The Australian Government is working with state, territory and local governments, as well as industry and community stakeholders, to progress Heavy Vehicle Road Reform. This work is being overseen by the Transport and Infrastructure Council.

Possible reform measures being contemplated under Heavy Vehicle Road Reform can be categorised as either “demand side” reforms (changes aimed at influencing consumption of road services) or “supply side” reforms (changes to the way in which road services are provided).

The current focus of the Transport and Infrastructure Council is consideration of supply side reforms, as set out in the November 2019 summary paper Current Direction of Heavy Vehicle Road Reform PDF: 376 KB  DOCX: 37 KB

For more information on Heavy Vehicle Road Reform visit, https://www.transportinfrastructurecouncil.gov.au/publications/heavy_vehicle_road_reform

• Regulation impact statement on independent price regulation of heavy vehicle charges

  Have your say on an independent assessment of a potential new way to set heavy vehicle road user charges.

• National Heavy Vehicle Charging Pilot

  Continuing to prioritise progress on supply-side Heavy Vehicle Road Reform while testing alternative charging options through the National Pilot.

• Independent research on heavy vehicle road reform

  To support the development and implementation of heavy vehicle road reform, the department, from time to time, seeks expert analysis on various reform components.

• Independent price regulation of heavy vehicle charges—public discussion

  The department undertook a public consultation process to seek public and industry views on options for independent price regulation of heavy vehicle charges.