Chapter 1 - Introduction and overview

[1]        Journals of the Senate No. 147, 9 May 2016, p. 3964.

[2]        Journals of the Senate No. 7, 15 September 2016, p. 225.

[3]        Journals of the Senate, 14 March 1973, p. 51. 

[4]        Australian Transport Council, National Road Safety Strategy 2011‑2020, p. 3.

[5]        Mr Bernard Carlon, Acting General Manager, Transport for New South Wales, Centre for Road Safety, Committee Hansard, 2 July 2015, p. 15; Ms Samantha Cockfield, Senior Manager, Road Safety, Transport Accident Commission of Victoria, Committee Hansard, 14 August 2015, p. 49; Mr Robert McDonald, Senior Manager, Research Centre, Insurance Group Australia, Committee Hansard, 2 July 2015, p. 1.

[6]        Australian Transport Council, National Road Safety Strategy 2011‑2020, p. 3.

[7]        Australian Transport Council, National Road Safety Strategy 2011‑2020, p. 3.

[8]        Ms Judith Zielke, Department of Infrastructure and Regional Development, Rural and Regional Affairs and Transport Legislation Committee, Committee Hansard, 23 May 2017, p. 119.

[9]        Australian Automobile Association, Benchmarking the performance of the national road safety strategy, December 2016, p. 6 <http://www.aaa.asn.au/files/download/?id=1090> (accessed 4 September 2017).

[10]      Australian Automobile Association, Benchmarking the performance of the national road safety strategy June 2017, 31 July 2017, p. 5 < http://www.aaa.asn.au/files/download/?id=1164> (accessed 4 September 2017).

[11]      Transport and Infrastructure Council, Communique, Brisbane, 19 May 2017, p. 3.  

[12]      Mr Mike Mrdak, Department of Infrastructure and Regional Development, Rural and Regional Affairs and Transport Legislation Committee, Committee Hansard, 23 May 2017, p. 121.

[13]      Australian Automobile Association, Benchmarking the performance of the national road safety strategy June 2017, 31 July 2017, p. 5 <http://www.aaa.asn.au/files/download/?id=1164> (accessed 4 September 2017).

[14]      Mr Mike Mrdak, Department of Infrastructure and Regional Development, Rural and Regional Affairs and Transport Legislation Committee, Committee Hansard, 23 May 2017, p. 121.

[15]      Rural and Regional Affairs and Transport References Committee, Aspects of road safety in Australia, Interim report, May 2016, p. 5.

[16]      Bureau of Infrastructure, Transport and Regional Economics, Road deaths Australia; December 2016, p. 1, http://bitre.gov.au/publications/ongoing/rda/files/RDA_Dec_2016.pdf (accessed 6 October 2017).

[17]      Bureau of Infrastructure, Transport and Regional Economics, Road deaths Australia; September 2017, https://bitre.gov.au/publications/ongoing/rda/files/RDA_Sep_2017.pdf (accessed 19 October 2017). 

[18]      Rural and Regional Affairs and Transport References Committee, Aspects of road safety in Australia, Interim report, May 2016, p. 5.

[19]      Rural and Regional Affairs and Transport References Committee, Aspects of road safety in Australia, Interim report, May 2016, p. 6.

[20]      Rural and Regional Affairs and Transport References Committee, Aspects of road safety in Australia, Interim report, May 2016, pp 9–10.

[21]      Royal Australian College of Surgeons, Funding options for the Australian Trauma Registry, 27 May 2016, <https://www.surgeons.org/media/college-advocacy/funding-options-for-the-australian-trauma-registry/> (accessed 6 October 2017).

[22]      Australian Automobile Association, Road trauma recommendation must be heeded, 4 May 2016, <http://www.aaa.asn.au/news-and-publications/news/article/?id=road-trauma-recommendation-must-be-heeded> (accessed 6 October 2017).

[23]      Australian Automobile Association, Road trauma recommendation must be heeded, 4 May 2016, <http://www.aaa.asn.au/news-and-publications/news/article/?id=road-trauma-recommendation-must-be-heeded> (accessed 6 October 2017).

[24]      RAC, State Budget must address regional road trauma, 31 August 2017, <https://rac.com.au/about-rac/media/media-releases/august-2017/state-budget-must-address-regional-road-trauma> (accessed 6 October 2017).

[25]      NRMA, Funding local roads: Recommendations to clear the infrastructure backlog, August 2017, <www.mynrma.com.au/-/media/documents/reports-and-subs/dcg-7365-local-road-funding-paper_final_low-res.pdf?la=en> (accessed 6 October 2017), p. 3.

[26]      'NRMA calls for plugging of road funding holes', Sky News, 24 August 2017, <http://www.skynews.com.au/news/national/nsw/2017/08/24/nrma-calls-for-plugging-of-road-funding-holes.html> (accessed 6 October 2017).

[27]      Premier of Victoria the Hon Daniel Andrew MP, 'Saving Lives – Victoria's New Road Safety Strategy', 15 May 2016, <http://www.premier.vic.gov.au/saving-lives-victorias-new-road-safety-strategy/> (accessed 6 October 2017).

[28]      Rural and Regional Affairs and Transport References Committee, Aspects of road safety in Australia, Interim report, May 2016, p. 28.

[29]      Mr William Golsby, General Manager, Corporate Affairs, RAC WA, Committee Hansard, 18 February 2016, p. 46.

[30]      RAC, Submission 59, p. 6.

[31]      Rural and Regional Affairs and Transport References Committee, Aspects of road safety in Australia, Interim report, May 2016, Recommendation 6, p. 31.

[32]      Rural and Regional Affairs and Transport References Committee, Aspects of road safety in Australia, Interim report, Recommendation 5, May 2016, p. 31.

[33]      Rural and Regional Affairs and Transport References Committee, Aspects of road safety in Australia, Interim report, May 2016, p. 31.

[34]      Department of Infrastructure and Regional Development, Motor Vehicle Standards Act Reform, February 2016, p. 2.

[35]      Department of Infrastructure and Regional Development, Reform of the Motor Vehicles Standards Act 1989, 22 August 2017, <https://infrastructure.gov.au/vehicles/mv_standards_act/> (accessed 6 October 2017).

[36]      The Hon Paul Fletcher MP, Minister for Urban Infrastructure, New Road Vehicle Standards Act to Better Protect Consumers and Provide More Choice, Media Release PF037/2017, 16 August 2017,  <http://minister.infrastructure.gov.au/pf/releases/2017/August/pf037_2017.aspx> (accessed 6 October 2017).

[37]      Department of Infrastructure and Regional Development, Reform of the Motor Vehicles Standards Act 1989, 22 August 2017, <https://infrastructure.gov.au/vehicles/mv_standards_act/> (accessed 6 October 2017).

[38]      Rural and Regional Affairs and Transport References Committee, Aspects of road safety in Australia, Interim report, May 2016, p. 36.

[39]      Department of Infrastructure and Regional Development, Reform of the Motor Vehicles Standards Act 1989, 22 August 2017, <https://infrastructure.gov.au/vehicles/mv_standards_act/> (accessed 6 October 2017).

[40]      Mr Mark Jackman, Robert Bosch Australia, Committee Hansard, 3 July 2015, p. 3.

[41]      Department of Infrastructure and Regional Development, Submission 51, p. 6.

[42]      Monash University Accident Research Centre, Submission 67, p. 24;

[43]      Mr Mark Jackman, Robert Bosch Australia, Committee Hansard, 3 July 2015, p. 4; ARRB Group, Submission 26, p. 4.

[44]      Rural and Regional Affairs and Transport References Committee, Aspects of road safety in Australia, Interim report, Recommendation 8, May 2016, p. 34.

Chapter 2

[1]        Mr Mike Stapleton, Department of Transport and Main Roads, Queensland, Committee Hansard, 22 March 2016, p. 59.

[2]        Roads and Maritime Services (NSW), additional information, 8 July 2017, p. 1.

[3]        Roads and Maritime Services (NSW), answers to additional questions on notice, 28 February 2017 (received 24 March 2017), p. [1].

[4]        Roads and Maritime Services (NSW), answers to additional questions on notice, 28 February 2017 (received 24 March 2017), p. [2].

[5]        Mr Jim Williams, Department of Immigration and Border Protection, Committee Hansard, 22 March 2016, p. 21.

[6]        Mr Robin Gray, Australian Border Force, Committee Hansard, 10 November 2016, pp. 15–16.

[7]        Mr Mike Stapleton, Department of Transport and Main Roads, Queensland, Committee Hansard, 22 March 2016, p. 59.

[8]        Mr Mike Stapleton, Department of Transport and Main Roads, Queensland, Committee Hansard, 22 March 2016, p. 58.

[9]        Mr Mike Stapleton, Department of Transport and Main Roads, Queensland, Committee Hansard, 22 March 2016, p.63.

[10]      Mr Mike Stapleton, Department of Transport and Main Roads, Queensland, Committee Hansard, 22 March 2016, p.61.

[11]      Roads and Maritime Services (NSW), answers to questions on notice, 28 February 2017 (received 24 March 2017), p. [2].

[12]      Ms Melinda Bailey, Roads and Maritime Services, New South Wales, Committee Hansard, 15 February 2017, p. 6.

[13]      Ms Erin Dale, Australian Border Force, Committee Hansard, 10 November 2016, p. 15.

[14]      Rural and Regional Affairs and Transport Committee, Aspects of road safety in Australia, Interim report, May 2016, p. viii.

[15]      Mr Mike Stapleton, Department of Transport and Main Roads, Committee Hansard, 10 November 2016, p. 7.

[16]      Roads and Maritime Services (NSW), answers to additional questions on notice, 28 February 2017 (received 24 March 2017), p. [1].

[17]      Ms Melinda Bailey, Roads and Maritime Services, New South Wales, Committee Hansard, 15 February 2017, pp. 3–4.

[18]      Ms Melinda Bailey, Roads and Maritime Services, New South Wales, Committee Hansard, 15 February 2017, p. 4.

[19]      Mr Mike Stapleton, Department of Transport and Main Roads, Committee Hansard, 10 November 2016, p. 7.

[20]      Ms Melinda Bailey, Roads and Maritime Services, New South Wales, Committee Hansard, 15 February 2017, p. 4.

[21]      Mr Mike Stapleton, Department of Transport and Main Roads, Committee Hansard, 10 November 2016, p. 8.

[22]      Mr Tony Richens, Committee Hansard, 26 June 2017, p. 7.

[23]      Ms Melinda Bailey, Roads and Maritime Services, New South Wales, Committee Hansard, 15 February 2017, p. 4.

[24]      Ms Melinda Bailey, Roads and Maritime Services, New South Wales, Committee Hansard, 15 February 2017, p. 6.

[25]      Mr Mike Stapleton, Department of Transport and Main Roads, Committee Hansard, 10 November 2016, p. 10.

[26]      Mr Tony Sheldon, Transport Workers' Union, Committee Hansard, 26 June 2017, p. 12.

[27]      Scott's Transport Industries Pty Ltd, Submission 77, p. 1.

[28]      Mr Darren Williams, Scott's Transport Industries, Committee Hansard, 22 March 2016, p. 69.

[29]      Mr Phillip Forster, Scott's Transport Industries, Committee Hansard, 22 March 2016, p. 69.

[30]      Mr Darren Williams, Scott's Transport Industries, Committee Hansard, 22 March 2016, p. 71.

[31]      Ms Erin Dale, Australian Border Force, Committee Hansard, 10 November 2016, p. 15.

[32]      Rural and Regional Affairs and Transport References Committee, Aspects of road safety in Australia, Interim report, May 2016, pp. 56–57.

[33]      Mr Jim Williams, Department of Immigration and Border Protection, Committee Hansard, 22 March 2016, p. 16.

[34]      Ms Christine Dacey, Department of Immigration and Border Protection, correspondence received 14 April 2016.

[35]      Mr Greg Martin, Department of Immigration and Border Protection, Committee Hansard, 10 November 2016, p. 16.

[36]      Mr Tony Sheldon, Transport Workers' Union, Committee Hansard, 26 June 2017, p. 15.

[37]      Mr Tony Sheldon, Transport Workers' Union, Committee Hansard, 26 June 2017, p. 14.

[38]      Mr Tony Sheldon, Transport Workers' Union, Committee Hansard, 26 June 2017, p. 15.

[39]      Mr Tony Sheldon, Transport Workers' Union, Committee Hansard, 26 June 2017, p. 12.

[40]      Mr Tony Sheldon, National Secretary, Transport Workers' Union, Committee Hansard, 26 June 2017, p. 12.

[41]      Mr Tony Sheldon, National Secretary, Transport Workers' Union, Committee Hansard, 26 June 2017, p. 12.

[42]      Mr Tony Sheldon, National Secretary, Transport Workers' Union, Committee Hansard, 26 June 2017, p. 12.

[43]      Additional information provided by Northline Pty Ltd, 31 July 2017, p. 2.

[44]      Ms Christine Dacey, Department of Immigration and Border Protection, Committee Hansard, 29 August 2017, p. 13.

[45]      Mr Tony Sheldon, National Secretary, Transport Workers' Union, Committee Hansard, 26 June 2017, p. 12.

[46]      Department of Employment, Minister's Media Centre, Migrant Workers Taskforce, <https://ministers.employment.gov.au/sites/mmc_employment/files/documents/161003_migrant_worker_taskforce_-_terms_of_reference.pdf> (accessed 6 September 2017), p. 1.

[47]      Mr Bill McKinley, Australian Trucking Association, Committee Hansard, 8 August 2017, p. 6; Mr Stephen Lee, Submission 81, pp. 3–4.

[48]      Australian Trucking Association, Supplementary Submission 38.2, p. 1.

[49]      Mr Bill McKinley, Australian Trucking Association, Committee Hansard, 8 August 2017, p. 6.

[50]      Mr Bill McKinley, Australian Trucking Association, Committee Hansard, 8 August 2017, p. 7.

[51]      Mr Bill McKinley, Australian Trucking Association, Committee Hansard, 8 August 2017, p. 6.

[52]      Mr Bill McKinley, Australian Trucking Association, Committee Hansard, 22 March 2016, p. 37; Toll Group, Submission 33, p 7.

Chapter 3 - Heavy vehicle transport: state of the industry

Source: Department of Infrastructure and Regional Development, Fatal heavy vehicle crashes Australia quarterly bulletin, Jan–Mar 2017, https://bitre.gov.au/publications/ongoing/fhvc/files/Bulletin_Mar_2017.pdf.

[1]        Mr Tony Sheldon, Transport Workers' Union, Committee Hansard, 26 June 2017, p. 13.

[2]        Mr Tony Sheldon, Transport Workers' Union, Committee Hansard, 26 June 2017, p. 13.

[3]        Toll Group, Submission 33, p. 2.

[4]        Enginistics, Submission 21, p. 1.

[5]        Transport Workers' Union of Australia, Submission 64, p. 4.

[6]        Mr Tony Sheldon, Transport Workers' Union, Committee Hansard, 26 June 2017, p. 13.

[7]        Safe Work Australia, Fatality statistics, 20 July 2017, <https://www.safeworkaustralia.gov.au/statistics-and-research/statistics/fatalities/fatality-statistics#year-to-date-2017-preliminary-worker> (accessed 25 July 2017). 

[8]        Mr Tony Sheldon, Transport Workers' Union, Committee Hansard, 26 June 2017, p. 13. See also Department of Infrastructure and Regional Development (BITRE), Fatal Heavy Vehicle Crashes Australia –Quarterly Bulletins, May 2017, <https://bitre.gov.au/publications/ongoing/fatal_heavy_vehicle_crashes_quarterly.aspx> (accessed 25 July 2017).

[9]        Department of Infrastructure and Regional Development (BITRE), Fatal Heavy Vehicle Crashes Australia quarterly bulletin, Jan–Mar 2017, <https://bitre.gov.au/publications/ongoing/fhvc/files/Bulletin_Mar_2017.pdf> (accessed 25 July 2017).

[10]      Mr Tony Richens, private capacity, Committee Hansard, 26 June 2017, p. 3.

[11]      Mr Tony Richens, private capacity, Committee Hansard, 26 June 2017, p. 4.

[12]      Mr Simon O'Hara, Road Freight NSW, Committee Hansard, 26 June 2017, p. 2.  

[13]      Mr Tony Richens, private capacity, Committee Hansard, 26 June 2017, p. 4.

[14]      Mr Simon O'Hara, Road Freight NSW, Committee Hansard, 26 June 2017, p. 5.

[15]      Mr Tony Sheldon, Transport Workers' Union, Committee Hansard, 26 June 2017, p. 17.

[16]      Mr Mike Stapleton, Department of Transport and Main Roads, Committee Hansard, 10 November 2016, p. 8.

[17]      Mr Simon O'Hara, Road Freight NSW, Committee Hansard, 26 June 2017, p. 5.

[18]      Mr Tony Sheldon, Transport Workers' Union, Committee Hansard, 26 June 2017, p. 13.

[19]      Mr Tony Richens, private capacity, Committee Hansard, 26 June 2017, p. 4.

[20]      Mr Tony Sheldon, Transport Workers' Union, Committee Hansard, 26 June 2017, p. 18.

[21]      Mr Tony Sheldon, Transport Workers' Union, Committee Hansard, 26 June 2017, p. 17.

[22]      Mr Salvatore Petroccitto, National Heavy Vehicle Regulator, Committee Hansard, 26 October 2015, p. 36.

[23]      Mr Tony Sheldon, Transport Workers' Union, Committee Hansard, 26 June 2017, p. 15.

[24]      Mr Tony Sheldon, Transport Workers' Union, Committee Hansard, 26 June 2017, p. 13.

[25]      National Transport Commission, Safe payments, 1 July 2015, <https://www.ntc.gov.au/archive/safe-payments/> (accessed 14 September 2017).

[26]      National Transport Commission, Safe payments: addressing the underlying causes of unsafe practices in the road transport industry, October 2008, <www.ntc.gov.au/Media/Reports/(98BF9D12-47C6-5EAF-EEA8-BCE6B19EAEB8).pdf> (accessed 14 September 2017), p. [vii].

[27]      National Transport Commission, Safe payments: addressing the underlying causes of unsafe practices in the road transport industry, October 2008, <www.ntc.gov.au/Media/Reports/(98BF9D12-47C6-5EAF-EEA8-BCE6B19EAEB8).pdf> (accessed 14 September 2017), p. 43.

[28]      Department of Education, Employment and Workplace Relations, Safe rates: safe roads: Directions paper, 2010, p. 4.

[29]      Road Safety Remuneration Act 2012, s. 79 (repealed 19 April 2016).

[30]      Mr Tony Sheldon, Transport Workers' Union, Committee Hansard, 26 June 2017, p. 13.

[31]      Transport Workers' Union, Submission 64, p. 3. See also Mr Peter Anderson, Victorian Transport Association, Committee Hansard, 3 July 2015, p. 29.

[32]      Transport Workers' Union of Australia, Submission 64, p. 4. See also Victorian Transport Association, Submission 65, p. 2; National Independent Trucking Association, Submission 9, p. 2; Mr Steven Corcoran, Submission 25; Mr Cameron Dunn, FBT Transwest, Committee Hansard, 2 July 2015, p. 38; Mr Salvatore Patroccitto, National Heavy Vehicle Regulator, Committee Hansard, 26 October 2015, p. 36; Mr Ian King, Western Australian Road Transport Association, Committee Hansard, 18 February 2016, p. 27.

[33]      Mr Tony Sheldon, Transport Workers' Union, Committee Hansard, 26 June 2017, p. 13.

[34]      Fair Work Ombudsman, Road Safety Remuneration System, <https://www.fairwork.gov.au/about-us/legislation/road-safety-remuneration-system> (accessed 18 September 2017). The tribunal ceased to exist as at 21 April 2016.

[35]      Department of Employment, Discussion Paper: The Road Safety Remuneration System, March 2016, p. 2.

[36]      Mr Tony Sheldon, Transport Workers' Union, Committee Hansard, 26 June 2017, p. 16.

[37]      Subclause 9.4, Contractor Driver Minimum Payments Road Safety Remuneration Order 2016, Road Safety Remuneration Tribunal, 18 December 2015, <https://www.fairwork.gov.au/ArticleDocuments/967/contractor-driver-minimum-payments-road-safety-remuneration-order-2016.docx.aspx> (accessed 14 September 2017

[38]      Mr Bill McKinley, Australian Trucking Association, Committee Hansard, 14 August 2015, p. 15.

[39]      Mr Cameron Dunn, FBT Transwest, Committee Hansard, 2 July 2015, p. 38.

[40]      Mr Cameron Dunn, FBT Transwest, Committee Hansard, 2 July 2015, p. 39.

[41]      Rural and Regional Affairs and Transport References Committee, Aspects of Road Safety in Australia, Interim report, p. 60.

[42]      Rural and Regional Affairs and Transport References Committee, Aspects of Road Safety in Australia, Interim report, p. 60.

[43]      National Heavy Vehicle Regulator, About the chain of responsibility, <https://www.nhvr.gov.au/safety-accreditation-compliance/chain-of-responsibility/about-the-chain-of-responsibility> (accessed 14 September 2017).

[44]      Toll Group, Submission 33, p. 10.

[45]      National Heavy Vehicle Regulator, Changes to the chain of responsibility, <https://www.nhvr.gov.au/safety-accreditation-compliance/chain-of-responsibility/changes-to-chain-of-responsibility> (accessed 14 September 2017).

[46]      Mr Bill McKinley, Australian Trucking Association, Committee Hansard, 8 August 2017, p. 5.

[47]      Mr Simon O'Hara, Road Freight NSW, Committee Hansard, 26 June 2017, p. 3.

[48]      Mr Simon O'Hara, Road Freight NSW, Committee Hansard, 26 June 2017, p. 8.

[49]      Mr Simon O'Hara, Road Freight NSW, Committee Hansard, 26 June 2017, p. 3.

[50]      Mr Bill McKinley, Australian Trucking Association, Committee Hansard, 8 August 2017, p. 5.

[51]      Senate Rural and Regional Affairs and Transport References Committee, Aspects of Road Safety in Australia, Interim report, p. 61. See also Mr Tony Richens, Committee Hansard, 26 June 2017, p. 4.

[52]      Mr Salvatore Petroccitto, National Heavy Vehicle Regulator, Committee Hansard, 26 October 2015, p. 31.

[53]      Department of Infrastructure and Regional Development, Submission 51, p. 24.

[54]      National Heavy Vehicle Regulator, Electronic work diaries, <https://www.nhvr.gov.au/safety-accreditation-compliance/fatigue-management/electronic-work-diaries-ewds>, (accessed 14 September 2017).

[55]      Mr Tony Richens, private capacity, Committee Hansard, 26 June 2017, p. 4. See also Mr Michael Humphries, Australian Driver Trainers Association, Committee Hansard, 26 June 2017, p. 22.

[56]      Mr Tony Sheldon, Transport Workers' Union, Committee Hansard, 26 June 2017, p. 16.

[57]      Mr Tony Sheldon, Transport Workers' Union, Committee Hansard, 26 June 2017, p. 18.

Chapter 4 - Heavy vehicle training: towards a better national scheme

[1]        Roads and Maritime Services (NSW), National heavy vehicle assessment guide, March 2017, <http://www.rms.nsw.gov.au/business-industry/drivinginstructors/heavy-vehicle-competency-basedassessment/index.html> (accessed 12 September 2017), p. 2.

[2]        Roads and Maritime Services (NSW), National heavy vehicle assessment guide, March 2017, <http://www.rms.nsw.gov.au/business-industry/drivinginstructors/heavy-vehicle-competency-basedassessment/index.html> (accessed 12 September 2017), p. 2.

[3]        Australian Trucking Association, Submission to the Heavy Vehicle Driver Competency Working Group on the National Heavy Vehicle Driver Competency Framework, January 2010, < http://www.truck.net.au/sites/default/files/submissions/National%20Competency%20Framework%20for%20Heavy%20Vehicle%20Drivers%20-20ATA%20submission%20Jan2010.pdf> (accessed 12 September 2017), pp. 6–9.

[4]        Australian Trucking Association, Submission to the Heavy Vehicle Driver Competency Working Group on the National Heavy Vehicle Driver Competency Framework, January 2010, < http://www.truck.net.au/sites/default/files/submissions/National%20Competency%20Framework%20for%20Heavy%20Vehicle%20Drivers%20-20ATA%20submission%20Jan2010.pdf> (accessed 12 September 2017), p. 2.

[5]        Australian Trucking Association, Submission to the Heavy Vehicle Driver Competency Working Group on the National Heavy Vehicle Driver Competency Framework, January 2010, < http://www.truck.net.au/sites/default/files/submissions/National%20Competency%20Framework%20for%20Heavy%20Vehicle%20Drivers%20-20ATA%20submission%20Jan2010.pdf> (accessed 12 September 2017), p. 3.

[6]        Roads and Maritime Services (NSW), National heavy vehicle assessment guide, March 2017, <http://www.rms.nsw.gov.au/business-industry/drivinginstructors/heavy-vehicle-competency-basedassessment/index.html> (accessed 12 September 2017), p. 2.

[7]        National Transport Commission Review Steering Committee, Review of the National Transport Commission, June 2009, <https://infrastructure.gov.au/transport/australia/ntc/files/NTC_Review_Report.pdf> (accessed 12 September 2017), p. 14.

[8]        Ms Melinda Bailey, Roads and Maritime Services, New South Wales, Committee Hansard, 15 February 2017, p. 10.

[9]        Queensland Government, Driver Trainer News: The Driver Training Industry Working Group Newsletter, December 2011, <http://www.tmr.qld.gov.au/~/media/busind/accreditations/driverandridertrainers/driver_trainer_news_Dec2011.pdf> (accessed 12 September 2017), p. [2].

[10]      Mr Mike Stapleton, Department of Transport and Main Roads, Committee Hansard, 10 November 2016, p. 9.

[11]      Mr Mike Stapleton, Department of Transport and Main Roads, Committee Hansard, 10 November 2016, p. 9.

[12]      Mr Mike Stapleton, Department of Transport and Main Roads, Committee Hansard, 10 November 2016, p. 9.

[13]      Mr Mike Stapleton, Department of Transport and Main Roads, Committee Hansard, 10 November 2016, p. 10.

[14]      Roads and Maritime Services, answers to additional questions on notice, 28 February 2017 (received 24 March 2017), p. [3].

[15]      Tasmanian Government, Department of State Growth: Transport, Heavy Vehicle Licences, <http://www.transport.tas.gov.au/licensing/getting-a-licence/heavy-vehicles/basic_driver_licence_-_heavy_vehicle> (accessed 11 August 2017).

[16]      Government of South Australia, Getting a heavy vehicle licence, 5 July 2017, <https://www.sa.gov.au/topics/driving-and-transport/heavy-vehicles/getting-a-heavy-vehicle-licence> (accessed 12 September 2017).

[17]      Government of South Australia, Department of Transport, Energy and Infrastructure, Trainee guide for light and medium rigid vehicles, <https://www.sa.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0007/12967/trainee_guide_lr_mr.pdf> (accessed 12 September 2017), p. 4.

[18]      The Government of Western Australia, Department of Transport, Heavy rigid licence (HR), <http://www.transport.wa.gov.au/licensing/heavy-rigid-licence-hr.asp> (accessed 12 September 2017).

[19]      Northern Territory Government, Get your heavy vehicle licence, 27 June 2017, <https://nt.gov.au/driving/heavy/get-your-heavy-vehicle-licence/apply-for-heavy-rigid-licence-hr> (accessed 12 September 2017).

[20]      ACT Government, Access Canberra, ACT heavy vehicle drivers' handbook, February 2012, <https://www.accesscanberra.act.gov.au/ci/fattach/get/76978/1458603378/redirect/1/filename/ACT+heavy+vehicle+drivers%27+handbook.pdf> (accessed 12 September 2017), p. 7.

[21]      ACT Government, Access Canberra, Practical driving assessment,  21 April 2017, <https://www.accesscanberra.act.gov.au/app/answers/detail/a_id/1626/~/heavy-vehicle-driver-licensing#!tabs-4> (accessed 12 September 2017).

[22]      Mr Bill McKinley, Australian Trucking Association, Committee Hansard, 8 August 2017, p. 1.

[23]      Austroads, Review of the National Heavy Vehicle Competency Framework, <http://www.austroads.com.au/drivers-vehicles/registration-licensing-program/heavy-vehicle-driver-competency> (accessed 12 September 2017).

[24]      Austroads, Review of the National Heavy Vehicle Competency Framework, <http://www.austroads.com.au/drivers-vehicles/registration-licensing-program/heavy-vehicle-driver-competency> (accessed 12 September 2017).

[25]      Mr Bill McKinley, Australian Trucking Association, Committee Hansard, 8 August 2017, p. 5.

[26]      Mr Phillip Forster, Scott's Transport Industries, Committee Hansard, 22 March 2016, p. 71.

[27]      Mr Warwick Burrows, bctraining, Committee Hansard, 15 February 2017, p. 17.

[28]      Roads and Maritime Services, Heavy Vehicle Competency Based Assessment (HVCBA), 5 October 2016, <http://www.rms.nsw.gov.au/business-industry/heavy-vehicles/licence/competency-based-assessment.html> (accessed 4 August 2017).

[29]      Mr Tony Richens, Committee Hansard, 26 June 2017, p. 4.

[30]      Mr Tony Richens, Committee Hansard, 26 June 2017, p. 4.

[31]      Mr Warwick Burrows, bctraining, Committee Hansard, 15 February 2017, p. 12.

[32]      Government of Western Australia, Department of Transport, Heavy Rigid licence (HR), 10 August 2017, <http://www.transport.wa.gov.au/licensing/heavy-rigid-licence-hr.asp> (accessed 10 August 2017); Government of Western Australia, Department of Transport, Get a driving instructor's licence, <http://www.transport.wa.gov.au/licensing/get-a-driving-instructors-licence.asp> (accessed 7 September 2017).

[33]      Government of Western Australia, Department of Transport, Get a driving instructor's licence, <http://www.transport.wa.gov.au/licensing/get-a-driving-instructors-licence.asp> (accessed 7 September 2017).

[34]      Mr Angelo Herft, VicRoads, Committee Hansard, 10 November 2016, pp. 2–3.

[35]      Mr Angelo Herft, VicRoads, Committee Hansard, 10 November 2016, p. 6.

[36]      Mr Angelo Herft, VicRoads, Committee Hansard, 10 November 2016, p. 6.

[37]      Mr David Garner, Australian Skills Quality Authority, Committee Hansard, 10 November 2016, p. 25.

[38]      Mr David Garner, Australian Skills Quality Authority, Committee Hansard, 10 November 2016, p. 27.

[39]      Mr Michael Humphries, Australian Driver Trainers Association, Committee Hansard, 26 June 2017, p. 22.

[40]      Mr Bill McKinley, Australian Trucking Association, Committee Hansard, 8 August 2017, p. 2.

[41]      Mr Warwick Burrows, bctraining, Committee Hansard, 15 February 2017, p. 16.

[42]      Mr Warwick Burrows, bctraining, Committee Hansard, 15 February 2017, p. 15; Mr Peter Meddows, private capacity, Committee Hansard, 26 June 2017, p. 27.

[43]      Mr Bill McKinley, Australian Trucking Association, Committee Hansard, 8 August 2017, p. 4; Mr Michael Humphries, Australian Driver Trainers Association, Committee Hansard, 26 June 2017, p. 23; Mr Tony Richens, Committee Hansard, 26 June 2017, p. 4.

[44]      Mr Michael Humphries, Australian Driver Trainers Association, Committee Hansard, 26 June 2017, p. 23.

[45]      Mr Bill McKinley, Australian Trucking Association, Committee Hansard, 8 August 2017, p. 4.

[46]      Mr Warwick Burrows, bctraining, Committee Hansard, 15 February 2017, p. 16.

[47]      Mr Warwick Burrows, bctraining, Committee Hansard, 15 February 2017, p. 14.

[48]      Roads and Maritime Services (NSW), answers to questions on notice, 15 February 2017 (received 24 March 2017), p. 1.

[49]      Roads and Maritime Services (NSW), answers to questions on notice, 15 February 2017 (received 24 March 2017), p. 1.

[50]      Mr Simon O'Hara, Road Freight NSW, Committee Hansard, 26 June 2017, pp. 5–6.

[51]      Mr Tony Richens, Committee Hansard, 26 June 2017, p. 4.

[52]      Mr Michael Humphries, Australian Driver Trainers Association, Committee Hansard, 26 June 2017, pp. 25–6.

[53]      Mr Bill McKinley, Australian Trucking Association, Committee Hansard, 8 August 2017, p. 1.

[54]      Mr Michael Humphries, Australian Driver Trainers Association, Committee Hansard, 26 June 2017, p. 22.

[55]      Rural and Regional Affairs and Transport Committee, Aspects of road safety in Australia, Interim report, May 2016, Recommendation 15, p. viii.

[56]      Independent Commission Against Corruption (NSW), Roads and Maritime Services – allegations concerning conduct of heavy vehicle assessments (Operation Nickel), <https://www.icac.nsw.gov.au/investigations/past-investigations/investigationdetail/199> (accessed 2 August 2017).

[57]      Independent Commission Against Corruption (NSW), Investigation into false certifications of heavy vehicle competency-based assessments by a Roads and Maritime Services-accredited assessor,          ICAC Report January 2014, p. 6.

[58]      Independent Commission Against Corruption (NSW), Plan for implementation of recommendations, <https://www.icac.nsw.gov.au/images/investigations/implementation_plans/Nickel/implementation-plan-roads-and-maritime-services-operation-nickel.pdf> (accessed 2 August 2017), p. 1.

[59]      Ms Melinda Bailey, Roads and Maritime Services, New South Wales, Committee Hansard, 15 February 2017, p. 3.

[60]      Mr Warwick Burrows, bctraining, Committee Hansard, 15 February 2017, pp. 13–14.

[61]      Mr Angelo Herft, VicRoads, Committee Hansard, 10 November 2016, p. 3.

[62]      Mr Warwick Burrows, bctraining, Committee Hansard, 15 February 2017, p. 14.

[63]      Mr Angelo Herft, VicRoads, Committee Hansard, 10 November 2016, p. 3.

[64]      Mr Tony Richens, Committee Hansard, 26 June 2017, p. 4.

[65]      Mr Tony Richens, Committee Hansard 26 June 2017, p. 3; Mr Peter Meddows, Committee Hansard, 26 June 2017, p. 24; Mr Michael Humphries, Australian Driver Trainers Association, Committee Hansard, 26 June 2017, p. 27.

[66]      Roads and Maritime Services, Separation of training and assessment: HVCBA Scheme Q&A, 1 September 2015, <http://www.rms.nsw.gov.au/documents/business-industry/driving-instructors/hvcba-separation-training-assessment-qa.pdf> (accessed 2 August 2017).

[67]      Ms Melinda Bailey, Roads and Maritime Services, New South Wales, Committee Hansard, 15 February 2017, pp. 2, 6.

[68]      Mr Warwick Burrows, bctraining, Committee Hansard, 15 February 2017, p. 14.

[69]      Independent Commission Against Corruption (NSW), Investigation into false certifications of heavy vehicle competency-based assessments by a Roads and Maritime Services-accredited assessor, ICAC Report January 2014, p. 6.

[70]      Mr Warwick Burrows, bctraining, Committee Hansard, 15 February 2017, p. 14.

[71]      Mr Michael Humphries, Australian Driver Trainers Association, Committee Hansard, 26 June 2017, p. 21.

[72]      Mr Tony Richens, private capacity, Committee Hansard, 26 June 2017, p. 4. See also Mr David Bussey, Submission 81, p. [2]; Mr Bill McKinley, Australian Trucking Association, Committee Hansard, 8 August 2017, p. 7.

[73]      Mr Tony Richens, Committee Hansard, 26 June 2017, p. 4.

[74]      Mr Warwick Burrows, bctraining, Committee Hansard, 15 February 2017, p. 20.

[75]      Mr Warwick Burrows, bctraining, Committee Hansard, 15 February 2017, p. 13.

[76]      Mr Bill McKinley, Australian Trucking Association, Committee Hansard, 8 August 2017, p. 7.

[77]      Mr Bill McKinley, Australian Trucking Association, Committee Hansard, 8 August 2017, p. 3.

[78]      Mr Bill McKinley, Australian Trucking Association, Committee Hansard, 8 August 2017, p. 3.

[79]      Mr David Garner, Australian Skills Quality Authority, Committee Hansard, 10 November 2016, p. 27.

[80]      Mr David Garner, Australian Skills Quality Authority, Committee Hansard, 10 November 2016, p. 28.