read more
Trucking driver licensing proposal put forward
The Australian Trucking Association (ATA) has released a proposal to change the truck driver licensing system to increase drivers' skills and encourage more job seekers to consider truck driving as a career. The trucking industry faces a shortage of skilled heavy vehicle drivers, due to the industry's ageing workforce, the ... read more
Licensing units proposed for TLI training package
The Case for Endorsement for Version 3 of the TLI07 Transport and Logistics Training Package has been submitted to the National Quality Council with the inclusion of a number of licensing related units of competency. The submission by the Transport and Logistics Industry Skills Council includes the addition of a licensing ... read more
Fatigue reform recognises industry skills
Proposed new competency standards will recognise industry skills and training to manage heavy vehicle driver fatigue. The National Transport Commission is seeking stakeholder views on competency standards for forthcoming basic and advanced fatigue management schemes. The standards will clarify the skills and knowledge required by both ... read more
Training for safe Australian skies
Safety in Australian skies will be enhanced through a new aviation threat and error management training course for passenger and general aviation operations. The Australian Government, through the Australian Transport Safety Bureau , has contributed $250,000 to enable the Australian Regional Office of the Guild of Air ... read more
Sydney trucking fatality leads to new safety regime
Lessons learned from a fatal incident at a Sydney truck depot have resulted in a major trucking company introducing an impressive array of new safety systems to protect its employees. A truck driver employed by Western Freight Management received fatal injuries in December 2004 at the Unanderra depot of ... read more
New laws promote fairness across South Australia's transport chain
New laws in South Australia have addressed the underlying causes of overloading and poorly-secured loads on heavy vehicles by requiring all parties in the logistics chain, including the users of freight services, to take 'reasonable steps' to prevent on-road offences. This is consistent with model national laws developed by ... read more
Tasmanian heavy vehicle code of practice recommended
A report on heavy vehicle safety in Tasmania has recommended the industry develop a comprehensive code of practice to address issues such as truck stability. The report, prepared by the Heavy Truck Safety Advisory Council, was in response to the findings of a survey on the stability of Tasmania's ... read more
Coastal trading goes online
The Australian Department of Transport and Regional Services has developed an online system to automate the current paper-based coastal trading licence and permit application process. The new system, Coastal Trading Online, will streamline the application process and reduce the time it takes to submit a permit application. ... read more
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Safer trucks to service growing freight task
Australia's transport ministers have approved a Council of Australian Governments backed reform to allow semi-trailers and B-doubles fitted with quad axle groups to carry heavy loads more safely on a defined road network. The reforms build on several sucessful local trials of quad-axle group trucks, which are ... read more
New chain of responsibility laws to target heavy vehicle speeding
The National Transport Commission , in order to improve road safety, has developed chain of responsibility legislation targeting speed offences. The aim of the chain of responsibility legislation is to focus on the underlying cause of heavy vehicle speeding. This is done by imposing a share ... read more
Agreement on national regulation for pilot and escort vehicles
Australia's Transport Ministers have unanimously agreed to develop national regulations for pilot and escort vehicles. Oversize vehicles play an important role in moving houses, large machinery and equipment. Because of their size, and potential hazard to road users, the trucks must be accompanied by accredited pilot or escort vehicles. ... read more
New National Transport Commission website
The National Transport Commission (NTC) has rolled out a new website to assist stakeholders in finding information about national reforms quickly and easily. Chief Executive Nick Dimopoulos said NTC had identified several areas of the old website that could be improved. 'The new website improves transparency of the ... read more
Ministers approve nationally consistent rail safety regulations
The Australian Transport Council has unanimously voted to approve national model rail safety regulations developed by the National Transport Commission , which support national rail safety laws agreed to in June 2006. A target commencement date of 1 July 2007 in all states and territories has been ... read more
New dangerous goods code aligns with international best practice
New Australian Dangerous Goods Code 7th Edition (ADG7) regulations are scheduled to take effect from 1 January 2008 following their unanimous approval by transport ministers. The 6th Edition of the Australian Dangerous Goods Code (ADG6) will continue to apply until 31 December 2008, allowing a ... read more
Air space regulations up for public comment
The public is invited to comment on a post implementation review of the most recent reforms made under the National Airspace System (NAS). The Australian Government has implemented a series of important safety improvements to the way our airspace is managed since the 2002 decision to adopt the NAS. ... read more
Putting new rail safety laws into practice
Draft national rail safety guidelines have been published by the National Transport Commission ( NTC) for public comment. The guidelines are intended to help the rail industry understand, adapt, implement and comply with new nationally-consistent state and territory rail safety laws. The suite of draft national rail ... read more
Heavy vehicle regulation review identifies inconsistencies
A review of heavy vehicle regulations covering mass and loading, oversize and overmass, and restricted access vehicles has been approved by the Australian Transport Council . The review report is now available on the National Transport Commission (NTC) website. The latest review assessed the ... read more
Heavy vehicle accreditation improves safety
The National Transport Commission has released a discussion paper to explore options for a new national heavy vehicle accreditation framework. The commission's chief executive officer Nick Dimopoulos says that externally audited accreditation works. 'Operators who maintain and load their vehicles to national standards are safer. Our challenge now ... read more
Graduated driver licensing for young Queenslanders
Queensland will soon be introducing graduated licensing to improve young driver safety. In 2005 Queensland's young drivers (17 to 24 years of age) accounted for 13 per cent of drivers and an alarming 32 per cent of road fatalities. To address this, input was sought from the community ... read more
Australian Transport Council recommends national regulation
The Australian Transport Council has recommended that the Council of Australian Governments (COAG) agree on a transition to single national regulators to cover maritime safety, heavy vehicles, rail safety and rail investigation. COAG asked the ATC in September 2008 to prepare Regulatory Impact Statements (RISs) on single national systems in ... read more
National transport regulation agreement
The Council of Australian Governments (COAG) has agreed to implement national regulation for maritime safety, rail safety and heavy vehicles. The decision will mean improved safety and reduced costs and regulatory burden for Australian transport companies as well as reduced costs of exports and trade. These reforms will ... read more
Dangerous goods licence course under review for possible inclusion into TLI Training Package
The Transport and Logistics Industry Skills Council (TLISC) is currently reviewing 30744QLD Course in the Transport of Dangerous Goods by Road for possible inclusion into the Transport and Logistics Training Package (TLI07). The course, which features one unit of competency, is currently nationally accredited through Queensland and has been ... read more
Review of transport and logistics units of competency underway
As part of the continuous improvement of the Transport and Logistics Training Package (TLI07), the Transport and Logistics Industry Skills Council is reviewing units of competency related to dangerous goods, custom broking and freight forwarding. Interested parties wishing contribute to this review can contact John Gilbert, Transport and ... read more
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