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10 May 2016
Queensland Transport Infrastructure Conference Michael Kilgariff, Managing Director, Australian Logistics Council
Three Areas of Focus Today
• Infrastructure reforms to boost the efficiency of Australia’s freight supply chains
• Critical Infrastructure projects to facilitate more efficient freight movements, including Inland Rail
• Improving heavy vehicle safety
Queensland – Integral to the national freight effort
• Freight movement across the state will increase from 871 million tonnes in 2010–11 to more than one and a half billion tonnes by 2026.
• 23 percent of heavy vehicle freight movements originate in Queensland
But the Logistics industry is still in the GFC tailwinds
• Inconsistent growth at Australia’s three major ports
• Retail sales growing slowly
• CPI showing a deflationary trend…
• Imperative that governments invest in productive infrastructure
Inland Rail
• Inland Rail has been added to Infrastructure Australia’s Priority Project List
• $594 million budget commitment to fund land acquisitions
• Efficient linkages to the ports critical to efficiency of the national freight effort
Infrastructure Australia 15-year Plan – recommendations
• National Freight and Supply Chain Strategy
• Freight corridor protection
• Integrating land use planning and transport planning
• Progressing road funding reforms
Asset Recycling
• Diversifies the pool of funding available for public infrastructure investment
• Last week’s budget confirmed funds for a number of major infrastructure projects
• With asset sales off the agenda in Queensland, the State Government has identified the Market Led Proposals process to encourage investment
• ALC is concerned freight projects are not being progressed quickly enough which is impacting on the efficiency of the supply chain
Heavy Vehicle Road Reform
• ALC supports reform that improves long term funding sustainability of key freight routes in a transparent and equitable manner.
• It is critical that funds collected are invested in the infrastructure used by the vehicle.
Heavy Vehicle Safety • Statistics show heavy vehicle
safety is improving
• Greater gains can be made through technology, an ‘operating licensing’ scheme, greater compliance with Chain of Responsibility obligations
• These measures are far superior to the Road Safety Remuneration Tribunal
• The RSRT caused significant confusion, inefficiency and costs across the industry
Conclusion
• Freight efficiency matters for all Australians
• Without a long term plan for Australia’s freight future, we will miss an opportunity to build a stronger economy
• Thank you