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Provisions of the AusLink (National Land Transport) Bill 2004 and the AusLink (National Land Transport—Consequential and Transitional Provisions) Bill 2004 12 May 2005 © Commonwealth of Australia 2005 ISBN 0 642 71516 5

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Membership of the Committee	(PDF 136KB)
Terms of Reference	(PDF 86KB)
Chapter 1 - Conduct of the inquiry	(PDF 154KB)
The AusLink White Paper The bill Funding categories National Land Transport Plan and Corridor Strategies Comment of Scrutiny of Bills Committee Scope of the report
Chapter 2 - Background: Commonwealth road and rail funding	(PDF 159KB)
Commonwealth road funding Commonwealth rail funding Comment
Chapter 3 - Issues raised in submissions	(PDF 237KB)
‘Shared responsibility’ and bilateral agreements Comment Arguments about the total level of funding Comment Giving adequate priority to maintenance Comment Need for clear principles for prioritising projects Comment Non-economic considerations Comment Need for efficient charges for use of infrastructure Comment Improving urban transport infrastructure Comment Extending Roads to Recovery to public transport, rural airports runways etc Comment Whether there should be a National Transport Advisory Council Comment Research and information Recommendation
Additional comments by Labor Senators	(PDF 106KB)
National Highway Funding Removing Politics from the Strategic Regional Projects Program National Transport or Infrastructure Advisory Council
Additional Comments – Australian Democrats	(PDF 117KB)
Introduction Funding Infrastructure – Getting the Balance Right Making AusLink Transparent, Accountable and Strategic
Appendix 1 - List of Submissions	(PDF 91KB)
Appendix 2 - Witnesses who appeared before the Committee at the Public Hearings	(PDF 103KB)
Appendix 3 - Additional information	(PDF 109KB)

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