IN BRIEF
After years in the making, the establishment in late January of
two new national transport regulators represents a critical shift
in land transport regulation in Australia and serves as an
important reminder of the way that transport regulation impacts
everyone who uses transport in their supply chains, not only those
who provide transport services.
The National Rail Safety Regulator (NRSR) and the National Heavy
Vehicle Regulator (NHVR) both commenced operation in late January.
These two new regulators join the Australian Maritime Safety
Authority (AMSA) which is responsible for domestic commercial
vessel safety.
WHAT HAS CHANGED?
Until now, domestic transport regulation has been administered
largely by State and Territory authorities. Different regimes have
applied in the various jurisdictions and, whilst there were many
similarities, numerous subtle (and sometimes not so subtle)
differences made compliance for businesses operating in more than
one
