Department of Transport Annual Report 2010 - 2011

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Port access – upgrading of High Street (Fremantle) A major project to identify the preferred option and alignment for upgrading High Street in Fremantle is nearing completion. This project is funded jointly by the State and Commonwealth governments and will address safety, efficiency and amenity issues in the area. DoT has been working closely with the City of Fremantle and the local community to reach consensus on the preferred option and ensure that the Nation Building 1 funding from the Commonwealth Government can be invested in the project by June 2014. Perth Parking Fund The Perth Parking Management Act 1999 requires all parking bays in central Perth, except residential parking bays, to be licensed and a licence fee paid, unless the bay falls into an exemption category. The licence revenue is held in the Perth Parking Fund and is to be spent on administering the scheme and on projects that encourage balanced transport outcomes in the central city by addressing road traffic congestion and associated environmental impacts, especially in the peak travel periods. Key funding priorities include the Central Area Transit (CAT) bus system and a contribution to the PTA for revenue foregone from the Free Transit Zone. 2010-11 saw an increased allocation of funds from Perth Parking Fund for the staged implementation of CAT service improvements including an extension of operating hours and the addition of five extra buses to the fleet to provide increased frequency and capacity. The 2011-12 budget provides funding for the continuation of these service improvements. Rail Safety Act 2010 and Rail Safety Regulations 2011 As part of DoT’s commitment to deliver a safe transport system, the Rail Safety Act 2010 and Rail Safety Regulations 2011 were proclaimed on 1 February 2011. A Rail Safety Regulator has been appointed and the Rail Safety Act 1998 was subsequently repealed. The Rail Safety Act 2010 allows for different transition periods for Rail Transport Operators to comply with the new legal requirements, and the ORS within DoT is currently working with rail transport operators to develop complying rail safety accreditations in the first 12 months. 24 Owner-Drivers (Contracts and Disputes) Act 2007 The code of conduct and regulations to support the Owner-Drivers (Contracts and Disputes) Act 2007 were introduced on 1 July 2010 and a set of guideline rates for metropolitan and regional based owner-drivers was published in the Government Gazette of 30 July 2010. The guideline rates were developed using a computer based cost calculator, which was developed for the industry and is freely available for individual owner-drivers to more accurately determine their costs of operation. The Road Freight Transport Industry Council, established under the legislation, oversees the code of conduct and monitors and maintains the cost calculator. The Road Freight Transport Tribunal, also established under the Act, has continued to meet regularly to hear and determine disputes. Most disputes have been in relation to payment practices and the Tribunal has been effective in providing redress to individual owner-drivers. National transport reform agenda DoT supported the Minister’s participation in the Australian Transport Council, which is responsible for the coordination and integration of all transport and road policy issues at the national level. The Australian Transport Council is supported by the Standing Committee on Transport, of which the Director General is a member. In 2010-11 the focus of both bodies was on progressing towards a seamless, co-ordinated transport system through single national systems for heavy vehicle regulation, rail safety regulation and investigation, and maritime regulation, along with work on the Council of Australian Governments Road Reform Plan. Highlights of this ongoing work included DoT participating in national meetings, coordinating an interagency submission on the draft national heavy vehicle laws, making a significant contribution toward ongoing drafting of the National Rail Safety law, contributing to the Reform Plan Stage 3 Progress Report and contributing to work on the Inter-Governmental Agreements for all of the national regulator reforms. DoT also prepared submissions on behalf of the State to the National Ports Strategy and the National Freight Network Plan, and is working with other jurisdictions and Infrastructure Australia in relation to these reforms.
Implementation of rail and road investment in the Grain Freight Network In 2009, the State Government commissioned the Strategic Grain Network Committee (SGNC) to review the viability of the grain freight network. The SGNC was tasked to engage stakeholders and to recommend investment that provided a globally competitive and economically sustainable transport and logistics supply chain for grain. The SGNC reported back to Government in December 2009 that certain parts of the grain rail freight network were competitive with road and warranted investment (Tier 1 and Tier 2 rail lines). Other parts of the network were deemed not competitive with road and did not warrant investment (Tier 3 rail lines). In replacement of the Tier 3 lines, investment in the road network was warranted to transport the grain to viable rail lines for movement to port After receiving and assessing the SGNC report, the State and Commonwealth governments committed significant funding towards rail improvements on Tier 1 and Tier 2 rail lines and improvements to Wheatbelt roads affected by increased freight movements due to cessation of services on the non-competitive Tier 3 rail lines. The State Government also provided funds to maintain grain on rail on the Tier 3 lines as an interim measure through the Transition Assistance Package as well as a study into the long-term feasibility of a new rail line from the Brookton vicinity to the west coast. The State Government has committed funding of $186.3 million towards the grain freight network (road and rail) and secured a Commonwealth Government contribution of $135 million through the Nation Building Program for a total investment of $321.3 million. This funding will enable rail re-sleepering works and rail siding upgrades for the competitive Tier 1 and Tier 2 lines ($187.9 million), improvements to and ongoing maintenance of Wheatbelt roads ($118.3 million), the continuation of the Transition Assistance Package ($14.6 million) and for the rail study ($0.5 million). Investment in the road and rail network has commenced with the Avon to Albany rail line re-sleepering program projected to be completed in October 2011. Re-sleepering of the other Tier 1 and Tier 2 rail lines will be undertaken over the next three years. Road upgrades where the Tier 3 lines will cease rail haulage operations has begun and will be progressively undertaken in conjunction with local government over the next four years. North West shipping service Late in 2009, the State Government awarded the contract for the subsided North West shipping service to Norwegian shipping company Jebsens. The decision to support this service with public funds was based on the value of creating an alternative transport service for remote communities and industry, and on reducing the negative impacts of heavy vehicles by taking freight off the road system. The service commenced in March 2010 and makes regular calls at the Kimberley ports of Broome and Wyndham. Pilbara ports are being added to the schedule in recognition of the burgeoning resources sector. The initial two year contract with Jebsens has been extended for a further three years with the agreement of the State Government and the operator. A similar extension is available at the conclusion of that period on the same basis. A joint management committee comprising State Government agencies and Jebsens’ representatives oversees the development of the service. Freight and Logistics Council of Western Australia The Freight and Logistics Council was formed early in 2009 and comprises senior decision makers from industry and Government. Its objective is to provide the Minister for Transport with independent strategic policy advice on key freight and logistics issues. In 2010-11, the council worked on a wide range of issues including road user pricing, Kimberley supply chains, grain logistics, National Freight Strategy, local government land use planning, Chain of Responsibility legislation, out-of-gauge project cargoes, Principal Road Freight Networks, local governments’ appreciation of freight, and port dredging guidelines. A number of these issues will be carried into 2011-12 as part of the council’s agenda and will be supplemented by new issues as they arise. 25
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