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Chemicals of Security Concern
30 March 2012

This submission to the Attorney-General’s department details the views of the ATA on moving chemicals of security concern.

Trucking operators that are involved in transporting chemicals of security concern primarily move freight in bulk, and due to the delicate and sensitive nature of this freight, is keen to ensure the security of its workforce and other Australians are not compromised.

Accordingly, the ATA is committed to working with governments and other industry groups to achieve a workable, acceptable and viable solution.

National truck law amendments
17 February 2012

The ATA has proposed a series of amendments to the national truck laws. Under these amendments, the directors and managers of other businesses would have the same rights as other Australians: they would be innocent until proven guilty of offences under the laws. The amendments are in the ATA’s submission to the Queensland parliamentary inquiry into the national laws.

Heavy vehicle charges issues discussion paper
09 February 2012

Australia’s transport ministers should slash the registration charges on B-doubles from $15,708 to $10,995 per year, according to the ATA’s submission in response to a National Transport Commission (NTC) discussion paper about heavy vehicle charges.

Energy efficiency information grants program
06 December 2011

The Australian Government should extend its planned energy efficiency information grants to help small firms improve their business practices to cope with the carbon price, the ATA’s submission on the draft guidelines for the Energy Efficiency Information Grants Program says.

Constitutional recognition of local government
02 November 2011

Local government should be encouraged by COAG to adhere to principles of enabling a seamless national economy and other national objectives in order to facilitate communities to be as productive as possible.

Future COAG regulatory reform agenda
21 October 2011

The Council of Australian Governments (COAG) should not proceed with mass-distance-location pricing, the ATA has argued in a submission to the COAG Business Regulation and Competition Working Group.

Role of local government as regulator
21 October 2011

Local governments should be held to greater scrutiny about how they allocate Commonwealth funds, in conjunction with increased audits to make sure accountability is achieved. The ATA made the recommendation in its submission to the Productivity Commission’s benchmarking study into the role of local government as a regulator.

Smart transport for a growing nation
14 October 2011

The National Transport Commission (NTC) should focus on its core priorities and not issues like obesity and social exclusion, the ATA has said in response to the NTC’s discussion paper about Smart Transport for a Growing Nation.

A national framework for modular B-triple operations
28 September 2011

The ATA has supported the National Transport Commission’s policy proposal to allow modular B-triples to run on the existing type 1 road train network and other suitable roads.

The proposal would improve road safety, boost productivity and cut greenhouse gas emissions.

The ATA submission in response to the paper has 15 recommendations, including addressing the inconsistent road access and operating conditions across state and territory borders for B-triples.

Clean energy legislative package
22 September 2011

The Australian Government should not go ahead with its plan to extend the carbon price to heavy on-road vehicles from 1 July 2014, the ATA has recommended in its submission to the Joint Select Committee on Australia’s Clean Energy Future.

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