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Summaries of written submissions
The Regulatory Impact Statement (RIS) was first placed on public consultation from December 2008 to February 2009 and again in April 2009.
Written submissions placed in response to the first round of consultation can be downloaded below.
- Australian Trucking Association [
PDF: 130 KB] - Australian Logistics Council [
PDF: 299 KB] - Brian Groves [
PDF: 19 KB] - BusNSW [
PDF: 149 KB] - BusVic [
PDF: 316 KB] - Canegrowers [
PDF: 990 KB] - Commercial Vehicle Industry Association [
PDF: 139 KB] - Darryl Pedersen [
PDF: 959 KB] - Department of Infrastructure, Energy and Resources (Tasmania) [
PDF: 219 KB] - Department of Planning and Infrastructure (Northern Territory) [
PDF: 73 KB] - Department of Planning and Infrastructure (Western Australia) [
PDF: 181 KB] - Department for Planning and Infrastructure (South Australia) [
PDF: 77 KB] - Queensland Transport and MainRoads Queensland [
PDF: 770 KB] - Eldridge Transport [
PDF: 198 KB] - Elphinstone [
PDF: 110 KB] - Greenfreight [
PDF: 65 KB] - Ian Tarling [
PDF: 122 KB] - John Turton [
PDF: 1276 KB] - Lindsay Taylor [
PDF: 109 KB] - Livestock Transporters & Country Bulk Carriers Association WA [
PDF: 102 KB] - Mahonys Transport Services [
PDF: 457 KB] - Mannway Logistics [
PDF: 1916 KB] - Mick Pattel [
PDF: 1310 KB] - National Road Transport Operators Association [
PDF: 360 KB] - National Transport Commission [
PDF: 170 KB] - Perth Crane Hire [
PDF: 1364 KB] - RWS Transport [
PDF: 1458 KB] - South East Local Government Association [
PDF: 255 KB] - South Australian Freight Council [
PDF: 180 KB] - South Australia Road Transport Association [
PDF: 80 KB] - TG Hardwicke [
PDF: 84 KB] - The Australian Fodder Industry Association [
PDF: 526 KB] - Attachment 1: Rural Industries Research and Development Corporation - Evaluation of the Fodder Crops and Pasture Seeds Programs, Benefit-cost evaluations - Stage 2
- Attachment 2: Rural Industries Research and Development Corporation - Assessment of Vehicles for the Transport of Hay and Straw
- The Haire Truck & Bus Repairs [
PDF: 84 KB] - TNT Express [
PDF: 892 KB] - Trevor Koschel [
PDF: 27 KB] - Victorian Farmers' Federation [
PDF: 322 KB] - Victorian Freight and Logistics Council [
PDF: 114 KB] - VicRoads (Victorian Government) [
PDF: 202 KB]
Submissions placed in response to the second round of consultation can be found below.
- Australian Long Distance Owners & Drivers Association [
PDF: 3158 KB] - Australian Trucking Association [
PDF: 170 KB] - Bill Haire [
PDF: 281 KB] - Bob Murphy [
PDF: 72 KB] - Queensland Transport [
PDF: 160 KB] - Tasmanian Department of Infrastructure, Energy and Resources [
PDF: 197 KB] - Tasmanian Forest Contractors Association [
PDF: 1270 KB] - Transport Workers Union [
PDF: 2202 KB] - WA Department for planning and infrastructure [
PDF: 98 KB]
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