Progress report

• Early works to basic underlying road infrastructure that will deliver improvements to the transport corridor while more significant projects are planned, and
• Priority projects that have been identified.

Three projects have been completed and six are currently under construction. Subject to the conclusion of planning processes and in some cases approval by government, 29 projects are expected to commence works before the end of December 2020. By the end of December 2020, construction is expected to be underway or have projects completed across half of the 26 Roads of Strategic Importance corridors.

• The Werrington Arterial Road and the intersection of Ross Street and Great Western Highway are completed.
• Stage 1 (Old Northern Road to Peter Brock Drive) of The Northern Road opened to traffic in March 2018; with the remaining five stages to be completed by 2022.
• Stage 4 of The Northern Road (Mersey Road to Eaton Road) commenced construction on 7 November 2018 and the recently completed new carriageway, has allowed major earthworks to commence at the Western Sydney Airport.
• Stage 1 of the Bringelly Road upgrade opened in December 2018, with Stage 2 under construction and expected to be complete by late 2020.
• Construction of the M12 Motorway is expected to commence in early 2022, with planning underway.
• Delivery of the $200 million package of local roads upgrades is continuing, with 14 projects complete, 4 close to finalisation and 12 in planning.

• The rezoning of the Mamre Road precinct was recently announced, protecting the Intermodal Terminal in Western Sydney.
• Further integrated freight planning is being undertaken with the Western Parkland City Authority.
• The Western Sydney Freight Line has been partially protected and further protection work is to be undertaken on the line and the Outer Sydney Orbital.

See also the Major Project Business Case Fund at initiative 4.

• The Pacific Motorway M1/M3 Gateway merge (construction completed in mid-2020).
• The Bruce Highway between Caboolture — Bribie Island Road to Caloundra Road interchange (due for business case completion in October 2020).

• Sustained economic and jobs growth.Planned population growth.
• Connected and productive regions.
• A vibrant, global Adelaide.
• Enviable liveability.

It has been informed by broad consultation with industry, community groups and within government. Infrastructure SA participated in various interactive sessions with industry groups and key stakeholders as well as community consultation undertaken as part of the Government’s regional development strategy.

• Tasman Highway — Hobart to Sorell.
• Bass Highway — Wynyard to Marrawah.
• Murchison Highway.

The Tasmanian Government has provided $133 million as a 20 per cent contribution to this program. This is funded within the State Road Upgrades - North West and West Coast Regions, South East Traffic Solution and the Tasmanian Roads of Strategic Importance program.

• $227.5 million in three airport projects across northern Queensland and the Northern Territory with a total project value of $407.5 million, and
• $16.8 million in a port project in Western Australia, with a total project value of $120 million.

 

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On 17 July 2020, it was announced that the NAIF will be extended for a further five years, allowing it to continue to provide finance to a strong pipeline of infrastructure projects in the north until mid-2026.

Building on the benefits of Tranche 1, Tranche 2 is being delivered over four years and has resulted in mainline derailments reaching record lows, while maintaining downward pressure on Temporary Speed Restrictions and maintenance costs. Tranche 2 is being delivered on time and on budget, in partnership with Tasmanian civil contractors. Building on the benefits of Tranche 2, Tranche 3 will continue to replace near life expired rail and sleepers, upgrades bridges/drainage and focus on underlying formation issues. This will continue to apply downward pressure on single points of failure, speed restrictions and maintenance costs.

• Construction for the Parkes to Narromine (P2N) section was completed in September 2020, with construction for the Narrabri to North Star section commencing in coming months.
• Up to July 2020, 1834 people have worked on the P2N project so far, with 761 of these workers local to the region.
• Inland Rail’s construction for P2N has already begun injecting significant dollars into local businesses and the local economy – the value of the spend in the local economy is greater than $100 million so far, including a total of $13.4 million spent with nine Indigenous businesses.

Preconstruction works on other sections are well progressed. Field investigation and reference design for the other 11 project sections are near completion, with eight sections completing the reference design stage and five sections expected to progress to public exhibition of the Environmental Impact Statement in the second half of 2020. The last bilateral agreement was executed with Queensland in November 2019. The Australian Rail Track Corporation has been working with state governments to settle the enabling agreements for the delivery of the project.

• Fixing Country Roads - $543 million program of which $439.7 million has been made available for 324 projects. To date 184 projects or 57 per cent have been completed.
• Bridges for the Bush: of the 25 projects in the program, 14 bridges have been complete, and open to the public, seven bridges in delivery, three in concept/development and one currently on hold.
• Regional Road Freight Corridor Fund – five projects have been completed, 16 projects are on track for delivery and four projects are delayed but progressing.

• Hundreds of kilometres of wide centre line treatments.
• Shoulder sealing and audio tactile line markings.
• 27 new rest areas/stopping places.
• Various intersection improvements (such as protected right-hand turns) along the corridor.

• Sturt Highway - Renmark to Gawler: Anticipated procurement for various packages to commence fourth quarter 2020 to second quarter 2022.
• Barrier Highway - Cockburn to Burra: Anticipated procurement for various packages to commence fourth quarter 2020 to second quarter 2022.
• Eyre Highway - Port Augusta to Perth (South Australian section only): Anticipated procurement for various packages to commence fourth quarter 2020 to third quarter 2022.
• Lower Eyre Peninsula improvements: Anticipated procurement for various packages to commence third quarter 2020 to second quarter 2022.
• Onkaparinga Valley Road/Tiers Road/Nairne Road intersection upgrade: Construction expected to commence in early 2021.

• Thomas Foods Facility — Road construction commenced in June 2020 to be completed by late 2020.
• Dublin Saleyards – Construction/delivery due to commence early 2021.
• Kroemers Crossing – Construction/delivery completed August 2020.
• Naracoorte Roundabouts – Stage 1, roundabouts completed June 2020, stage 2, sale yards access construction/delivery due to be completed mid 2021.
• Bratten Bridge – Completed July 2020.

• Rural and remote upgrades — Adventure Way, Oodnadatta Track, Strzelecki and Birdsville Track
• Heavy Vehicle Safety and Productivity Program — Lincoln Highway rest areas and Tod and Birdseye Highways shoulder sealing

• GA has signed agreements with all states and territories to bring data from their Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) ground stations into the Positioning Australia GNSS network as part of GA’s work to deliver a national positioning infrastructure capability. This led to a 400 per cent increase in the number of users of GA’s positioning infrastructure.
• GA is continuing to upgrade its existing GNSS ground stations and install new ones in order to densify the GNSS network and improve performance.
• In partnership with New Zealand, GA is conducting a procurement process to deliver a Satellite-Based Augmentation System (SBAS) for Australia and New Zealand, delivering decimetre-level accuracy to both countries and the maritime zones between them, without the need for mobile phone or internet reception. GA expects the SBAS capability to be fully certified and operational by 2025.
• GA has released two geodetic reference frameworks that align Australian positioning information with world-leading applications, which improves access and efficiency of geodetic data to support centimetre level positioning.
• GA has released open source software that is capable of determining satellite orbits, positions and timing errors, and is capable of managing the acquisition, processing and delivery of multi-GNSS data and related products.

• Class licensing arrangements authorising the operation of intelligent transport systems, and
• Proposed arrangements to support Internet of Things applications in the VHF high band.

• Freight Vehicle ‘Smart Plate’ Trial – The Port engaged the Sustainable and Built Environment national research centre to develop a Road Map to guide the conduct of a trial. The Road Map outlines the trial and evaluation methodology and articulates possible achievements resulting from industry, academia and government collaboration. The final draft Road Map is currently being reviewed.
• Container Tracking Trial – Conversations have progressed with some potential stakeholders to ascertain willingness to participate in such a trial.
• Develop and implement video analytics to gather real-time locational and fine-detail classification data – Service provider capabilities are currently being explored.

The ACT continues to co-lead with Queensland and participate in the national work program to accelerate the uptake of LZEVs. Under the national LZEV work program the ACT, along with Tasmania, is leading the development of the fleet managers guidelines. This will ultimately support vehicle fleet managers across Australia transition to LZEVs. Additionally, the ACT is supporting the coordination of responses for reporting on progress with the action “Consider developing LZEV fleet targets: (a) For the overall Australian vehicle fleet and (b) For each jurisdiction for their government owned and managed fleet.” Updates on progress of the national work program are expected to be reported to the Infrastructure and Transport Ministers meeting later in 2020 or early 2021.

The 43rd meeting of the FAL Convention (FAL 43) approved the revised guidelines for setting up a maritime single window including internationally recognised standards that are available for use. FAL 44, scheduled for April 2020 but postponed due to COVID-19 travel restrictions, will consider this work for inclusion in the Annex to the FAL Convention and will review and revise the IMO Compendium on Facilitation and Electronic Business, including additional e-business solutions. The Australian Government is working to ensure Australian trade related information frameworks will be interoperable with international maritime single window standards.

• The extent to which the current heavy vehicle licensing system is producing safe and competent drivers
• Employment pathways into professional heavy vehicle driving in Victoria.

The licensing stream has considered areas for improvement in the Victorian heavy vehicle licensing system, heavy vehicle licence progression and the adequacy of current training and assessment. The employment pathways component has considered barriers and opportunities to attracting drivers to the industry and retaining them. Both streams of work align with national and Victorian strategic priorities and transport and logistics industry concerns with heavy vehicle driver licensing and employment pathways. The draft report is currently under review by Freight Victoria.

The first assessment is expected to commence in 2020, with completion by the end of 2021. In early 2020, the WA Renewable Hydrogen Unit was formally established at the Department of Jobs, Tourism, Science and Innovation. The Unit regularly liaises with the National Hydrogen Project Team on a range of topics and themes to ensure continued alignment and information sharing on transport related matters. The Unit is facilitating proposals for hydrogen refuelling stations. Rounds have now closed for WA's Renewable Hydrogen Fund. The WA Government has announced funding for two hydrogen transport feasibility projects, with more announcements to come.

The Queensland Government continues to monitor hydrogen developments, including transport trials underway and to understand how these can integrate into freight. Examples include the Sun Metals Group in Townsville, who received $5 million from the Queensland Government to build Queensland's first renewable hydrogen facility and monitoring developments in Gladstone, including how hydrogen production can be used in the transport sector. Gladstone's initial focus is on using hydrogen as an energy source to export.

• The NHVR has established a Fatigue and Distraction Technology Detection program to proactively work with industry and the police to realise the safety and productivity benefits offered by consistent use of the technology.
• The NHVR is soon to commence a Fatigue Safety Strategy, which will set out how the NHVR will partner with industry, governments and the police to identify and support innovative safety practices that will help relieve driver fatigue as a cause of heavy vehicle crashes in Australia.
• The NHVR commenced a Fatigue Choices campaign in March 2020 as a multifaceted approach to increase the uptake of formal fatigue risk management systems in the industry (predominately moving from Basic Fatigue Management to Advanced Fatigue Management).

• FCA6239 - Vehicles and technology further state 2030 project;
• FDI6216 – Road authority data for connected and automated vehicles; and
• FPI6119 - Automated steering functions.

Queensland is commencing a capability gap analysis of internal technology governance capabilities that are likely to be invested in to enable a potential “no regrets” Cooperative Intelligent Transport Systems deployment in Queensland. The gap analysis will inform an action plan in order to seek to align Queensland’s internal near-term business investments in such corporate capabilities. The Victorian Government has been an active participant in the Connected and Automated Vehicle Program, which has been re-established recently as the Future Vehicles and Technologies Program. The Victorian Department of Transport provided technical endorsement and guidance to the program of work, and linkages to jurisdiction projects and initiatives. Five projects have been approved in the 2020-21 work program.

• Testing automated thermographic tools and their effectiveness in assisting on road heavy vehicle inspections, and
• Development of a virtual rail concept to reduce corner cutting by semi-trailers in order to protect vulnerable road users.

• Local courier services.
• Local food takeaway delivery.
• Shopping centre delivery to customers.
• Direct distribution from warehouse to customer.
• Internal business supply-chain logistics.
• Supply-chain logistics between businesses.
• Health industry service between hospitals and clinics.

• Maximise community and industry understanding of the benefits and long-term opportunities of Inland Rail.
• Provide on the ground support to the Australian Rail Track Corporation (ARTC) as sections of Inland Rail transition from reference design to construction.
• Communicate business and employment opportunities to local government, industry and community.
• Provide a locally based point of contact for local government, state government, businesses and industry to respond to enquires improving connectivity and building key relationships.
• Support social licence approaches to better understand and engage with communities along the Inland Rail alignment.

• Regional land use strategies, which identify key regional freight networks and assets.
• Planning schemes, which provide for the protection of key freight corridors and assets from encroachment.
• Tasmanian Planning Policies, which will provide whole-of-state principles to recognise and protect the State’s key freight networks and assets.

• Bypasses and heavy vehicle alternate routes (Parkes Bypass — in planning — Australian Government (committed $100 million) — NSW, Dubbo Bridge/Bypass — in planning — NSW, Coonabarabran heavy vehicle alternate route – in planning – NSW)
• Heavy duty pavement (North Moree — in planning — NSW, Narrabri to Moree — in planning — NSW)
• East-west connection upgrades (Mitchell Highway — construction underway — NSW, Kamilaroi Highway — construction underway — NSW)
• Flooding mitigation (Forbes to West Wyalong — in planning — NSW (committed $200 million))

• $82.3 million for border services that enhance Hobart Airport’s role as a direct international gateway;
• $576 million to replace the Bridgewater Bridge, a key part of the Hobart to Burnie freight corridor;
• A range of projects to reduce traffic congestion around Greater Hobart; and
• Ongoing strategic collaboration and governance between the Tasmanian Government and four councils through the Greater Hobart Act 2019, including enhanced integration of transport and land use planning.

Projects to reduce road congestion on the southern, northern and eastern inlets are progressing in line with the Hobart City Deal Implementation Plan. Work continues on the commencement of international flights from Hobart Airport, which will include significant freight between Tasmania and overseas markets.

• The rezoning of the Mamre Road precinct was recently announced, protecting the Intermodal Terminal in Western Sydney.
• Further integrated freight planning is being undertaken with the Western Parkland City Authority.
• The Western Sydney Freight Line has been partially protected and further protection work is to be undertaken on the line and the Outer Sydney Orbital.

• Purchasing Australia’s first government-owned stock to store in the United States’ Strategic Petroleum Reserve;
• Working with interested parties to increase Australia’s domestic fuel storage capacity; and,
• Working with the refining sector to secure Australia’s future refining capability.

The Australian Fuel Security package has been informed by the work done under the Liquid Fuel Security Review. The review is being updated in light of the bushfire and COVID-19 crises of this year.

• Protecting strategic and other significant freight transport corridors from incompatible urban encroachment; and
• Ensuring that transport infrastructure and land-use can mutually exist within urban corridors.

• Port of Geraldton Master Plan – endorsed by the Minister for Ports in 2020.
• Port of Port Hedland (Land Use) Master Plan 2030 – completed and approved for internal use. Currently awaiting corporate approvals to release externally. It will replace the Port of Port Hedland Port Development Plan 2012-16.
• Port of Dampier (Land Use) Master Plan 2030 – Completed and available for internal use. Awaiting corporate approvals to release externally (replaces Port of Dampier Port Development Plan 2010-20 & Port of Dampier Land Use and Infrastructure Plan published in 2014).
• Port of Broome Master Plan – current Master Plan was prepared in 2017. The plan will not be updated until 2022 and will include other Kimberley Ports (Derby, Yampi Sound and Wyndham).
• Port of Ashburton Port Master Plan 2050 – current Master Plan was prepared in 2017. The plan is scheduled for an update and review in late 2020, following recent commissioning of the port.
• Proposed Port of Anketell Port Master Plan – latest Master Plan was prepared in 2014. The Pilbara Ports Authority will review and update the master plan following the port and infrastructure corridor being transferred to Pilbara Ports Authority and the port proclamation.

The Port of Esperance Master Plan is currently in progress. Work is expected to commence sometime in August, following award of the project to a consultant. Development of the Port of Bunbury and Port of Albany Master Plans has not yet commenced. The scope of work for both the master plans are currently being prepared, with work on both scheduled to commence in 2020-21. The Port of Fremantle Master Plan is on hold, awaiting completion of the Westport: Ports and Environs Strategy.

• Phase 1 - the Pilot Phase tests the assessment principles with pilot councils and jurisdictions (in progress).
• Phase 2 - the Delivery Phase will roll out the Project to a larger number of councils (commencing soon).

• to increase assistance for high-density goods to 100 per cent;
• reduce the claim processing time from 35 to 30 days; and
• introduce interest on late payments beyond the 30 days.

As at 3 July 2020, the fourth element - to implement assistance for the shipment from the mainland to Tasmania of eligible imported goods that do not have an Australian equivalent - is under consideration by the Australian Government.

• a new Victorian road network for 36.5m A-doubles;
• access for the first time (under notice) in South Australia for 30m A-doubles, 36.5m B-triples and AB-triples, and rigid trucks towing two dog trailers; and
• simplified and more nationally consistent conditions for road trains supporting more seamless cross-border access.

Heavy Vehicle Productivity Plan 2020-2025
The NHVR has developed a Heavy Vehicle Productivity Plan 2020-2025, with two key goals to improve Performance Based Standards (PBS) vehicles access and the PBS scheme. The Plan and actions related to PBS were developed through extensive consultation with governments at all levels and industry and include:

• provide greater access certainty for PBS vehicles, and
• deliver PBS 2.0 – a modern approach to the PBS scheme.

• National Class 1 Agricultural Vehicle and Combination Mass and Dimension Exemption Notice
• The National Class 2 B-double Authorisation Notice
• The National Class 2 Road Train Notice

The NHVR is continuing the National Harmonisation Program and has commenced a review of:

• National Grain Harvest Management Schemes
• National Livestock Loading Schemes

National Notice Advisory GroupThe NHVR established a National Heavy Vehicle Notice Advisory Group in 2020 to provide a forum in which the NHVR and state and territory government members may discuss notice development – ensuring that national outcomes are supported as much as possible with input accounting for local needs and knowledge.

Expansion of pre-approved and gazetted networks
Expansion of pre-approved and gazetted networks provides industry with greater efficiency and certainty, through reducing permit issue timeframes or removing permit requirements respectively. The National Heavy Vehicle Regulator has enhanced its data-sharing capabilities, and consulted with jurisdictions to develop reporting and heat mapping capabilities of data collected from historic access permit applications through the National Heavy Vehicle Regulator Portal. This is currently undergoing further consultation, testing and refinement, with estimated release to road managers at the end of 2020. This will greatly improve transparency, and provide the evidence base to further expand pre-approved and gazetted networks, including identifying network opportunities not previously considered.

Heavy Vehicle Productivity Plan 2020-2025
The National Heavy Vehicle Regulator has developed a Heavy Vehicle Productivity Plan 2020-2025, in partnership with governments at all levels and industry. The process included workshops with all local government associations in participating jurisdictions, and consultation with over 50 local government road managers in participating jurisdictions. The Plan has ‘Partner with local government to build capability’ as one of its three objectives. Goals under this objective include:

• Develop an education and support program on heavy vehicle performance and route assessments
• Equip road managers with route assessment products
• Deliver digital and data solutions to enable improved government and industry decision-making

Approved Guidelines for Granting Access
The National Heavy Vehicle Regulator published the revised Approved Guidelines for Granting Access in November 2019. It contains guidance and clarity on aspects of heavy vehicle access decision making under the Heavy Vehicle National Law.

• Key international markets for export
• High-value perishable export commodities (such as beef, lamp, summerfruits, aquaculture, pork and dairy)
• Production regions in NSW
• 60 potential regional airport locations
• Supply chain including existing infrastructure and operational requirements

Initial findings from the report show that investments in improving regional air freight supply chains may be feasible, but further investigation is needed to ensure public money is committed to the areas that will produce the best results for NSW producers. The NSW Government will now focus on the next phase of investigation, which involves in-depth analysis of market demand and the supply chain, industry engagement and an economic, commercial and financial evaluation of the opportunity. This work is expected to be completed in 2020. See also ACT’s update at initiative 320, below.

• National B-double Notice,
• National Road Train Notice,
• National Agricultural Vehicle Notice,
• National Performance Based Standards Notice (underway).

• Implementing harmonised national standards, accreditation, and processes to remove layers of red tape for pilot and escort vehicle arrangements, as part of the Medlock review outcomes;
• Introducing a Heavy Vehicle Accreditation module; and
• Considering policy or regulations to boost the uptake of telematics in Oversize Overmass vehicles.

The WA Government continues to retain its membership on the national working group and adopt recommendations where appropriate and relevant to the WA environment.

• 1 July 2017 – piece-level examination of all outbound air cargo destined for the United States of America. Introduction of the Known Consignor scheme as an alternative to piece-level examination by assuring secure origination of air cargo.
• 1 March 2019 – piece-level examination of all outbound international air cargo or secure origination from a Known Consignor.
• 1 June 2020 – domestic air cargo originating from Sydney, Melbourne, Perth, Brisbane or Adelaide requires piece-level examination prior to uplift or secure origination from a Known Consignor.
• 1 June 2021 – domestic air cargo originating from any Australian airport requires examination prior to uplift or secure origination from a Known Consignor.

• Establishing a single online portal for proponents to interact with the environmental assessment process making the pathway clearer and simpler.
• Developing a digital environment assessment system to deliver a streamlined, digital process for proponents and assessors that reduces the complexity and makes it faster and easier to compete the assessment process.
• Building a biodiversity data repository to store and share information collected by proponents (e.g. wildlife surveys) to enable reuse of data and reduce costs.

These projects will see a transition from unstructured reports and non-reusable data to data collected in standard formatted for sharing and reuse. The portal and assessment system will be co-designed with the Western Australian Government as a pilot, with a vision of national rollout if it is successful. The biodiversity repository will look at seeking a national approach to some biodiversity data standards and enable the different state or territory repositories to be linked, so data can be shared. The Australian Government allocated $26.8 million over three years from 2019-20 for the program. The program is on track and projects commenced in April 2020. Project teams have been created and planning documents have been completed. The Department of Agriculture, Water and the Environment is commencing needs analyses involving consultation across a range of stakeholder groups (e.g. states, territories, research entities, etc.).

Congestion Busting
In November 2019, the Australian Government committed $25 million (to June 2021) to reduce unnecessary delays in environmental approvals under the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999. The focus of this effort has been on improving service delivery, recruiting extra assessment officers, reducing the backlog of decisions and progressing assessment of major projects. Since the start of ‘congestion busting’ funding, performance has increased from 19 per cent of key decisions being made on time in the December 2019 quarter to 98 per cent on time in the June 2020 quarter. The backlog of decisions has reduced from 78 key decisions across 57 projects to 26 decisions across 22 projects (at 30 June 2020). These improvements have supported strong economic development while ensuring the protection of Australia’s unique heritage and environment. In line with the Prime Minister’s announcement on 15 June 2020, 15 major projects will be fast tracked in partnership with states and territories. This includes transport infrastructure projects such as Inland Rail from Melbourne to Brisbane, and rail and road projects in Western Australia. The assessment of major projects will occur under existing legislative frameworks.

Queensland
The Queensland State Infrastructure Plan identifies reforms to improve the service performance through an amendment of existing institutions and laws as the preferred approach to regulatory change, safety and environmental standards, land use planning controls, access regimes and licensing. Queensland has also developed dredging management plans for the Great Barrier Reef World Heritage Area Ports.

Western Australia
The WA Government is progressing amendments to the Environmental Protection Act 1986 to improve regulatory efficiency and to facilitate the implementation of bilateral agreements under the Australian Government’s Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999. Negotiations with the Australian Government to update the assessment bilateral agreement are currently underway. The WA Government’s $28 million commitment to establish Environment Online, a digital ‘one-stop shop’ for environmental assessments, approvals and compliance, will improve regulatory efficiency, including reducing assessment timeframes for major projects

• Lead development of national environmental standards which will underpin new bilateral agreements with states.
• Commence discussions with willing states to enter agreements for single touch approvals (removing duplication by accrediting states to carry out environmental assessments and approvals on the Australian Government’s behalf).
• Commence a national engagement process for modernising the protection of indigenous cultural heritage, commencing with a round table meeting of state indigenous and environment ministers. This will be jointly chaired by the Minister for the Environment, the Hon Sussan Ley MP, and the Minister for Indigenous Australians, the Hon Ken Wyatt AM, MP.
• Explore market based solutions for better habitat restoration that will significantly improve environmental outcomes while providing greater certainty for business. The Minister for the Environment will establish an environmental markets expert advisory group.

Queensland
Queensland is actively engaged with the review of the HVNL, in conjunction with the National Heavy Vehicle Regulator and industry. Queensland's input to the review of the HVNL will emphasise providing opportunities to maximise the safe application new heavy vehicle technologies, such as for automated vehicles.

Australian Capital Territory
The ACT applied all chapters of the HVNL without derogation on 1 July 2019 and transitioned services to the National Heavy Vehicle Regulator at the same time. The ACT has also applied all HVNL and regulation amendments scheduled for commencement. The ACT continues to engage in the review of the HVNL through the Jurisdiction Strategic Oversight Panel and is currently considering the National Transport Commission’s Consultation Regulation Impact Statement and supports the National Heavy Vehicle Regulator through the National Policy and Strategy Group and the National Policy and Operational Forum.

• extending mapping to other key commodities such as waste, quarry materials, and small scale freight including small and medium-sized enterprises;
• extending to sea and air freight; and,
• expanding the capability of TraNSIT Web to allow users to test infrastructure investment scenarios.

TraNSIT Supply Chain Mapping of the Inland Rail Parkes to Narromine pilot was completed in 2019 and announced by the Deputy Prime Minister at an event in Brisbane in March 2019.30 The work is continuing in 2020 and 2021 by extending from the pilot.

• leadership and innovation,
• open data and
• data exchange.

Outputs for the end of 2020 will be:

• a detailed business case for Government consideration, and
• a prototype Hub website that will showcase important and improved freight data, insights and projects.

• Supply Chain Freight Data Trial
• Multimodal Supply Chain Trial
• Freight Consignment Data Aggregation Pilot Project

Outputs completed to June 2020 include a summary report of trial project outcomes and a technical report covering the Freight Consignment Data Aggregation Pilot Project. Further work is planned between July 2020 and June 2023, working with additional supply chain operators to share consignment data between supply chain partners.

• establish freight performance benchmarks and indicators, enabling performance evaluation of Australia’s supply chains, and
• benchmark key import and export supply chain performance to identify best practices and potential areas for reform.

Future bodies of work will build on this project. This work is intended to position Australia so that data provided to emerging vehicle technologies is nationally consolidated and consistent with developing international standards. This is essential in preparing for emerging vehicle technologies (including heavy vehicle technologies), and reducing the barriers to manufacturers bringing these technologies into Australia.