Transportation Law in Australia

Transportation Law in Australia

Transportation services in Australia
• Roads transport system is vital for Australia.
• Australian government strives to maintain a connective
transport network across Australia.
• The financial responsibility of Australia’s road networking is
on the three-tier government: the Federal, State and Local
government.
• The Federal government of Australia mainly provides the
funding for various roadways projects, like: National
projects, National Network Maintenance of National
Highways, Roads to Recovery Program, Black Spot Program

Regulatory Bodies
• Bureau of Infrastructure, Transport and
Regional Economics (BITRE)
• Council of Australian Governments (COAG)
• National Heavy Vehicle Regulator (NHVR)
• Transport and Infrastructure Council
• Australian Transport Safety Bureau (ATSB)
• National Transport Commission (NTC)

Australian Road Rules
• The states and the territories are required to
incorporate the Australian Road Rules in their
own legislations
• The Australian Road Rules (ARRs) includes the
basic rules pertaining to Cars, Motorbikes,
Taxis, Cycles, pedestrians, passengers.
• These rules form the basic structure of road
rules for every state and territory in Australia.