Conduct of the inquiry
Structure of this report

Identifying the issues in the discussion
Some issues in the financing of infrastructure
Toll roads in Australia
Table: Toll Roads in Australia by Type
Toll roads in other countries

Separating the decision to build from the method of financing
Tolling contracts
Specific example: Westgate Tunnel project, Victoria
Setting the levels of tolls

The regional impacts of tolls
The impacts of tolls on businesses
Unpaid tolls

Selection of projects, builders and operators
Market-led proposals
Impacts on planning and urban amenity
Impacts on living standards
Impacts on the courts
Impacts on environment and health policy
Constraints on flexibility
Impacts on transparency
Specific example: WestConnex, Sydney

The need for objective and transparent transport planning
The distinction between funding infrastructure and financing it
Impact of tolls
Interaction of toll roads with other policy issues

The need for objective and transparent transport planning
Market led proposals
The distinction between infrastructure funding and financing
Toll contracts
Tolls as taxes
Monopoly