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A National Regulator Perspective on a
Future Model for Vehicle Standards
ComVec – 12
Commercial Vehicle Industry Association of Queensland
Presentation by:
Angus Draheim, Assistant Project Director
National Heavy Vehicle Project Office
Wednesday 6 June 2012
Milestones and Agreements
2 July 2009 COAG agreed to introduce a single regulator
to administer the Heavy Vehicle National Law (HVNL)
19 August 2011 COAG signed an Inter-governmental
Agreement (IGA) defining the National Heavy Vehicle
Regulator (NHVR) arrangements (WA Government
considering further)
January 2013 corporate NHVR entity establsihed
July 2013 partial implementation of key functions
December 2016 Productivity Commission to review
economic impact.
The Present Environment
each state and territory administers legislation and
regulations for the operation of heavy vehicles
heavy vehicle operators have 8 separate regulatory
regimes to comply with — 6 state and 2 territory
regimes, with the Commonwealth also offering an
optional scheme
major differences exist between state and territory
laws and regulations
inconsistency is stifling industry productivity.
NHVR Reform Objectives
The objectives of the NHVR reforms include:
– improve productivity, safety and efficiency
– reduce compliance burden on business
– improve competitiveness
– make it easier for industry to do business across
borders.
Single national regulator and single body of national law.
Require all states and territories to pass legislation.
Heavy Vehicle National Law (HVNL)
HVNL will consolidate earlier model legislation approved
by the Australian Transport Commission (ATC)
HVNL will cover:
– registration and plates
– access
– mass and loading
– fatigue
– vehicle standards
– compliance and enforcement.
NHVR Project Office Direction
High level direction to NHVR Project Office and overall
work program, reflects COAG, ATC and SCOT decisions
Project Office strategy includes:
– develop a robust platform for NHVR to commence
operation in January 2013 based on realising benefits
of HVNL, RIS and policy objectives of COAG
– define the key elements of that operational platform
– platform must enable the NHVR to effectively and
efficiently continue to refine and enhance a national
regulatory system.
Platform Approach
corporate systems and processes to enable NHVR to
operate
national strategies and frameworks for access,
compliance and enforcement, vehicle standards,
registration and plates
national IT systems for access and registration and plates
transactions (still being scoped – minimalist approach)
national service delivery standards, policies and
procedures for access, compliance and enforcement,
vehicle standards, registration and plates
Platform Approach
national data exchange, monitoring and analysis for compliance and
enforcement
improved fatigue schemes (Advanced Fatigue Management)
Service Agreement framework between NHVR and jurisdictions for
delivery of regulatory services
resolve high impact policy matters contained in the HVNL and RIS
appropriate IGA and funding arrangements
robust network of connected stakeholders
effective collaborative working relationships with states and
territories and industry.
Vision for Vehicle Standards
NHVR will develop and implement an integrated national approach
to heavy vehicle standards management across Australia
provide frameworks that will enable industry to interact with
jurisdictions and service providers in a seamless, consistent and
timely manner
provide consistent decision making through the provision of agreed
national guidelines and tools in the areas of inspection, assessment
and accreditation
mutual recognition across state and territory borders
an important tenet of the NHVR is that current heavy vehicle
inspection regimes within jurisdictions will continue to be
implemented in the same way into the foreseeable future.
Present Vehicle Standards Issues
Vehicle Standards are, in the main, nationally consistent
mutual recognition between jurisdictions is not being
achieved due to five key factors:
– the individual systems and components that are
inspected
– the qualifications of personnel (private and
government) undertaking inspections
– the audit regime monitoring the quality of inspections
and those conducting them
– inspection periods (annual and periodic/ random)
– legal issues in regards to duty of care.
NHVR Vehicle Standards Management
Consists of 3 distinct, but interdependent, projects:
National Heavy Vehicle Inspection Standards
Accreditation Framework
Systems and processes to audit services and facilities.
In each of these 3 areas the NHVR will develop national
policy, procedures, forms, manuals, guidelines and
training.
Vehicle Standards Management (cont.)
The scope of these projects may include the following:
nationally consistent heavy vehicle inspections for the
purposes of new registration or re-registration including:
– vehicle safety
– compliance with vehicle standards
– determining vehicle characteristics (including mass
and dimensions)
– vehicle identity.
Vehicle Standards Management (cont.)
functions related to the written-off vehicle register
including:
– validating the quality of repairs
– determining the source of parts
– verifying vehicle identity.
certification of vehicle modifications
clearance of defect notices
inspection of public transport vehicles
Vehicle Standards Management (cont.)
alternative compliance schemes, such as TruckSafe/
TruckCare
assessments of performance based standards (PBS)
vehicles
assessment and application of consistent exemption
conditions, appeals, reviews of decisions and dispute
resolution, and assessments or service provider
accreditation.
The implementation of these projects will lead to a more
consistent application of heavy vehicle standards
throughout Australia.
Current Status to 1 January 2013
Harmonisation of key vehicle inspection
standards:
– aimed at ensuring that by commencement all
jurisdictions will inspect key the same things
to the same standards
– achieve mutual recognition of inspections
between jurisdictions.
NHVR to engage jurisdictions on a one-on-one
basis.
1 January 2013 to July 2013
further harmonisation of vehicle inspection standards
NHVR issuing guidelines and exemptions from heavy
vehicle standards
national information and training program in vehicle
standards
national collection, storage and analysis of vehicle
standards data.
Next Steps
collaborative approach in partnership with jurisdictions and industry
to reach consensus on the way forward
co-ordination between the project access, compliance and
enforcement, vehicle standards, registration and plates domains to
ensure an integrated approach to service delivery
minimalist impact on jurisdiction systems and processes
deliver tools and guidelines to enhance heavy vehicle standards
management for both jurisdictions and industry.
Questions & Contacts
Any questions or further clarification on the
presentation.
Contact:
Daniel Elkins
Senior Manager Vehicle Standards
(07) 3253 4388
[email protected]