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Review of progress in rail reform
The House Committee on Communications, Transport and the Arts has completed
a review of progress in rail reform and on 11 May 2001 presented its report
to the Speaker of the House of Representatives.
The report, Back on Track, is an assessment of whether the rail reform
benchmarks established by the Commonwealth Government in its April 2000
response to three reports on rail reform will be achieved.
The Committee has concluded that they will not be achieved without direct
and forceful Commonwealth intervention. Back on Track reports the strongly
held view of the industry that governments around the country must act to:
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- establish a coherent national planning process for the rail industry;
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- develop consistent track access and pricing arrangements;
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- harmonise operational and safety standards; and
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- develop integrated accreditation procedures.
Media release ('After 100 years of talking
about rail reform Commonwealth must take over interstate rail') (PDF
format)
Media backgrounder ('Back on Track:
context and key evidence') (PDF format)
Report
Seminar
transcript (PDF format)
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