Improving the land transport of dangerous goods 2020

1. The current model law approach should be retained, with a detailed action plan put in place to improve implementation, governance and administrative arrangements.
2. Implement a process that ensures greater involvement of the ministerial portfolios that are responsible for administering agencies in the agreement of proposed amendments before they are progressed to Infrastructure and Transport Ministers' Meetings (previously the Transport and Infrastructure Council) for endorsement. 
3. Implement the detailed six-goal action plan contained in Appendix B of: “A review of the legal framework to improve the land transport of dangerous goods August 2020.” 
4. Conduct a full review of the Australian Dangerous Goods Code to update outdated chapters, identify and correct translation errors, incorporate relevant ADR concepts and incorporate requirements for Class 1 and Division 6.2
5. Develop a training matrix based on a training needs analysis, including discrete, task-specific training and explore the potential for a dangerous goods specialist advisory competency. 

We will implement the recommendations through two new NTC projects starting in 2021:

• a comprehensive review of the Australian Code for the Transport of Dangerous Goods by Road and Rail
• development of a task specific training matrix for all parties involved in the transport of dangerous goods.