2011 Annual Report - National Transport Commission

Our 2011 report cover
Featured on the cover of this year’s
annual report is NTC Manager Legal
and Commission Secretariat, Keith
Ryan (pictured right, with Lou Theo
from Wettenhalls). Keith has been
a key member of the NTC team
developing the proposed legislation
that the new National Heavy Vehicle
Regulator will administer. This photo
was taken during the Heavy Vehicle
National Laws consultation.
Read more about the consultation
and regulator project on pages 14
and 16 of this report.
Legend used throughout
this report
NTC’s reforms often deliver against
more than one of our strategic
objectives. To assist readers in
understanding how our projects link
to our objectives, we have placed
icons at the bottom of each article
in the ‘Meeting our objectives’
section of this report. The icons
are as follows:
a reform which improves
transport productivity
a reform which improves
safety in the transport sector
a reform which improves
the environmental outcomes
of the transport sector
Who we are
The National Transport Commission
(NTC) is an inter-governmental agency
charged with improving the productivity,
safety and environmental performance
of Australia’s road, rail and intermodal
transport system.
State and territory governments
contribute 65 per cent of the NTC’s
funding, and the Commonwealth
Government provides 35 per cent.
The NTC has 42 staff and is led
by six Commissioners.
The NTC has one office which
is located in Melbourne.
7 October 2011
The Hon. Anthony Albanese MP
The Hon. Catherine King MP
The Hon. Gladys Berejiklian MP
The Hon. Duncan Gay MLC
The Hon. Terry Mulder MP
The Hon. Dr Denis Napthine MP
The Hon. Annastacia Palaszczuk MP
The Hon. Craig Wallace MP
The Hon. Troy Buswell MLA
The Hon. Rob Johnson MLA
The Hon. Patrick Conlon MP
The Hon. Tom Kenyon MP
The Hon. David O’Byrne MP
The Hon. Gerald McCarthy MLA
Simon Corbell MLA
The Hon. Steven Joyce MP
Dear Ministers,
In accordance with the National Transport Commission Act 2003, I am pleased
to submit the National Transport Commission’s (NTC) Annual Report for the year
ended 30 June 2011.
This document reports on the NTC’s activities in pursuing national transport
reform during the financial year, in partnership with government, industry and the
wider community.
During the past year, the NTC has successfully advanced key elements of the
Council of Australian Governments’ (COAG) national reform agenda. This includes
working towards national legislation for the heavy vehicle and rail industries,
contributing to the development of Australia’s first ever national ports strategy
and leading the pricing work stream of the COAG Road Reform Plan which is
investigating a more efficient and sustainable road pricing system.
The NTC has also maintained a continued focus on implementing the
recommendations from the 2009 Australian Transport Council review of the NTC.
I would like to thank you for leading the development of national transport reform
and I look forward to continuing to work with you to ensure the best transport
outcomes for Australia.
Greg Martin PSM
Chairman
What we do
As an independent statutory body,
the NTC develops and submits reform
recommendations for approval to the
Australian Transport Council (ATC), which
comprises federal, state and territory
transport ministers. The NTC also plays
an important role in implementation
planning to ensure reform outcomes
are realised on the ground, as well as
coordinating, monitoring, evaluating
and maintaining the implementation of
approved reforms.
Our vision
Australia’s prosperity and community
liveability* is enhanced by the
movement of people and goods.
Our mission
To champion and facilitate changes
that improve productivity, safety and
environmental outcomes.
Our role
To develop national regulatory and
operational reform and implementation
strategies for road, rail and intermodal
transport.
Our strategic objectives
The impacts of our reforms are
objectively assessed against the
following policy objectives:
• improve transport productivity
• improve environmental outcomes
• support a safe transport system
• improve regulatory efficiency.
* Liveability – ‘the degree to which a location supports quality for life, health and wellbeing
for the people who live, work or visit there’. A sustainable population strategy for Australia.
Commonwealth Government 2011.