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Inquiry into integration of regional rail and road networks and their interface with ports
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The House of Representatives Standing Committee on Transport and Regional Services is to inquire into:
- the role of Australia’s regional arterial road and rail network in the national freight transport task;
- the relationship and co-ordination between Australia’s road and rail networks and their connectivity to ports;
- policies and measures required to assist in achieving greater efficiency in the Australian transport network, with particular reference to:
- land transport access to ports;
- capacity and operation of major ports;
- movement of bulk export commodities, such as grain and coal;
- the role of intermodal freight hubs in regional areas;
- opportunities to achieve greater efficiency in the use of existing infrastructure; and
- possible advantages from the use of intelligent tracking technology;
- the role of the three levels of Government and the private sector in providing and maintaining the regional transport network.
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