Safety assurance system for automated vehicles
Designing a risk-based safety assurance regime that assesses the safety of applicant vehicles against agreed safety criteria.
Changing driving laws to support automated vehicles
Developing legislative reform options to clarify the application of current driver and driving laws to automated vehicles, and to establish legal obligations for automated driving system (ADS) entities.
Assessing the effectiveness of the PBS marketplace and identifying barriers to vehicle design innovation
A review of the Performance Based Standards (PBS) scheme and its operating marketplace.
Review of HVNL investigative and enforcement powers
This review identified potential regulatory or operational reforms to reduce complexity and improve effectiveness.
Forward looking cost base prototype
A research project aimed at developing a forward looking cost base model
Review of heavy vehicle cost base allocators
This review of cost base allocators aims to provide assurance that pricing systems are based on a sound understanding of how heavy vehicle use affects road costs
Heavy Vehicle National Law maintenance
Working with stakeholders to review and maintain the Heavy Vehicle National Law.
Vehicle Standards Maintenance
Working with stakeholders to review and maintain the existing Australian Light Vehicle Standards Rules.
Load Restraint Guide maintenance
Working with stakeholders to review and maintain the Load Restraint Guide.
Australian Defence Force Exemption Framework maintenance
Working with stakeholders to review and maintain the framework.
Australian Dangerous Goods Code maintenance
Working with stakeholders to review and maintain the Australian Dangerous Goods Code.
Heavy vehicle driver fatigue data
Collaborating with the NHVR, industry and governments to develop a national framework for collecting real-life operational data to better inform future fatigue policy.
Reviewing National Standard for Health Assessment of Rail Safety Workers
Working with stakeholders to review and maintain the National Standard for Health Assessment of Rail Safety Workers.
Primary duties for chain of responsibility and executive liability
Reviewing current chain of responsibility law and clarifying executive officer liability to ensure consistency with COAG principles.
Australian Road Rules maintenance
Working with stakeholders to review and maintain the Australian Road Rules.
Cooperative Intelligent Transport Systems policy implementation
Working with stakeholders to develop a framework for Cooperative Intelligent Transport Systems.
Three-axle bus mass limits review
Investigating whether mass limits should be increased for three axle buses.
Electronic work diaries
A framework to promote the wider use of Electronic Work Diaries.
Heavy Vehicle Roadworthiness (policy work complete)
A joint project with the National Heavy Vehicle Regulator to investigate options to reduce the amount of unroadworthy heavy vehicles on Australian roads.
Enforcement approaches for speeding heavy vehicles (policy work complete)
Investigating ways to further prevent excessive speeding by heavy vehicles
Increasing allowed volume where mass is not the constraint (policy work complete)
Investigating ways to improve the productivity of volume constrained freight.
Rail Safety National Law maintenance (policy work complete)
Working with stakeholders to review and maintain the Rail Safety National Law.
Land Transport Regulation 2040 (project work complete)
How could or should we regulate land transport in the future?
Who moves what where (project work complete)
Filing information gaps about the market structure of transport operators to inform future transport planning and policy development.
Options to improve PAYGO (policy work complete)
This project analyses options to improve the current ‘pay as you go’ (PAYGO) methodology
National Land Transport Productivity Framework (project work complete)
Supporting decision makers in improving transport productivity.
Compliance framework for heavy vehicle telematics (policy work complete)
Working to encourage industry to adopt telematics by providing policy certainty and consistency.
Review of penalties within the Heavy Vehicle National Law (policy work complete)
This review aims to make sure that penalties are fair and applied consistently within the Heavy Vehicle National Law.
Preparing for more automated road and rail vehicles (policy work complete)
Identifying regulatory or operational barriers that might impact the introduction of automated vehicles on Australia's transport networks.
Case studies of access management decisions to support road managers (policy work complete)
Gathering examples of access management best practice in order to support road managers to make improved heavy vehicle access decisions .
Automated vehicle trial guidelines (policy work complete)
Developing national guidelines for on-road trials of automated vehicles in Australia.
Clarifying control of automated vehicles (policy work complete)
Developing national enforcement guidelines that clarify regulatory concepts of control and proper control for different levels of driving automation.