Inquiry into Interstate Road Transport Charge Amendment (No.2) Bill
2008, and
Road Charges Legislation Repeal and Amendment Bill 2008
Information about the Inquiry
The Senate Rural and Regional Affairs and Transport Standing Committee
is inquiring into the provisions of the Interstate Road Transport Amendment
(No.2) Bill 2008, and a related bill. The bills amend the Interstate Road
Transport Charge Act 1985 and related legislation to increase registration
charges for heavy vehicles registered under the Federal Interstate
Registration Scheme.
Submissions should be lodged by 10 November 2008. If you are unable to make
a submission by this date please telephone the committee secretariat on
(02) 6277 3511 or email rrat.sen@aph.gov.au. The Committee is due to report by
21 November 2008.
Attached is a link to the text of the Bills, Explanatory Memorandums
and the Second Reading Speeches
Interstate Road Transport Charge Amendment (No.2) Bill 2008
Road Charges Legislation Repeal and Amendment Bill 2008
Submissions become Committee documents and are made public
only after a decision by the Committee. Once submissions are authorised
for publication by the committee, they are posted on the committee's
website and become public documents. Please ensure that any submissions or
attachments you wish to remain confidential are clearly marked as such and
contact the secretariat if you require further advice.. Persons making submissions must
not release them without the approval of the Committee. Submissions are
covered by parliamentary privilege but the unauthorised release of them is
not.
Inquiries from hearing and speech impaired people should be directed to the Parliament House TTY number (02) 6277 7799. Adobe also provides tools for the blind and visually impaired to access PDF documents. These tools are available at: http://access.adobe.com/. If you require any special arrangements in order to enable you to participate in a committee inquiry, please contact the committee secretary.
For further information, contact:
Committee Secretary
Senate Standing Committees on Rural and Regional Affairs and Transport
PO Box 6100
Parliament House
Canberra ACT 2600
Australia
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