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    • NTC projects

      Our work aims to achieve our strategic objectives of improved safety, productivity, regulatory efficiency and environmental outcomes across land transport.

    • Automated vehicle program

      Our goal is end-to-end regulation to support the safe commercial deployment and operation of automated vehicles at all levels of automation in Australia.

    • Towards a new Heavy Vehicle National Law

      We're working on behalf of transport ministers to deliver an updated Heavy Vehicle National Law in Australia. The goal is to simplify the law to enhance safety while delivering industry productivity and flexibility. Consultation is now open.

    • National Rail Action Plan

      The National Rail Action Plan and current work program support a national vision for a modernised, seamless and safe rail system.

    • Progress on reforms

      Each year, we share a progress report with infrastructure and transport ministers on the status of national land transport reforms.

    • National Transport Reforms Evaluation Framework

      The Evaluation Framework will be used to understand the outcomes of national land transport reform, while enabling us to provide evidence-based advice to the Transport Ministers.

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    • Load restraint guides for light vehicles

      Read the relevant load restraint guide to ensure you meet load restraint standards for light and heavy vehicles in Australia.

    • Australian Dangerous Goods Code

      The Australian Code for the Transport of Dangerous Goods by Road & Rail sets out the requirements for transporting dangerous goods by road or rail.

    • Assessing Fitness to Drive

      Assessing Fitness to Drive is a joint NTC and Austroads publication containing the nationally agreed medical standards for granting a driver's licence.

    • National Standard for Health Assessment of Rail Safety Workers

      All health assessments of rail safety workers in Australia are conducted in line with the current edition of the National Standard for Health Assessment of Rail Safety Workers

    • Automated vehicle trial guidelines

      These guidelines support nationally-consistent trial conditions at all levels of automation.

    • How to set up trials of automated vehicles in Australia

    • National voluntary guidelines for landside stevedore charges

      The National voluntary guidelines for landside stevedore charges establish clear protocols for notification and communication on increases to existing, or the introduction of new, charges levied on transport operators for access to pick up or drop off con

  • Laws and regulations

    Laws and regulations

    • Heavy Vehicle National Law

      The Heavy Vehicle National Law (HVNL) regulates heavy vehicles over 4.5 tonnes gross vehicle mass in participating states and territories.

    • Rail Safety National Law

      The Rail Safety National Law aims for a seamless and coordinated national approach to rail safety regulation in Australia.

    • Australian Road Rules

      The model Australian Road Rules form the basis of road rules of each Australian state and territory.

    • Australian Light Vehicle Standards Rules

      The Australian Light Vehicle Standards Rules are model rules that regulate in-service vehicle standards for light vehicles. They form the basis for each state and territory to implement in their own vehicle standards rules.

    • Australian Defence Force Road Transport Exemption Framework

      The Framework provides nationally uniform exemptions for the use of Australian Defence Force (ADF) military vehicles and equipment on public roads.

    • Heavy Vehicle Charges Model Law

      The Heavy Vehicle Charges Model Law sets registration charges for heavy vehicles and defines the methodology for calculating annual adjustments.

    • Registration charges for heavy vehicles

      Heavy vehicle charges aim to recover heavy vehicle related expenditure on roads from heavy vehicle operators.

    • Road user charges

      The Road User Charge (RUC) applies to each litre of diesel used by heavy vehicles such as buses, coaches and trucks on public roads.

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Advancing interoperability through regulatory reform

Published  26 Aug 2024

The National Transport Commission is working with all governments and industry on the biggest change to Australian rail in over a century.  

The Rail Safety National Law Review final report has now been published

Published  27 Jun 2024

Our Rail Safety National Law supports a seamless and coordinated approach to rail safety regulation in Australia. To keep it up to date we recently conducted a targeted review of the law.

Improving health screening for heavy vehicle drivers

Published  14 May 2024

The NTC is identifying options to improve the diagnosis and screening of sleep apnoea, diabetes and cardiac risk levels to support heavy vehicle operators and drivers manage the risks posed by ill health.  

Rail Safety National Law maintenance

Published  09 May 2024

The Rail Safety National Law (RSNL) aims for a seamless and coordinated national approach to rail safety regulation in Australia. We undertake periodic reviews of the Rail Safety National Law, including a targeted review of the Rail Safety National Law that is currently underway.

Making sure the Automated Driving System is safe when it enters the market

Published  22 Apr 2024

It’s important to ensure that automated vehicles are safe when they are first provided to the Australian market. 

Keeping the Automated Driving System safe when it is on-road

Published  22 Apr 2024

Unlike a conventional vehicle, an automated vehicle will require an Automated Driving System Entity (ADSE) to support the safe operation of the automated driving system while it operates on Australian roads.

How people will interact with an Automated Driving System

Published  22 Apr 2024

New laws will make corporations responsible for ensuring that an Automated Driving System (ADS) operates safely throughout its life. However, human users and occupants of automated vehicles will also have a role in using automated vehicles safely.

Our recent consultation on automated vehicles

Published  22 Feb 2024

Automated vehicle technology is advancing rapidly and has the potential to be a real game changer for road transport, by supporting safer, more efficient road travel. 

Review of the Rail Safety National Law

Published  13 Dec 2023

The Rail Safety National Law (RSNL) aims for a seamless and coordinated national approach to rail safety regulation in Australia.

Light vehicle emissions intensity in Australia

Published  11 Dec 2023

We have published our 2022 report on Carbon Dioxide Emissions Intensity Report from New Australian Light Vehicles.

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