Footnotes

Chapter 1 - Background to the inquiry

[1]        Journals of the Senate, No. 67, 24 November 2014, pp. 1823–24.

[2]        Journals of the Senate, No. 123, 9 November 2015, p. 3307.

[3]        Journals of the Senate, No. 67, 24 November 2014, pp. 1823–24.

[4]        Senate Economics Legislation Committee, Automotive Transformation Scheme Amendment Bill 2014 [Provisions], November 2014, p. 28.

[5]        Submission 30, p. 3.

Chapter 2 - Future trends affecting the automotive industry

[1]        In January 2015, there were an estimated 18 million vehicles registered in Australia compared to a population estimate of 18.5 million people aged 17 years and over in June 2014. Australian Bureau of Statistics, Australian Demographic Statistics, Cat. No. 3101.0, December 2014 and Australian Bureau of Statistics, Motor Vehicle Census, Cat. No. 9309.0, July 2015.

[2]        Mr Richard Dudley, Committee Hansard, 8 October 2015, p. 5.

[3]        Submission 30, p. 18.

[4]        Submission 34, p. 3.

[5]        Submission 34, p. 3.

[6]        Ms Julie Holmes, South Australian Department of Planning, Transport and Infrastructure, Committee Hansard, 1 October 2015, p. 4; and Cohda Wireless, History and Background, http://cohdawireless.com/About/HistoryBackground.aspx (accessed 19 November 2015).

[7]        AutoCRC, Automotive Australia 2020—Technology Roadmap, Draft 6, 23 June 2010.

[8]        Committee Hansard, 13 March 2015, p. 33.

[9]        Committee Hansard, 1 October 2015, pp. 14, 18.

[10]      MTAA, Submission 30.1, pp. 35–36.

[11]      MTAA, Submission 30.1, p. 14 and Auto Skills Australia, Automotive Environmental Scan 2015, p. 3.

[12]      Senate Economics References Committee, Future of Australia's automotive industry: Interim report, August 2015, p. 21. 

[13]      Senate Economics References Committee, Future of Australia's automotive industry: Interim report, August 2015, p. 21. 

[14]      MTAA, Submission 30.1, p. 29.

[15]      MTAA, Submission 30, p. 3.

[16]      MTAA, Submission 30.1, p. 21.

[17]      Submission 30.1, p. 29.

[18]      MTAA, Submission 30.1, p. 24.

Chapter 3 - Sales, service and repair sectors

[1]        Australian Automotive Aftermarket Association, Submission 5, p. 2.

[2]        Submission 30.1, p. 33.

[3]        MTAA, Submission 30.1, p. 33.

[4]        Australian Automotive Dealer Association, Submission 3, p. [1]; Federal Chamber of Automotive Industries, Submission 9, p. 7.

[5]        Federal Chamber of Automotive Industries, Submission 9, p. 2; Motor Trades Association of Australia, Submission 30.1, p. 14.

[6]        Federal Chamber of Automotive Industries, Submission 9, pp. 2–3.

[7]        Committee Hansard, 8 October 2015, p. 8.

[8]        MTAA, Submission 30, p. 19.

[9]        Committee Hansard, 8 October 2015, p. 8.

[10]      Committee Hansard, 8 October 2015, p. 8.

[11]      See, for example, Insurance Australia Group, Submission 21; Australian Fleet Lessors Association, Submission 25; and National Automotive Leasing and Salary Packaging Association, Submission 26.

[12]      Productivity Commission, Australia's Automotive Manufacturing Industry, Inquiry Report No. 70, March 2014, p. 160.

[13]      Productivity Commission, Australia's Automotive Manufacturing Industry, Inquiry Report No. 70, March 2014, p. 163.

[14]      Productivity Commission, Australia's Automotive Manufacturing Industry, Inquiry Report No. 70, March 2014, p. 163.

[15]      Professor Ian Harper, Peter Anderson, Su McCluskey and Michael O'Bryan QC, Competition Policy Review, Final Report, March 2015, pp. 177–178.

[16]      Department of Infrastructure and Regional Development, Review of the Motor Vehicle Standards Act 1989, https://infrastructure.gov.au/vehicles/mv_standards_act/ (accessed 10 September 2015).

[17]      Motor Vehicle Standards Review—Safer roads and better cars, Media Release, 16 April 2015.

[18]      Submission 21, p. 6.

[19]      Australian Fleet Lessors Association, Submission 25, p. 2.

[20]      Australian Fleet Lessors Association, Submission 25, p. 3.

[21]      For example, cars may require modifications to fuel systems, cooling capacity, suspension and/or tyre specifications to suit Australian conditions.

[22]      Submission 26, p. 8.

[23]      Submission 30, p. 31.

[24]      Submission 38, p. 4.

[25]      Australian Government Response to the Competition Policy Review, 24 November 2015, p. 13.

[26]      MTAA, Submission 30.1, p. 33.

[27]      Commonwealth Consumer Affairs Advisory Council, Sharing of repair information in the automotive industry, 27 November 2012, p. 28.

[28]      Submission 30.1, p. 35.

[29]      Committee Hansard, 1 October 2015, pp. 38–39.

[30]      MTAA, Submission 30.1, p. 36.

[31]      Sharing of repair information in the automotive industry, 27 November 2012, p. iv.

[32]      Submission 30.1, p. 36.

[33]      Sharing of repair information in the automotive industry, 27 November 2012, p. iv.

[34]      Sharing of repair information in the automotive industry, 27 November 2012, p. 29.

[35]      Agreement to Access Vehicle Service Repair Information, December 2014, http://www.fcai.com.au/library/publication/agreement_on_access_to_service_and_repair_information_for_motor_vehicles.pdf (accessed 26 November 2015).

[36]      FCAI, Voluntary Code of Practice—Access to Service and Repair Information for Motor Vehicles, February 2015, p. 2.

[37]      Submission 30.1, p. 37.

[38]      Holden Leads in Sharing Repair Data with Workshops, 24 September 2015, http://www.aaaa.com.au/news.asp?id=217 (accessed 26 November 2015).

[39]      Submission 33, p. [3].

[40]      Submission 33, Attachment 1, p. 4.

[41]      Submission 33, Attachment 1, p. 4.

[42]      Australian Consumer Law, Review of the Australian Consumer Law, http://consumerlaw. gov.au/review-of-the-australian-consumer-law/ (accessed 21 November 2015).

[43]      Committee Hansard, 8 October 2015, p. 4.

[44]      Submission 30.1, p. 54; Mr Geoffrey Gwilym, Committee Hansard, 8 October 2015, p. 5.

[45]      Submission 30.1, p. 54.

[46]      Committee Hansard, 8 October 2015, p. 3.

[47]      Committee Hansard, 8 October 2015, p. 3.

[48]      Mr Greg Patten, Committee Hansard, 8 October 2015, pp. 3–4.

[49]      Submission 2, p. 3.

[50]      Mr Geoffrey Gwilym, Committee Hansard, 8 October 2015, p. 7.

[51]      Auto Skills Australia, Automotive Environmental Scan 2015, p. 3.

[52]      MTAA, Submission 30.1, p. 39.

[53]      MTAA, Submission 30, p. 20.

[54]      MTAA, Submission 30, p. 18.

[55]      MTAA, Submission 30, p. 21.

[56]      MTAA, Submission 30.1, p. 41.

[57]      MTAA, Submission 30.1, p. 41.

[58]      Auto Skills Australia, Automotive Environmental Scan 2015, p. 67.

[59]      MTAA, Submission 30.1, p. 41.

[60]      MTAA, Submission 30.1, p. 40.

[61]      Committee Hansard, 8 October 2015, p. 8.

[62]      Submission 30.1, p. 42.

[63]      Committee Hansard, 8 October 2015, p. 7.

[64]      Committee Hansard, 8 October 2015, p. 3.

[65]      Committee Hansard, 8 October 2015, p. 2.

Chapter 4 - Automotive manufacturing

[1]        Australian Bureau of Statistics, Labour Force, Australia, Detailed, Quarterly, Cat. No. 6291.0.55.003, May 2015.

[2]        Committee Hansard, 8 October 2015, p. 38.

[3]        Committee Hansard, 8 October 2015, p. 10.

[4]        Committee Hansard, 1 October 2015, p. 13.

[5]        RED Automotive Technologies, http://www.redautotech.com/ (accessed 22 November 2015).

[6]        Submission 22, p. 2.

[7]        See, for example, Mr Robert Bryden, Submission 38 and Tomcar Australia, Submission 12.

[8]        Submission 12, p. [4].

[9]        Committee Hansard, 1 October 2015, p. 15.

[10]      Submission 5.

[11]      Submission 10, p. 3.

[12]      Committee Hansard, 1 October 2015, p. 31.

[13]      Mr Darin Spinks, Committee Hansard, 1 October 2015, p. 31.

[14]      Senate Economics References Committee, Australia's Innovation System—Interim report, August 2015, Attachment 1, p. 8.

[15]      Submission 17, p. 10.

[16]      Mr Gavin Smith, Committee Hansard, 1 October 2015, p. 18.

[17]      Australian Automotive Aftermarket Association, Submission 5, p. 9 (emphasis in original).

[18]      Committee Hansard, 1 October 2015, p. 14.

[19]      Committee Hansard, 1 October 2015, p. 14.

[20]      Committee Hansard, 1 October 2015, p. 16.

[21]      Automotive Diversification Programme Ministerial Guidelines 2015, p. 2.

[22]      Submission 17, pp. 16–17.

[23]      Submission 17, pp. 16–17.

[24]      Committee Hansard, 8 October 2015, p. 14.

[25]      Submission 17, p. 17.

[26]      Committee Hansard, 1 October 2015, p. 18.

[27]      Submission 17, p. 17.

[28]      FAPM, Submission 17, pp. 17–18.

[29]      Submission 32, p. 14.

[30]      Submission 29, pp. [1, 8].

[31]      Submission 5, p. 12.

[32]      Submission 5, p. 12.

[33]      Submission 5, p. 13.

[34]      Committee Hansard, 8 October 2015, p. 17

[35]      Truck Industry Council, Submission 30, p. 6.

[36]      Submission 30, p. 6.

[37]      Truck Industry Council, Submission 30, pp. 6–7.

[38]      Truck Industry Council, Submission 30, p. 1.

[39]      Committee Hansard, 8 October 2015, p. 23.

[40]      Committee Hansard, 8 October 2015, p. 24.

[41]      Submission 30, p. 9.

[42]      Committee Hansard, 8 October 2015, pp. 24–25.

[43]      Committee Hansard, 8 October 2015, p. 24.

[44]      A National Truck Plan  for Australia, Version 4.0, 30 July 2013, p. 27.

Chapter 5 - Motorsport and motoring enthusiasts

[1]        Submission 7, p. 2.

[2]        CAMS, Economic Contribution of the Australian Motor Sport Industry, 2013, pp. 5, 20 and Mr Eugene Arocca, Committee Hansard, 8 October 2015, p. 36.

[3]        Submission 35, p. 2.

[4]        CAMS, Submission 7, pp. 2–3.

[5]        Mr Eugene Arocca, Committee Hansard, 8 October 2015, p. 34.

[6]        Committee Hansard, 8 October 2015, p. 35.

[7]        Mr Eugene Arocca, Committee Hansard, 8 October 2015, pp. 35–36.

[8]        Submission 7, pp. 3–4.

[9]        Committee Hansard, 8 October 2015, p. 33.

[10]      Auto Services Group, Submission 36, p. 4.

[11]      Submission 36, p. 4.

[12]      Submission 36, p. 4.

[13]      Submission 35, p. 6 and Submission 36, p. 4.

[14]      Submission 36, p. 5.

[15]      FCAI Response to the 2014 Review of the Motor Vehicle Standards Act, 25 November 2014, p. 3.

[16]      Submission 35, p. 14.

[17]      Submission 35, p. 15.

[18]      Submission 35, p. 15.

[19]      Committee Hansard, 8 October 2015, p. 19.

[20]      Committee Hansard, 8 October 2015, p. 20.

[21]      Submission 35, pp. 15–16.

[22]      NSW Roads and Maritime Authority, Vehicle Safety Compliance Certification Scheme (VSCCS), http://www.rms.nsw.gov.au/business-industry/examiners/vsccs/ (accessed 24 November 2015).

[23]      Submission 35, p. 16.

[24]      Submission 35, pp. 15–16.

[25]      Submission 35, p. 16.

[26]      Submission 38, p. 16.