by S M G | Dec 7, 2012 | Latest News
The Heavy Vehicle National Law Amendment Bill 2012 was introduced into Queensland Parliament on 13 November 2012 and is expected to be passed in early 2013 depending on the Government’s parliamentary priorities.
This Amendment Bill deals with a range of policy and technical matters that remained unresolved at the time the first Bill was introduced in August 2012, and will in effect replace that legislation. Prior to its passage through Queensland Parliament, the Bill will be reviewed by the Transport, Housing and Local Government Parliamentary Committee.
Passage of the second Amendment Bill allows other states and territories to enact the legislation in their Parliaments, with the aim of establishing a consistent regulatory framework, by July 2013.
Once the law is in place, the Heavy Vehicle National Law (HVNL) will dispense with 360 existing variations to heavy vehicle regulations, effectively cutting; costs, red tape and inconsistencies for the Australia road transport industry.
by S M G | Oct 16, 2012 | Latest News
The National Transport Commission is hosting a series of interactive invite-only roundtable forums with international port and supply chain experts to promote cohesion across port supply chains and improve productivity and practice.
The Brisbane forum will be held on the 29th October at the Port of Brisbane. For more information on the event or how to register, please download this flyer.
by S M G | Oct 5, 2012 | QTLC At Work
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by S M G | Jul 17, 2012 | Latest News
The QTLC was recently invited to provide a submission to the 2012 Review of the National Transport Commission (NTC) and Other Relevant Transport Bodies.
Transport Ministers agreed in November 2011 to conduct a review of the National Transport Commission (NTC), Austroads, ARRB Group Limited (ARRB), Transport Certification Australia (TCA) and the Rail Industry Safety and Standards Board (RISSB). The review is to examine the role and functions of these bodies going forward with the commencement of new national transport regulatory systems including the National Heavy Vehicle Regulator (NHVR) in January 2013.
Established in 2003, the NTC’s current role is to develop, monitor and maintain uniform or nationally consistent regulatory operational reforms relating to road, rail and intermodal transport and to develop road user charging principles for heavy vehicles.
The QTLC submission noted that the establishment of the NHVR and the development of model law have faltered with significant delays and a widely held expectation that many elements of the reform will not be in place for commencement in January 2013.
Reflecting findings of a 2009 review, the QTLC recommended that that the NTC be given an active role in facilitating implementation of reforms, project prioritisation and reporting to inform and deliver better reform results.
The QTLC submission also argues that, beyond the establishment of the NHVR, the NTC should retain an independent and ongoing role to monitor the implementation outcomes of the reforms and to identify and respond to heavy vehicle regulation issues that may warrant additional reforms, policies or operational frameworks to maintain the objectives of the harmonisation process.
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by S M G | Jul 17, 2012 | Latest News
While the National Heavy Regulator was due to commence on the 1st January 2013, a number of media sources have reported that the start will be delayed until most likely July 2013.
The Australian Logistics Council recently quoted NHVR Project Office Director, Richard Hancock, as saying that July is probably the most likely date for when all the states and territories will have applied the heavy vehicle national law and that to avoid any confusion, the national regulator wouldn’t start administering things like issuing permits nationally until all states and territories are up to the same point.
The QTLC has written to the NHVR Project Office seeking a meeting to confirm the start date of NHVR and to discuss a number of other matters including the development of Ministerial Guidelines governing network access and decision making and to further scope pilots involving local government and fatigue management.
