Consultation background
The National Transport Commission (NTC) and the Department of Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development, Communications and the Arts (DITRDCA) have been working alongside state and territory governments to create a set of rules for automated vehicle safety.
The NTC consulted on this regulatory framework and in 2022 transport ministers agreed the Automated Vehicle Safety Law (AVSL) will be a Commonwealth law.
We are now translating the policies that were agreed by Ministers into legislation to manage the safe operation of automated vehicles on our public roads.
As part of our work, we recently conducted a public consultation on the proposed regulatory framework as a whole, including how the law should keep modifications, repairs and remote operation of automated vehicles safe, and how to make sure consumers get the information they need about automated vehicles.
The consultation also explored changes to state and territory laws, including what new road rules are required for people using automated vehicles.
Consultation papers
We prepared a consultation paper to help respondents understand the proposed regulatory framework and what's been done so far, and would like to hear your thoughts on some specific questions. A shorter explanatory document can be read here that summarises the longer consultation paper.
Along with the consultation paper, we've also created 18 supporting papers.
If you’d prefer to jump straight to a specific supporting paper or area of interest, you can find them all in the Key Documents library below, or visit the web pages for specific areas of interest:
- Making sure the Automated Driving System is safe when it enters the market
- Keeping the Automated Driving System safe when it is on-road
- How people will interact with an Automated Driving System
Recorded information sessions
Watch the below webinar for further information on the policy considerations.
Submissions
Where requested by the author, individual submissions will remain confidential.
Automated vehicle safety reforms consultation
This consultation outlines the end-to-end regulatory framework for automated vehicles to support their safe use on Australian roads.
Key documents
To read further documents, head to our publications page.
Accessible version of our papers
A Microsoft Word document of all papers can also be accessed here.
Contact us
If you’d like to express interest in the program, or ask us a question about our work, we’d like to hear from you.
You can contact us at automatedvehicles@ntc.gov.au.
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