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Review of the National Transport Commission
Final Report
The National Transport Commission (NTC) Review Steering Committee has completed its review of the NTC and provided its findings to the Australian Transport Council (ATC).
The NTC Review report provides background on the strategic context of the review, outlines the existing mandate of the NTC, discusses the effectiveness of the NTC, and provides detailed recommendations on a way forward. As part of the review process, 39 submissions were received and 34 stakeholders interviewed.
The ATC and the Council of Australian Governments (COAG) have now considered the findings and recommendations of the report.
A copy of the NTC Review report and the ATC's response endorsed by COAG on 7 December 2009 can be found in the Key Documents section below.
Purpose of the Review
The National Transport Commission (NTC) was established in 2003 with ongoing responsibility to develop, monitor and maintain uniform or nationally consistent regulatory and operational reforms relating to road transport, rail transport and intermodal transport. The National Transport Commission Act 2003 requires that the Australian Transport Council (ATC) review the operations of the NTC after six years.
A Review Steering Committee was appointed by the ATC to undertake the review and prepare a report for the ATC to allow the ATC to provide recommendations to First Ministers on the future of the NTC.
As part of a public consultation process, the Review Steering Committee sought submissions to the Review from interested individuals or organisations. The Call for Submissions - Background Paper outlines the nature of the review and matters that the Review Steering Committee sought comments on. Submissions to the Review Steering Committee closed on 6 March 2009.
In addition to the call for submissions to the Review, the Review Steering Committee also consulted with key stakeholders.
Key Documents
- Call for Submissions - Background Paper
- National Transport Commission Act 2003
- Inter-Governmental Agreement for the Regulatory and Operational Reform in Road, Rail and Intermodal Transport
- Terms of Reference [
PDF: 73 KB] - National Transport Policy Framework
- NTC Review Steering Committee's Report to ATC [PDF: 526 KB]
- ATC Response to the NTC Review [PDF: 251 KB]
Submissions to the Review of the National Transport Commission
- ACT Department of Territory and Municipal Services [PDF: 66 KB]
- ARRB Group Ltd [PDF: 771 KB]
- Asciano Limited [PDF: 56 KB]
- Australasian Railway Association Inc [PDF: 170 KB]
- Australian Conservation Foundation [PDF: 586 KB]
- Australian Local Government Association [PDF: 600 KB]
- Australian Rail Track Corporation Ltd [PDF: 6018 KB]
- Australian Logistics Council [PDF: 120 KB]
- Australian Rail Tram and Bus Industry Union [PDF: 536 KB]
- Australian Trucking Association [PDF: 119 KB]
- Austroads [PDF: 212 KB]
- BikeSydney [PDF: 212 KB]
- Bus Industry Confederation [PDF: 246 KB]
- Business Council of Australia [PDF: 115 KB]
- Council of Tramway Museums of Australasia Inc [PDF: 132 KB]
- Department of Planning and Infrastructure Northern Territory [PDF: 410 KB]
- Department for Planning and Infrastructure Western Australia [PDF: 174 KB]
- Department for Transport Energy and Infrastructure South Australia [PDF: 79 KB]
- International Association of Public Transport (Australia and New Zealand) [PDF: 470 KB]
- Laird, Dr Philip [PDF: 526 KB]
- Maritime Union of Australia [PDF: 288 KB]
- Mason, Dr Chloe [PDF: 317 KB]
- Natroad Limited [PDF: 127 KB]
- National Transport Commission [PDF: 1390 KB] Appendices [PDF: 3058 KB]
- New South Wales Government [PDF: 266 KB]
- Northern Rivers (NSW) RDA [PDF: 1214 KB]
- Office of the Infrastructure Coodinator Infrastructure Australia [PDF: 414 KB]
- Qantas Airways Limited [PDF: 122 KB]
- QR Limited [PDF: 2673 KB]
- Queensland Government [PDF: 392 KB]
- Railway Technical Society of Australasia [PDF: 228 KB]
- Shipping Australia [PDF: 184 KB]
- South Australian Freight Council Inc [PDF: 366 KB]
- Tourism and Transport Forum [PDF: 242 KB]
- Transport Certification Australia [PDF: 549 KB]
- Transport Workers Union of Australia [PDF: 114 KB]
- Truck Industry Council [PDF: 149 KB]
- Victorian Government [PDF: 103 KB]
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