Summary
Facilitates the closure of the Federal Interstate Registration Scheme (FIRS) by: amending the
Interstate Road Transport Act 1985
to close FIRS to new entrants and re-registration by existing operators from 1 July 2018; making consequential amendments to the
COAG Reform Fund Act 2008
; repealing the
Interstate Road Transport Act 1985
and
Interstate Road Transport Charge Act 1985
on 1 July 2019; and providing for transitional arrangements for a 12-month period.