Submissions
Economic reform roundtable
The Australian Government should develop a road user charging system for electric vehicles, the ATA submission to Treasury's consultations for the Economic Reform Roundtable says. The submission argues that the Government should decide the details of the charge now...
Improving health screening for commercial vehicle drivers
The commercial driver medical standards in Assessing Fitness to Drive should be expanded to include better screening for heart disease, diabetes and sleep disorders, the joint ATA and TruckSafe submission to the National Transport Commission on improving health...
ADR harmonisation review
Australia should keep its technical design rules for trucks and heavy trailers, but completely harmonise its light vehicle rules with international standards, the ATA submission to the Government’s review of Australian Design Rule (ADR) harmonisation says. The ADRs...
Review of the Australian Dangerous Goods Code
The Australian Dangerous Goods Code (ADGC) should not be extended to cover diesel, the ATA submission to the review of the code says. The National Transport Commission released a consultation regulatory impact statement with the results of the review in September...
Exposure draft HVNL amendment bill and regulations
Transport ministers should reduce the fines under the national truck law for minor fatigue breaches and paperwork mistakes, the ATA submission to the National Transport Commission on the exposure drafts of the planned Heavy Vehicle National Law Amendment Bill and...
ANZSCO review
The Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) should recognise the skills of Australia’s truck drivers by going ahead with changes to the Australian and New Zealand Standard Classification of Occupations (ANZSCO). The ABS is reviewing the classification. ANZSCO has five...
Improving crane licensing under the model WH&S laws
The ATA has supported a Safe Work Australia proposal for stricter licensing requirements for operating vehicle loading cranes (VLCs) with a capacity of less than 10 metre tonnes. At present, a VLC operator only needs a high risk work licence for cranes with a capacity...
Transport and infrastructure net zero consultation roadmap
The Australian Government should support the increased use of high productivity vehicles as a key part of its Transport and Infrastructure Net Zero Consultation Roadmap, the ATA’s response to the roadmap says. The submission argues that the Government should create a...
Unlocking Australia’s low carbon liquid fuel opportunity
Low carbon liquid fuels (LCLFs) are a sensible, realistic and economically viable solution to lowering the trucking industry’s carbon emissions and could significantly contribute to Australia’s carbon net-zero transformation goals, the joint ATA and Truck Industry...
Inquiry into the transition to electric vehicles
The Australian Government should invest in a $5 billion program over 10 years to upgrade key freight roads, including so they can be used by electric and other heavier trucks, the ATA’s submission to the House of Representatives Standing Committee on Climate Change,...