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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

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    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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The NTC signs agreement with Public Transport Association Australia and New Zealand

Published  24 Nov 2023

The NTC has signed a partnership agreement with Public Transport Association Australia New Zealand.

Tender opportunities

Published  09 Nov 2023

Check to see what tender opportunities are available at the NTC.

We recently released a paper on On-road Enforcement for Automated Vehicles

Published  04 Oct 2023

Our police and law enforcement play a big role in keeping Australian roads safe. But as vehicles become more automated, on-road enforcement could present some challenges.  

An updated version of the Automated Vehicle Trial Guidelines has been released

Published  18 Sep 2023

Automated Vehicles (AVs) have the potential to make our roads safer, improve mobility, lift productivity and help reduce carbon dioxide emissions through new shared transport models and low emissions technology.  

Automated vehicle trial guidelines

Published  15 Sep 2023

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

How to set up trials of automated vehicles in Australia

Published  15 Sep 2023

How to set up trials of automated vehicles in Australia

National Transport Reforms Evaluation Framework

Published  15 Aug 2023

The 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.

SYSTRA Australia and New Zealand sign the Memorandum of Cooperation for Interoperability (MoC)

Published  08 Aug 2023

SYSTRA ANZ, a leading transport and mobility engineering group, has signed a historic agreement with Australia's Transport and Infrastructure Ministers to commit to improving national rail interoperability.

Siemens Mobility Australia and New Zealand signed the Memorandum of Cooperation for Rail Interoperability (MoC)

Published  27 Jul 2023

Rail and technology manufacturer Siemens Mobility has signed an historic agreement with Australia's Transport and Infrastructure Ministers to commit to improving national rail interoperability.  

The Competent Authorities Panel

Published  30 May 2023

The Competent Authorities Panel (the Panel) ensures that the laws for transporting dangerous goods are applied consistently across the country.

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