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ANNUAL REPORT 2013-2014MARCH 2014
MESSAGE FROM ALC CHAIRMAN, DON TELFORD 1
MEMBERS MARCH 2014 2
MESSAGE FROM ALC MANAGING DIRECTOR, MICHAEL KILGARIFF 3
THE 2013/2014 ALC BOARD 4-5
ABOUT US 6-7
ALC STAFF 7
ALC ORGANISATIONAL STRUCTURE 7
ALC STRATEGIC FRAMEWORK 7
ABOUT US - A PLAN ON A PAGE 8
A SNAPSHOT OF ACTION 2013/2014 9
ALC YEARBOOK EVENTS 10-11
ALC SAFETY 13
ANNUAL FORUM 14-15
POLICIES 16-17
ADVOCACY 18-19
ALC WORKING GROUPS 20-21
POLICY CORRESPONDENCE 22-24
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We are seeing greater understanding of the need to reduce red tape; to cut duplication and replace it with sensible national regulation that does not burden industry; to integrate the modes of transport; to ensure that land-use planning decisions do not compromise future transport corridors; and the need to take safety seriously to reduce both economic and human costs.
Naturally, every election has its play of personalities, heat and emotion. But during the 2013 election, perhaps more than any before, the important questions of infrastructure were seriously addressed.
I think it would be fair to say that ALC played no small part in shaping that, and in doing so will help us have a more efficient and safe supply chain that contributes to higher living standards for all Australians.
All that said, having moved closer to a consensus of views, it really is now time to deliver. It is time to take the scalpel to unnecessary regulation on the statute books and it is time to lay some steel.
Don Telford Chairman Australian Logistics Council March 2014
The September Federal election dominated the Australian Logistics Council’s advocacy efforts during the year. But far from causing ALC to chop and change as politicians so often do within the 24-hour media cycle, the election caused us to crystallise our long-term thinking.
In some ways 2013 was a very good year for logistics, transport and infrastructure. ALC has got a sense that the things we have been saying for quite a long time now – sometimes as a lonely voice – have now become part of the obvious political narrative and agenda for Australia’s way forward.
In that sense, our work this year has been one of consolidation and building. We see that industry, government and informed opinion are taking on board the need to address the very large future freight and logistics task ahead of the country.
MESSAGE FROM ALC CHAIRMAN, DON TELFORD
The evidence of this is the development and implementation of a number of state freight and port strategies which are aiming to bring a sharper policy focus to the needs of freight.
We are seeing a fair amount of consensus in things like the need to recycle government-held assets into the private sector to free up money for governments to spend on new infrastructure.
Of course there will always be debate about these issues. But ALC is noticing wider acknowledgement that cash-strapped state governments and even the federal government should not have large amounts of capital tied up in government businesses – especially logistics, electricity, water and the post – that can be run by the private sector.
With that money freed, those governments – using their advantages of lower capital costs -- can invest in things that the private sector would not venture into. The community as a whole would benefit and the community as a whole is seeing the point.
At last year’s ALC Forum we had a spirited conversation about the opportunity for a larger part of the pool of superannuation money to be invested in infrastructure. It was a constructive debate and decision-makers are taking that on board.
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Associate Members
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MEMBERS MARCH 2014
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But, ALC will follow up on the second element of Mr Abbott’s “infrastructure prime minister” statement. He said, “But I won’t be all talk and no action.”
This is why ALC hopes that 2014 will be a year of found opportunity.
After the election, ALC produced ‘Stronger Supply Chains, a Stronger Australia’, a 10-point plan to improve supply-chain efficiency in Australia. It seized on the opportunity of a change of government to push for significant change, but its message was directed to all levels of government. The plan also moved beyond the Coalition’s election promises – important as they are – and concentrated on some long-term questions: infrastructure financing; integrating freight and urban planning and removing Sydney’s bottlenecks.
In 2013 ALC succeeded in getting a greater consensus on what needs to be done. We now have to do it.
In the words of ALC chair Don Telford, it is time to deliver. It is time to take a scalpel to unnecessary regulation and it is time to lay some steel.
Michael Kilgariff Managing Director Australian Logistics Council March 2014
MESSAGE FROM ALC MANAGING DIRECTOR, MICHAEL KILGARIFF
This time next year ALC would like to look back and see 2014 as a year of found opportunity – not lost opportunity. We are some of the way there.
In 2013, a federal election year, ALC worked to put the big logistics and infrastructure issues before the political parties and the public. We also sought, as part of that overall agenda, to pursue some more specific issues of importance to our members – particularly in heavy-vehicle and shipping regulation.
On the bigger picture, ALC produced two major policy statements — one before the election, and one shortly after it. Each was circulated to all MPs and Senators.
It would be fair to say that questions of infrastructure played a greater role in this election than perhaps any before it. That was shown by the fact that before the election, Opposition Leader Tony Abbott said, “If elected, I want to be known as an infrastructure prime minister.”
ALC can take at least some of the credit for hammering away at these nationally important questions to get them such prominence in a federal election.
The first detailed policy statement, ‘Time to Deliver’, set out four key priorities: an inland rail route; a second Sydney Airport at Badgery’s Creek; delivery on investment in critical logistics infrastructure and reforms to increase productivity, reduce red tape and improve safety.
The policy statement bore fruit. During the election and since, on all these issues we have seen announcements of reviews and other encouraging action and supportive statements. Especially encouraging were the reviews of the former government’s Road Safety Remuneration Tribunal and its impossibly restrictive coastal shipping regulation – issues that the ALC has worked hard on to reverse or at least ameliorate.
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Mr Andrew Ethell Deputy ALC Chairman
Group Director Corporate Affairs
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Toll Group
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Mr Ingilby Dickson General Manager Supply Chain and Processing
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BlueScope Steel
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Murray Vitlich Director Strategy & Business Development
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Asciano Limited
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Paul Larsen Chief Executive Officer
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Brookfield Rail
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Laurie D’Apice Human Resources
President
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Linfox
2013/2014 ALC BOARD
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Mr Ian Murray AM Deputy ALC Chairman and Treasurer
Executive Director
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Export Council of Australia
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Don Telford Chairman
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Australian Logistics Council
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Simon Ormsby Executive General Manager Strategy and Growth
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ARTC
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Mr Ian Lynass CEO
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Bis Industries
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Theo Triantafillides Director of Sales and Marketing
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Star Track
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Mr Maurice James Managing Director COMPANY Qube Holdings
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Paul Hamersley Manager Business Development & Corporate Relations
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Brookfield Rail
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Mr Paul Garraty CEO and Managing Director
COMPANY McAleese Group
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Michael Kilgariff Managing Director
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Australian Logistics Council
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Mr John West Managing Director
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DGL (Aust) Pty Ltd
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Dr Tania Whyte Head of Commercial
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Qantas Freight
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Stephen Cleary Chief Executive Officer
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NSW Ports
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Hans Anneveldt Group General Manager Intermodal
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Aurizon
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ABOUT US
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The Australian Logistics Council, based in Canberra at the National Press Club, is the peak business council for the Australian logistics industry.
ALC is a leader, if not the leader, in the national debate on the Australian logistics supply chain industry. Through ALC, its members have a ‘seat at the table’ in the major decisions affecting the industry
ALC Membership has grown significantly in the last four years, with now more than 50 Corporate and Associate Members. These include the major and national businesses with interests across the spectrum of the Australian freight logistics supply chain. Over the next three years ALC will consolidate its position as the representative body for the top 100 Australian logistics customers, providers, infrastructure owners and suppliers.
The broadening and deepening of ALC membership has made ALC a more representative organisation. It now speaks as much for its members as for all Australians because we all have an interest as consumers, customers, businesses and employees in efficient supply chains to reduce unnecessary costs and to raise standards of living.
ALC works with government at all levels to ensure it considers freight logistics in its investment and policy decisions in order to develop efficient national supply chains and to maximise their benefits to the national economy.
ALC aims for a productive, efficient and safe freight logistics industry because it is important to all Australians. It aims to reduce costs to consumers and business in the supply chain, by driving economic efficiency through our retail, manufacturing, mining, energy, communications and construction sectors. It seeks sensible, nationally consistent regulation which favours no sector over another and which improves efficiency without imposing unnecessary burdens on industry.
A critical part of that efficiency is the improvement of safety throughout the supply chain. ALC aims to reduce the human and economic costs of unsafe practices. ALC has developed or is developing industry safety codes to drive national consistency and manage ‘chain of responsibility’ obligations.
ALC WORKS WITH GOVERNMENT AT ALL LEVELS TO ENSURE IT CONSIDERS FREIGHT
LOGISTICS IN ITS INVESTMENT AND
POLICY DECISIONS
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ALC ORGANISATIONAL STRUCTURE
STAFF
ALC STRATEGIC FRAMEWORK
Objectives
1. Be the nationally recognised voice of Australia’s freight transport and logistics supply chain.
2. Be the leading advocate of appropriate national regulation and infrastructure, to ensure Australia enjoys the full benefits of freight transport and logistics policy development and reform.
3. Promote and encourage greater recognition by Government and the community of the importance of the freight transport and logistics industry’s contribution to Australia’s economy.
Vision
Lead advocacy organisation to all levels of Government and industry on freight transport and logistics supply chain regulation and infrastructure issues.
Mission
To influence national transport and infrastructure, regulation and policy to ensure Australia has safe, secure, reliable, sustainable and internationally competitive supply chains.
Outcome
The Australian Logistics Council is viewed by all levels of Government and industry as the primary source of information on freight.
ALC BOARD
ALC Secretariat
Safety Committee
National Logistics Safety Code of Practice
Regulation Policy Committee
Infrastructure Policy Committee
Membership & Finance Committee
Working Groups
Michael Kilgariff Managing Director & CEO
Duncan Sheppard Director Communications and Policy
Peter Elliot Program Manager Safety
Ruth Hendy Events and Marketing Manager
Kerry Corke Policy Adviser
Trisha Arthur Accountant
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Advocacy on Infrastructure»» Nation Building II from 2014/15»» National Freight Network Plan»» National Ports Strategy»» State/Territory Freight Plans»» COAG Capital City Strategic Planning Systems»» Role of Infrastructure Australia»» Resource related infrastructure – roads, rail,
shipping and ports
Administer and Develop Safety Codes»» National Logistics Safety Code
»– Retail Logistics Supply Chain Code of Practice»– Australian Steel Industry Logistics Safety Code»– Coal Seam Gas Logistics Safety Code»– Electrical Cable Logistics Safety Code
Government stakeholders»» Council of Australian Governments.»» Transport and Infrastructure Council»» Departments of infrastructure and transport»» Other relevant Australian Government Departments»» Transport and Infrastructure Senior Officials Committee»» National Transport Commission»» Infrastructure Australia and state infrastructure
organisations»» Productivity Commission»» Safe Work Australia»» Australian Local Government Association and local
government authorities»» Heads of Workplace Safety Authorities
Advocacy on Regulation»» Development and implementation of a nationally consistent
transport and logistics regulatory frameworks»» Council of Australian Governments (COAG) and Transport
and Infrastructure Council national transport policy and regulatory reform agenda including:»– National Heavy Vehicle Regulator»– National Rail Safety Regulator»– National Marine Safety Regulator
»» Use of Industry codes to drive national consistency and as an industry driven response to ‘chain of responsibility’
»» Impact from related regulation including:»– Industrial relations»– Stronger Shipping for a Stronger Economy package.»– Road Safety Remuneration Tribunal»– Outcomes from Henry Tax Review»– National Workplace Health and Safety law and
regulations»– Clean Energy Legislation (carbon tax)»– Privacy legislation
»» National Transport Commission (NTC) regulatory reform, including:»– Heavy Vehicle Charging & Investment Reform
Project (HVCI)»– Freight rail policy framework»– Fatigue management»– Performance Based Standards»– Telematics
»» Sustainability and Energy Efficiency
Members ALC Members are the major and national companies participating in the Australian freight transport and logistics supply chain
Industry stakeholders»» National freight transport and logistics businesses»» National and sectoral freight transport and logistics
associations»» National industry associations»» Transport and logistics professional organisations»» Transport unions»» International transport and logistics organisations
VisionTo be the lead advocacy organisation to all levels of Government and industry on freight transport and logistics regulation and infrastructure issues.
MissionTo influence national transport and infrastructure regulation and policy to ensure Australia has safe, secure, reliable, sustainable and internationally competitive supply chains.
Objectives »» Be the nationally recognised voice of Australia’s
freight transport and logistics industry.»» Be the leading advocate of appropriate national
regulation and infrastructure to ensure Australia enjoys the full benefits of freight transport and logistics policy development and reform.
»» Promote and encourage greater recognition by Government and the community of the importance of the freight transport and logistics industry’s contribution to Australia’s economy.
OutcomeAustralian Logistics Council is viewed by all levels of Government and industry as the primary source of information on freight transport and logistics issues.
Associate Members ALC Associate Members are freight transport and logistics companies, service organisations and associations
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A SNAPSHOT OF ACTION 2013/2014BEFORE THE ELECTION:
üProduced ‘Time to Deliver’
üReport focussed on four key priorities: an inland rail route; a second Sydney Airport at Badgery’s Creek; delivery on investment in critical logistics infrastructure and reforms to increase productivity, reduce red tape and improve safety
üCommitments or action on all since publication
AFTER THE ELECTION:
üPublished ‘Stronger Supply Chains, a Stronger Australia’
üReport highlighted 10 key points to improve supply-chain efficiency in Australia
üCommitments or agreement on most since publication
2013 ALC FORUM:
üMelbourne Cricket Ground in March
üWider agreement on infrastructure refinancing
DIRECT ADVOCACY:
üEngagement and meetings with federal and state ministers and senior opposition figures
üAchieved greater agreement for reduced regulation and greater infrastructure investment
PUBLIC PRESENTATIONS
üContinued informal discussions with leading decision makers
üDelivered 16 speeches and/or presentations by Managing Director to significant meetings and conferences of major decision makers in the infrastructure and logistics industry
MEDIA:
üWide direct coverage through 60 media releases and 90 media mentions
üWide indirect coverage through contacts with journalists; and backgrounders on website
üGreater indirect messaging through monthly emailed newsletter
DIALOGUE:
üFormal meeting with senior personnel in Department of Infrastructure and Regional Development to progress the National Land Freight Strategy
SAFETY:
üContinued development of the National Logistics Safety Code of Practice
üReleased new safety guideline on the use of load-restraint-rated curtains for trucks
üAgreement to develop specialised tanker code and cable code as part of the ALC National Logistics Safety Code of Practice
ALC ORGANISATION:
üContinued improvement in staff skills
üMore effective use of outsourcing specific tasks to lessen pressure to increase permanent staff
üALC Planning Day held to chart a positive course for the organisation’s future growth
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ALC YEARBOOK EVENTS
FUTURE FREIGHT NETWORKS
In 2013 ALC once again produced its popular Yearbook Future Freight Networks which provided information on a range of issues affecting the freight transport and logistics supply chain.
The report provided information on:
» The key issues currently facing industry members
» The policies, priorities and projects of ALC
» Information on a wide range of freight transport and logistics businesses
» A feature on the ALC’s Annual Forum 2013.
Copies were sent by personally addressed letter to CEO’s of the top 2000 ASX companies, as well as senior government officials including ministers and shadow ministers in the national, state and territory parliaments, as well as senior officials in transport and infrastructure departments.
ALC is now producing Future Freight Networks 2014 which will build upon the impressive standard that has been set over previous editions of the publication.
ALC / DIRD DIALOGUE
ALC Members and Industry stakeholders attended the fourth annual ALC / Department of Infrastructure and Regional Development Dialogue in Canberra in early February 2014.
The Dialogue enabled members to directly raise with key government stakeholders, issues of industry concern, such as progress on the heavy vehicle pricing and investment reform initiative, infrastructure financing, and implementing the national transport reforms. Discussions also focused on the outcomes of the December 2013 COAG meeting which highlighted infrastructure financing and reforms as key government priorities.
FUTURE FREIGHTNETWORKS
THE ALC YEARBOOK 2013
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SENIOR EXECUTIVE BOARDROOM LUNCHES
ALC’s series of Senior Executive Boardroom Lunches, sponsored nationally by Telstra, for 2013 were a running success with lunches held with senior ministers, shadow ministers, right around the country.
The lunches are designed to provide ALC Members with a seat at the table. The lunches attracted a selection of senior industry figures from ALC member companies as well as a select number of government bureaucrats to join in the discussion with the ministers.
The events operated under ‘Chatham House’ rules and were strictly limited in numbers to allow an in-depth discussion between Ministers and industry.
ALC looks forward to building on this successful initiative in a new format that will strengthen the important dialogue constantly required between industry and government in 2014.
Lunches throughout 2013:
Queensland The Hon Scott Emerson MP, Minister for Transport & Main Roads, February 2013
Victoria The Hon Tim Pallas, Shadow Minister for Employment; Industrial Relations; Ports; Major Projects and Infrastructure, February 2013
Tasmania The Hon David O’Byrne MP, Minister for Infrastructure; Workplace Relations; Economic Development; Science, Innovation and Technology; and Minister for Police and Emergency Management, April 2013
South Australia The Hon Tom Koutsantonis MP, Minister for Transport and Infrastructure, Mineral Resources and Energy, Housing and Urban Development, May 2013
Victoria The Hon Terry Mulder MP, Minister for Public Transport and Roads, July 2013
Victoria The Hon Brian Tee MLC, Shadow Minister for Major Projects & Infrastructure; Shadow Minister for Planning, September 2013
South Australia Ms Vickie Chapman MP, Deputy State Liberal Leader and Shadow Minister for Transport and Infrastructure and Status of Women, October 2013
Tasmania Mr Will Hodgman MP, Tasmanian Leader of the Opposition, Shadow Minister for Tourism, Economic Development and the Arts and Mr Rene Hidding MP, Shadow Minister for Primary Energy and Water, November 2013
Victoria Mr David Hodgett MP, Minister for Ports, Minister for Major Projects and Manufacturing, November 2013
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THE AUSTRALIAN LOGISTICS COUNCIL isthepeaknationalbodyrepresentingthemajorandnationalcompaniesparticipatingintheAustralianlogisticssupplychainindustry
ALC PLAYS AN INTEGRAL ROLE IN REPRESENTING AND HIGHLIGHTING THE INTERESTS OF INDUSTRY acrossawiderangeofpolicyareasincludingnationallyconsistentregulationandnationalinfrastructurerequirements.
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IssuestobediscussedwillincludeVictorian Labor’s Plan for Jobs and Growth,theVictorianFreightLogisticsPlan(releasedon13August,whichfocusesonimprovingrailfreight,accessforhighproductivityvehiclesandPortofHastings),theMetropolitanPlanningStrategyandimpactsonlogisticsinfrastructureplanning.
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WRAP OF 2013 ALC FORUM
Delegates attending the 2013 Australian Logistics Council Forum at the MCG on 13 and 14 March provided industry, government and the community with an enormous amount to think about and act upon in 2013.
Around 300 senior decision makers discussed the productivity, efficiency and safety benefits that would flow from creating stronger supply chains.
At the heart of the discussions was an analysis of what effect a range of new reforms and initiatives would have on the freight logistics industry. Delegates also identified a range of steps industry needs to take to support and encourage further reform and investment in the freight logistics industry.
A highlight of the Forum was the CEO session which featured leaders from across the logistics supply chain, led by respected commentator Bernard Salt.
Other Forum highlights included discussion on:
» tapping into the large sources of the money in superannuation funds to provide long-term investment in major infrastructure
» the underlying source of the future infrastructure challenge
» how to go about the task of regulatory reform and improving Australia’s infrastructure
» building a greater appreciation of the economic and social benefits of the freight logistics industry
» working together as an industry to implement practical measures that improve heavy vehicle safety.
Another Forum highlight was the keynote address by Andrew Demetriou, CEO of the AFL, at the ALC Annual Dinner. Demetriou told dinner guests that there were many synergies between running a national sporting competition and a freight logistics company – both required a national focus, an attention to detail and above all, a long term strategic plan to achieve positive results.
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ALC SAFETY
This would mean compliance with ALC Codes could be taken as evidence that all reasonable steps were taken to prevent a contravention of the new law, and assist operators in complying with their Chain of Responsibility obligations.
Having the Code recognised nationally under the HVNL will provide industry with a low cost path to compliance and provide signatories with greater certainty in interstate carriages that they are meeting heavy vehicle and OHS requirements.
As part of this work, ALC will work with the NHVR to provide industry assistance on the development of guidelines to assess industry codes of practice, such as the NLSC.
Another achievement this year was the launch of a new ALC safety guide to help heavy vehicle drivers understand the dos and don’ts when using Load Restraint ‘Rated’ Cutains.
The Load Restraint ‘Rated’ Curtains Guideline was developed as part of the ALC Retail Logistics Supply Chain Code of Practice (RLSC) and launched at the ALC Forum.
ALC developed the guideline following feedback from industry that there was growing uncertainty about the use and limitations of load restraint rated curtains.
Later this year, ALC will host a safety and compliance summit in Melbourne to reinforce to stakeholders the important role the ALC Safety Codes play in assisting supply chain participants meet their Chain of Responsibility requirements.
Ingilby Dickson, Chair of the ALC Safety Committee
The centrepiece of the ALC Safety focus is the ongoing development of the National Logistics Safety Code of Practice (NLSC), which provides industry with a simple, equitable and effective way to maintain and improve safety and compliance across the supply chain. The Code is the platform from which all industries can develop their own industry solutions to best meet their needs while maintaining levels of consistency for all parties whatever the supply chain.
There are currently more than 300 signatories to the four codes sitting beneath the umbrella of the NLSC:
» The Retail Logistics Supply Chain Code of Practice (RLSC)
» The Coal Seam Gas Logistics Safety Code (SCG LSC)
» The Australian Steel Industry Logistics Safety Code (ASI LSC)
» The Electrical Cable Logistics Safety Code (ECLSC)
ALC has also announced it intends establishing a tanker code to assist supply chain participants to manage their Chain of Responsibility obligations.
ALC is now inviting other industry sectors to become part of the NLSC with their own industry specific module.
With the recent establishment of the National Heavy Vehicle Regulator (NHVR), and the national roll-out of the Heavy Vehicle National Law (HVNL), a focus of ALC in 2014 will be on ensuring ALC’s codes are registered under the HVNL.
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ANNUAL FORUMThe ALC Forum has long been recognised as Australia’s premier freight logistics event in bringing together decision makers from both industry and government.
The theme for the 2014 ALC Forum is ‘Time to Deliver’.
At this year’s ALC Forum an array of top executives from all parts of the Australian logistics industry will give their views and insights into delivery of major infrastructure projects; long-term freight planning; and delivery on reforms to reduce red tape and improve safety.
The Forum will also hear from two of the most influential political figures in infrastructure and logistics: the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Infrastructure and Regional Development Warren Truss and the NSW Minister for Roads and Ports, Duncan Gay.
Mr Truss comes to the infrastructure task after the September 2013 election. He is on record as supporting moves on a Second Airport in Sydney at Badgery’s Creek sooner rather than later. He has had a wealth of experience in infrastructure and transport. He was Minister for Transport in the Howard Government and was Shadow Minister for Infrastructure before the election.
ALC members will be keen to hear how the new government will approach infrastructure, transport and the regulatory environment.
Mr Gay’s portfolio links ports and roads and deals with one of the most pressing logistics tasks in Australia – improving freight movement through and out of Sydney.
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The NSW Government has led the way with infrastructure sales to the private sector to enable the Government to look at new projects.
Other speakers include:
» Mr Michael Byrne, CEO, Linfox
» Mr Maurice James, Managing Director, Qube Holdings Ltd
» Mr Ian Hunt, CEO, Moorebank Intermodal Terminal
» The Hon Mark Birrell, Chairman, Port of Melbourne Corporation
» Mr Russell Smith, CEO, Port of Brisbane
» Mr John Fullerton, Managing Director and CEO, Australian Rail Track Corporation
» Mr Richard Hancock, CEO, National Heavy Vehicle Regulator
» Mr John Mullen, Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer
The Forum will bring together key decision makers and experts for sessions on: Making Rail Freight Work; Meeting the National Infrastructure Challenge; Customers Driving Change in Logistics and Supply Chains; Chain of Responsibility and Safety in the Logistics Supply Chain; Delivering a Nationally Integrated Freight Logistics System; and Logistics in the Resources Sector.
Forum speakers range across all areas of the supply chain and include representatives from major companies including Linfox, Toll, Asciano, Aurizon and Telstra. All will give unique insights into how the parts of the chain link and where the bottlenecks are.
Speakers from the public sector will also contribute, such as from the Federal Government-owned Australian Rail and Track Corporation and the Heavy Vehicle Charging and Investment Reform initiative (HVCI).
Forum participants will hear from a range of infrastructure companies, both public and private, and will get a range of different views into infrastructure funding. For example, executives from the privately owned NSW Ports (which has international and superannuation-fund shareholders) and the government-owner Port of Melbourne Corporation will be panellists in the infrastructure session.
ALC is grateful to the speakers and session members for their time and insights and would like to acknowledge the support from sponsors without whom the Forum would not be possible.
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POLICIES
The federal election in 2013 enabled ALC to crystalise its thinking on the task ahead for Australia in infrastructure provision and on the creation of the right regulatory environment and government policy settings to provide the best possible supply chain.
ALC has often said, “Freight does not vote.” Often infrastructure and freight issues get buried by the hot or “sexy” issues of the moment. Media unfortunately pay more attention to short-term issues and events that tug the emotions than to the truly significant policy matters that underpin the running of the economy.
Fortunately, infrastructure got more attention before the 2013 election than perhaps any election before it. Then Opposition Leader Tony Abbott said he wanted to be known as the “infrastructure Prime Minister”. ALC did its part to keep the issues before the public and media spotlight and in front of politicians’ eyes – both before and after the election.
airport at Badgery’s Creek (which was first identified as a site in 1969). Mr Truss will address ALC’s 2014 Forum in March.
ALC pointed out the urgent need for the airport to meet the increased demand for time-sensitive freight into Sydney and also the benefits of introducing price competition into the Sydney air-transport market.
‘Time to Deliver’ identified the importance of improving the infrastructure effort to build and improve dedicated rail, port and inter-modal facilities in major cities. ALC helped generate more debate on recycling of public assets to the private sector to free up funds for government to invest in new infrastructure projects that would be beyond the private sector’s capacity, at least in the start-up phase. ALC also promoted the idea of making it easier to direct some of the $1.6 trillion superannuation pool into infrastructure.
Proposals to use the superannuation pool for infrastructure engendered lively debate at the 2013 ALC Forum and since then ALC has developed the idea further and gathered more support for it. ALC has argued that cash-strapped state governments are unlikely to be able to come up with the money to build critical infrastructure. ALC has argued a major re-thinking is needed in financing of infrastructure if Australia is to meet the freight task and improve living standards. Asset recycling and unlocking superannuation funds are part of that re-thinking.
BEFORE THE ELECTION: TIME TO DELIVER
At the end of July in the lead-up to the September election, ALC published ‘Time to Deliver – ALC Election Priorities 2013’. It was circulated to all MPs and Senators.
The four key priorities were: an inland rail route; a second Sydney Airport at Badgery’s Creek; delivery on investment in critical logistics infrastructure and reforms to increase productivity, reduce red tape and improve safety.
As it happened in August, the Coalition matched the Labor Government’s promise to spend $300 million to plan a future Melbourne-Brisbane railway line. The likelihood of the railway – to cost about $10 billion – going ahead has increased significantly. ALC pointed out the huge benefits of the line in evening the freight load, reducing rail traffic on major passenger routes, and boosting regional Australia in both receiving freight and getting its produce to market.
ALC also pointed out the need to preserve and protect the preferred alignment which would help contain the project’s costs.
On the second Sydney airport, commitments were less firm. Nonetheless, since the election, Deputy Prime Minister Warren Truss has spoken favourably about getting on with building the second
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‘Time to Deliver’ also called for a review of the Road Safety Remuneration Tribunal, arguing that it was a cause of regulatory overlap. After the election, in November, Employment Minister Eric Abetz announced just such a review – very much welcomed by ALC. In announcing the review, Senator Abetz echoed ALC’s view that safety on Australian roads was being handled by National Heavy Vehicle Regulator without the need for another body.
In all, ALC considers that ‘Time to Deliver’ contributed significantly to achieving some important results for the Australian logistics industry.
AFTER THE ELECTION: STRONGER SUPPLY CHAINS, A STRONGER AUSTRALIA
In November, ALC published ‘Stronger Supply Chains, a Stronger Australia’, a 10-point plan to improve supply-chain efficiency in Australia. It was delivered to all MPs and Senators. But its message was directed to all levels of government. It seized on the opportunity of a change of government to push for significant change. The plan also wanted to move beyond the Coalition’s election promises – important as they are – and to concentrate on the delivery of some major projects and reforms.
Reducing red tape topped the list. Shipping and road transport were both unnecessarily encumbered by the previous government.
Restrictions on coastal shipping and the extra layer of bureaucracy and regulation caused by the Road Safety Remuneration Tribunal must be removed, ALC argued. The new Government has gone a fair way to recognising that, and ALC will watch with some vigilance as reviews of these laws unfold.
ALC repeated and strengthened its call to harness greater private-sector investment in infrastructure, principally through asset recycling and tapping into the superannuation pool. Again, ALC will watch how the realignment of Infrastructure Australia unfolds, beyond mere change of personnel, into an engine to boost private-sector investment in infrastructure. ALC also stressed the need to streamline bidding processes for projects.
The third point was to better identify and prioritise infrastructure projects to get the best productivity gain rather than for political, sectional or geographic reasons.
On freight (Items 4 to 9), ALC argued for a national approach across the modes, to get more freight on to rail, for nationally consistent regulation, to ensure that charging for heavy vehicles and that
road construction is done on an economically rational basis, and to promote more efficient inter-modal facilities such as Moorebank, so freight can move more efficiently from port to rail and road.
ALC argued also for improved freight planning so the demands for freight are not crowded out by poor land-use planning – especially by housing – and dominance of passenger transport, both public and private.
Lastly, ALC argued for “fixing Sydney” – the biggest impediment to improving the efficiency of Australia’s freight network. Improved movement of freight from Port Botany requires the WestConnex project to focus on freight. Good sense demands a second airport at Badgery’s Creek as soon as possible. And greater use of high-productivity vehicles on the now fully duplicated Hume Highway should be encouraged.
ALC is pleased that some progress has been made with stated intentions, but it is now time on the regulatory side to take a scalpel to the statute book, and on the infrastructure side it is time to lay some steel.
ALC ELECTION PRIORITIES 2013
TIME TO DELIVER
NOVEMBER 2013
Stronger Supply Chains, A Stronger Australia outlines ten critical logistics issues requiring ongoing government focus and attention to improve supply chain efficiency in Australia.
1 Reducing Red Tape
2 Harnessing Greater Private Sector Investment in Infrastructure
3 Improved Project Identification
4 A National Approach to Freight
5 A Nationally Consistent Regulatory Framework
6 Getting More Freight Onto Rail
7 Heavy Vehicle Charging and Investment Reform
8 Intermodal facilities
9 Improved Freight Planning
10 Fixing Sydney
STRONGER SUPPLY CHAINS, A STRONGER AUSTRALIA A Ten Point Plan to Improve Supply Chain Efficiency in Australia The Australian Logistics Council published in July 2013 its election priorities document ‘Time to Deliver’ which called for action on a range of projects and reforms to improve supply chain efficiency in Australia.
Following its election win, the Coalition has committed to a number of steps that will potentially improve supply chain efficiency, including two key legislative reviews, proposed reforms to Infrastructure Australia and funding for major infrastructure projects.
These initial first steps by the Federal Government are welcome, however, there is more to be done to increase productivity, reduce red tape and improve safety in the freight logistics industry.
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ADVOCACY
In 2013/2014 ALC made 30 major submissions to federal, state, territory and local government and parliamentary inquiries and to other inquiries by peak industry bodies.
The ALC engaged in a range of direct advocacy activity. This included writing directly to, and meeting with, politicians and senior policy officers throughout the year, and also giving speeches to gatherings of people and organisations which operate in logistics and the supply chain. It also included putting out media releases and appearing directly in the media.
SUBMISSIONS
The most recent submission – to the Productivity Commission on Public Infrastructure in December – was perhaps the most important. It advocated the recycling of infrastructure held in the public sector through sales and leases to free up funds for new infrastructure investment that would not otherwise be undertaken by the private sector.
It also detailed changes needed for greater efficient in national road transport including the need to preserve transport corridors during the land-use planning process.
ALC’s other major national submissions included: Pre-Budget (January 2014); Coalition’s Productivity Priorities (March 2013); Road Safety Remuneration Tribunal Draft Orders (April 2013) and the National Commission of Audit (November2013).
In these and other submissions ALC sought:
» Continued maintenance or increase in infrastructure investment
» Neutral taxation across the modes of transport
» Tax incentives for infrastructure investment
» Improved national safety and other regulation across the supply chain and removal of duplication
» The development of a national road transport agreement
» A second Sydney airport at Badgery’s Creek and more generally better consideration of freight in the air-transport sector
» The removal of unnecessary and costly duplication in the split of responsibilities between the Commonwealth, on one hand, and state and territory, on the other – especially in the area of road transport
» The abolition of the National Transport Commission, with direct responsibility for the National Heavy Vehicle Regulator and the National Rail Safety Regulator being referred to the Commonwealth
» A system to prevent new areas of duplication emerging
ALC also made detailed submissions to other industry-specific inquries and other discussion-paper processes including: stevedoring; heavy-vehicle telematics; parcel processing; dangerous goods; air cargo; and food and groceries.
In these, ALC promoted efficient national standards and level playing fields across all modes of transport; and the removal of artificial rules that increase costs.
A third kind of submission was those to state-level inquiries into specific infrastructure and development proposals such as: the East-West link in Melbourne; Plan Melbourne; the SA Integrated Transport and Land Use Plan; Queensland’s moving freight
DECEMBER 2013
ALC SUBMISSION TO THE PRODUCTIVITY COMMISSION
REVIEW INTO PUBLIC INFRASTRUCTURE
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discussion paper; the NSW planning White Paper and the Draft Metropolitan Strategy for Sydney.
These submissions articulated a long-standing concern of ALC that land-use planning must be integrated with transport planning and that essential corridors for the supply chain be preserved.
The advocacy also appealed for greater integration between air, sea, road and rail when infrastructure projects are considered.
ALC has also advocated more imaginative ways of financing infrastructure with greater involvement of the private sector.
A fourth kind of submission had safety as a major issue. Safety, of course, features as a concern of the ALC in all its work, but some submissions were dominated by it, such as the review of dangerous goods laws, enforcement of heavy-vehicle telematics, and the Road Safety Remuneration Tribunal. These submissions are in addition to ALC’s broader work on developing national safety codes.
All submissions presented detailed facts and arguments to back up recommendations which put national efficiency and the interests of consumers, small business and big business and their customers and employees ahead of sectional interests and advantage – which usually operate against the common good.
LIST OF ALL 2013/2014 SUBMISSIONS:
Developing a Compliance Framework for Heavy Vehicle Telematics -_ALC Response - 10 February 2014
ALC Response to the Budget 2014_2015 - 31 January 2014
ALC submission on the Infrastructure Australia Amendment Bill - 21 January 2014
ALC Submission on the Road Safety Remuneration System – 15 January 2014
ALC Submission to Productivity Commission review into Public Infrastructure - 23 December 2013
ALC Submission on East West Link - 13 December 2013
ALC Submission on Plan Melbourne – 10 December 2013
ALC Submission on Stevedoring Code of Practice - 29 November 2013
ALC Submission to the National Commission of Audit – 25 November 2013
ALC Submission on SA Integrated Transport and Land Use Plan – 25 November 2013
ALC Submission on the Carbon Tax Repeal Bills - 4 November 2013
Compliance and Enforcement Framework for Heavy Vehicle Telematics Workshop – 28 October 2013
ALC Submission on Low Value Parcel Processing Taskforce - 17 September 2013
ALC Submission on the review of Australian Road Rules – 3 September 2013
ALC Submission on the review of Dangerous Goods Laws – 2 September 2013
ALC Submission on the Review of the Intelligent Access Program – 23 August 2013
ALC Submission on the Chain of Responsibility Taskforce Discussion Paper – 16 August 2013
ALC Submission on the Queensland Government’s Moving Freight Discussion Paper 14 August 2013
ALC Submission on the New Planning System for NSW White Paper and the Draft Metropolitan Strategy for Sydney – 27 June 2013
ALC Submission on the Future Directions for NSW Local Government discussion paper – 27 June 2013
ALC Submission on the Strengthening Air Cargo Supply Chain Discussion Paper - 7 May 2013
ALC Submission to Road Safety Remuneration Tribunal - Draft Road Safety Remuneration Order – 22 April 2013
ALC Submission on the Coalition’s Deregulation Reform Discussion Paper – 28 March 2013
ALC Submission on the Melbourne Metropolitan Strategy – 28 March 2013
ALC Submission on the Draft NSW Port and Freight Strategy – 13 March 2012
ALC Submission to the Australian Food and Grocery Council on the the Australian Food Cold Chain Logistic Guidelines – 6 March 2013
ALC Submission to the Coalition’s Productivity Priorities Working Group – 1 March 2013
ALC 2013-14 Pre-Budget Submission – 31 January 2013
ALC Submission on the NTC Discussion Paper on Intelligent Transport Systems – 30 January 2013
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ALC WORKING GROUPS
PALLET PROCESS STANDARDS WORKING GROUP
The ALC Pallet Process Standards Working Group has examined four of the seven Objectives detailed in the Terms of Reference.
3.1. …. Supply chain best practices in the administration of the movement of pooled hire equipment (pallets) between trading partners within the supply chain.
3.2. …. Supply chain best practices in the management and control of pooled hire equipment (pallet) transactions and balances, in order to lower individual and industry shrinkage.
3.3. To provide a central, current, accessible repository to industry of the existing processes, requirements and “rules” that each stakeholder has in place ….
3.5. …. An independent dispute resolution process that is effective for pooled hire equipment transactions at any point in the supply chain…..
A “Principles” document was prepared and identified the key for effective pallet management is an accurate paper trail. This gives rise to a set of responsibilities and expectations on the part of all parties across the Supply Chain handling pooling equipment which is set out in the “Pooled Equipment Best Practice Guide”.
The guide can conflict with commercial agreements between parties. Those agreements take precedence over the guidelines.
To further support the “Pooled Equipment Best Practice Guide”, a “Disputes Resolution” Procedure has been prepared.
The final drafts have now been distributed to the full Working Group and will then be submitted to the Board of the ALC for approval and subsequent listing on the ALC website.
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SUPPLY CHAIN STANDARDS WORKING GROUP
The Supply Chain Standards Working Group has been established with the aim of improving supply chain efficiency and productivity for the Transport & Logistics sector. The group is comprised of industry experts from across the supply chain and is focussing on better aligning the transport and logistics sector with Australian industry in the adoption of global standards for identification, information capture and sharing across supply chains.
The ALC Supply Chain Standards Work Group has formed two sub-groups.
» The Logistics Labelling Work Group has reviewed transport provider labelling requirements and is currently planning a proof of concept to extend existing retailer logistics labels to ascertain if a single label may be developed to reduce unnecessary freight re-labelling efforts and improve interoperability across multiple supply chain parties. Should the trial be successful, this will be supported by a communications and training campaign.
ICT WORKING GROUP
The ICT Working Group has focussed on responding to a discussion paper prepared by the National Transport Commission “Developing a Compliance Framework for Heavy Vehicle Telematics”.
The objective of the paper is to provide certainty in national policy on the use of telematics data, in order to encourage the heavy vehicle industry to take up telematics and hence provide for improved safety, environmental and productivity outcomes.
ALC’s response to the discussion paper focussed on the need to ensure the principles underpinning any proposed reforms recognise the important safety, productivity and efficiency benefits of a mandatory telematics framework for long haul operations. This provides the most convenient mechanism through which operators can maintain the safe operation of the fleet and ensure that chain of responsibility obligations are being discharged.
» The Intermodal Interoperability Work Group is focussed on the flow of information to support the transport process, particularly in the movement of freight between operators. Its focus is the road-to-rail-to-road process in moving freight from the eastern seaboard to Perth in which shippers currently believe there is a lack of real-time information being fed back from transport providers. The group wishes to understand what benefits improved data flows will bring to freight management for all stakeholders. Melbourne University has offered to conduct analysis that will help draw out the relative advantages of the “Intermodal Interoperability” Proof of Concept. Results are expected later in the year and will be shared when they become available.
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POLICY CORRESPONDENCEDuring the year ALC engaged in some strategic, targeted policy correspondence with key players on specific important matters. Among the most important were those to:
» Infrastructure Minister Warren Truss on additional road and rail infrastructure that warrants inclusion on the National Land Transport Network
» Former Infrastructure Minister Anthony Albanese on requested amendments to Airports Act to better incorporate freight in long term planning
» COAG on ALC’s budget submission which encourages Government to implement and fund policies and programs that will improve supply chain efficiency across all modes of transport, including road, rail, sea and air
» Employment Minister Bill Shorten on the Stevedoring Code of Practice which encouraged amendments to the Code to ensure it does not conflict with current workplace health and safety legislation and international maritime safety legislation
» COAG on the Road Safety Remuneration Tribunal which expressed ALC’s concern that the draft orders proposed by the Transport Workers Union would have a direct negative impact on the productivity, efficiency and safety of the Australian freight transport and logistics industry
» COAG and the Standing Committee on Transport and Infrastructure on the National Land Freight Strategy to encourage delivery on the Strategy’s actions and objectives
» National Transport Commission on telematics to progress ALC’s policy to mandate the use of telematics for long haul operations to assist companies meet their various compliance obligations
» NSW Planning Minister Brad Hazzard on Planning Law Amendments, specifically, reflecting ALC’s concerns that the draft laws do not adequately take into account the NSW Freight and Ports Strategy
» Prime Minister Tony Abbott on Heavy Vehicle National Law to request an extension to the Intergovernmental Agreement.
During the year, ALC did three mail-outs to MPs and Senators. The first was Future Freight Networks, which was sent to all MPs and Senators and business leaders around the country. The second was ‘Time to Deliver’ setting out the priorities before the September federal election. The third was ‘Stronger Supply Chains, A Stronger Australia’ which outlined the top ten critical logistics issues requiring greater government focus and attention.
DURING THE YEAR ALC ENGAGED IN SOME
STRATEGIC, TARGETED POLICY CORRESPONDENCE WITH
KEY PLAYERS ON SPECIFIC IMPORTANT MATTERS.
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POLICY CORRESPONDENCE Speech and presentation to the
GS1 Supply Chain Week, Sydney, 10 September 2013
Speech and presentation to the NSW Transport Infrastructure Conference, 8 August 2013
Speech and presentation to the Victorian Transport Infrastructure Conference, 19 June 2013
Speech and presentation to the National Sustainable Food Summit, 20 March 2013
Speech by Don Telford, ALC Chairman, Opening of the ALC Forum 2013
Speech and presentation to the Institute of Transport and Logistics Studies Leadership and Policy Series – “Boosting Productivity through supply chain efficiency. How the COAG Seamless Economy Agenda is critical to advancing the national productivity agenda.” – 19 February 2013
WEBSITE
During the year ALC launched its new and improved website www.austlogistics.com.au which highlights the issues of the moment, and promotes the benefits of a more productive, efficient and safe freight logistics industry.
NEWSLETTER
Every month ALC distributes ALC Update to more than 6000 email subscribers. The newsletter enables ALC members to pick up on issues and ideas and spread message more broadly.
MEDIA ACTIVITY
During the year Managing Director Michael Kilgariff had several major articles published in the print media which explored themes on the importance of not allowing efficiency in the supply chain to be undermined by land-use planning, sectional interests and political inertia. The articles pointed out the importance of transport and infrastructure in improving the standards of living of Australians and the extent of the freight task in the future.
At any given time the ALC website carries more than a dozen media backgrounders which enable journalists to quickly get accurate material about major infrastructure and supply issues. Again, these helped put to the public the importance of issues relating to the supply chain, transport and infrastructure.
ALC issued 60 media releases in 2013/2014. These resulted in around 90 mentions in the media, outlining the concerns of ALC before the public, and generally contributing to the debate on infrastructure and the supply chain.
ALC used occasions of the announcement of policy and infrastructure proposals, key appointments and other developments affecting efficiency and safety in the supply chain to enter the public debate.
SPEECHES
Throughout the year ALC gave 16 major speeches and presentations to key forums around Australia. Many of these have been incorporated into conference, forum and summit papers which has resulted in wider circulation.
Speech Chief Logistics Officer Summit, 26 February 2014
Speech and presentation to the NSW Property Council Industrial Outlook Conference, 11 February 2014
Speech and presentation to the NSW Asset Privatisation Conference, 5 December 2013
Speech and presentation to the VIC Major Projects Conference, 20 November 2013
Speech and presentation to the NSW Major Projects Conference, 6 November 2013
Speech and presentation to the Queensland Transport and Infrastructure Summit, 23 October 2013
Speech and presentation to CEDA lunch, Transport: Integrating the Bigger Picture, 22 October 2013
Speech and presentation to the Australian Transport Research Forum, 3 October
Presentation to the National Transport Commission, 2 October
Speech and presentation to the GS1 Supply Chain Week, Melbourne, 17 September
Speech and presentation to the Victorian Transport Infrastructure Summit, 11 September
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Infrastructure Investment and Reform Headlines Day 1 of ALC Forum – 18 February 2014
COAG Report Shows Seamless Economy Journey Far from Over – 6 February 2014
ALC Press Release – Road Safety Remuneration Tribunal a Legislative Over-Reach- 17 January 2014
Appointment of Nick Easy as CEO of Port of Melbourne – 23 December 2013
Update on Moorebank Intermodal Company – 16 December 2013
ALC Urges Prime Minister to Maintain Momentum on Heavy Vehicle Reforms – 13 December 2013
Letter to Prime Minister Tony Abbott re Renewal of the Intergovernmental Agreement on Heavy Vehicles – 13 December 2013
Queensland Moving in the Right Freight Direction – 12 December 2013
Sydney is Central to Steps to Improving Logistics Efficiency in NSW – 7 December 2013
Australian Freight Logistics Industry backs Inland Rail - 28 November 2013
Freight Logistics Industry Expresses Concern with GST Threshold Charges – 27 November 2013
ALC to Target Compliance in the Tanker Industry with the Development of new Safety Code - 21 November 2013
ALC Welcomes Review of Road Safety Remuneration System – 21 November
Changes to Infrastructure Australia Needed to Improve Freight Efficiency – 20 November
Speech to NSW Major Projects Conference - 6 November 2013
ALC Supports Coalition Focus on Reducing Red Tape - 29 October 2013
Time to Deliver to Improve Supply Chain Efficiency – 23 October 2013
ALC Welcomes South Australian Integrated Transport and Land Use Plan – 21 October 2013
Anthony Albanese - 18 October 2013
Appointment of Stephen Cleary as CEO of NSW Ports – 10 October 2013
ALC Welcomes Victorian Government Plan Melbourne – 9 October 2013
ALC Encourages a National Approach to Reforms to Infrastructure Funding – 9 October 2013
ALC Welcomes its 50th Member – Moorebank Intermodal Company – 26 September 2013
ALC Welcomes Coalition’s Review of Coastal Trading Act – 19 September 2013
ALC Welcomes Announcement of Truss as Infrastructure Minister – 16 September 2013
ALC Congratulates new Coalition Government and calls on it to deliver on 5 critical areas – 11 September 2013
ALC Welcomes Coalition’s Infrastructure Policy – 5 September 2013
ALC Welcomes Action on Inland Rail – 28 August 2013
East West Link Critical to Victoria’s Economy and Liveability – 21 August 2013
ALC welcomes release of Victorian Freight and Logistics Plan - 13 August 2013
Five Steps to Deliver Improved Supply Chain Efficiency in NSW- 08 August 2013
Uniform Road Rules Would Improve Safety and Abolish Red Tape- 29 July 2013
Coalition’s Proposed Strengthening of Infrastructure Australia a Welcome Step- 25 July 2013
ALC Election Priorities Encourage Delivery on Critical Logistics Projects and Reforms- 25 July 2013
Release of Chain of Responsibility Paper Highlights Obligations in the Supply Chain - 8 July 2013
Infrastructure Australia’s Blueprint for Reform Welcomed by Logistics Industry - 2 July 2013
Delivery on Long Term Vision Needed to Improve Freight Efficiency in Queensland - 26 June 2013
Recycling of Infrastructure Assets Needed to Improve Supply Chain Efficiency - 19 June 2013
Freight Focus Welcome in Sydney Airport Master Plan – 5 June 2013
Launch of Future Freight Networks, ALC’s 2013 Yearbook – 30 May 2013
Delivery on Infrastructure Priorities Critical to Boosting Productivity – 14 May 2013
Action Required to Revitalise Badgery’s Creek Option – 10 May 2013
ALC Statement on Proposed Review of the Road Safety Remuneration Tribunal – 9 May 2013
Letter to the editor on freight rail efficiency – 7 May 2013
ALC Welcomes Super Interest in Logistics Infrastructure Assets - 15 April 2013
Improved freight efficiency must feature in national conversation on rail – 8 April 2013
New ALC Safety Guide to Improve Logistics Safety – 18 March 2013
ALC Forum Highlights Benefits of Improving Freight Productivity, Efficiency and Safety – 15 March 2013
Media alert – Australian Logistics Council Forum Day 2 – 14 March 2013
Media Alert - Australian Logistics Council Forum Day 1 – 13 March 2013
CEO’s to Discuss Logistics Productivitiy, Efficiency and Safety at ALC Forum 2013 – 1 March 2013
ALC Forum 2013 Throws a Spotlight on Safety in the Heavy Vehicle Industry – 21 February 2013
Delivering on the COAG Seamless Economy Agenda Critical to Enhancing Productivity – 19 February 2013
Making Intermodal Freight Work More Efficiently Headlines ALC Forum 2013 – 15 February 2013
ALC Statement on the Death of Nick Dimopoulos – 11 February 2013
Freight Logistics Industry Highlights its Election Year Priorities in 2013-2014 Budget Submission – 31 January 2013
Important Milestone Reached on National Transport Regulation, But the Journey is Far from Over - 21 January 2013
Making Rail Freight Work - 25 February 2014
National Heavy Vehicle Regulator - 25 February 2014
THE LIST OF 2013/2014 MEDIA RELEASES:
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neWSLetteR >> MAY 2010 >> ISSue 04
A SnIppet FRoM tHe CHAIRMAn
It commenced in 2003 when the
initial group formed was perceived
as needing an independent Chair.
Resources available - a small profit
from the 1 st Forum, no secretariat,
a part-time Chairman, lack of
members and no ongoing funding!
Government and industry funding
was subsequently obtained, and a
CEO appointed as we travelled down
the path of focusing initially on a
plethora of issues. We quickly learnt to focus on just a
few, to achieve perceived outcomes,
and make contributions to the
national logistics scene – analysing
supply chain blockages, scoping the
size and importance of our industry,
preparing a revised national T&L
strategy - amongst others.
As with all ongoing entities we
received a “wake-up” call from the
newly elected Federal Government in
2008, advising reduction and short
term cessation of their funding. This
caused a timely re-focus specifically
to regulation, infrastructure and
influence. This, coupled with a move
to Canberra, was the instrument
to ALC being now perceived as
the major peak body to “go to” by
Government on freight national (and
international) T&L issues.
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I wish Don Telford, a highly respected
performer in our industry, every
success in taking the ‘baton’ as
incoming Chairman. I thank most
sincerely, Michael Kilgariff and our staff
for their untiring efforts, Ian Murray
(Deputy Chairman) and all Directors
for their continued support, along
with ALC members and Government
associates. “We’ve come a long way
together” but ALC has “still a long way
to go”!
Good Luck Ivan Backman, Chairman
As this is the last epistle prior to my retirement as Chairman
(on 27 May 2010 at the AGM), I thought I should relate a few
anecdotes from the last 7 years of my ALC journey.
About ALCThe Australian Logistics Council (ALC) is the peak national body for Australia’s Transport & Logistics (T&L) freight industry.
The aim of ALC is to influence government policy decisions to ensure that Australia has a safe, secure, reliable, sustainable and competitive T&L freight industry.
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newSLetter >> june 2010 >> ISSue 05
A MeSSAge FroM tHe CHAIrMAn
At this time, ALC as the peak national body for the Transport and Logistics industry, is positioned to be the industry voice on the many challenges both Governments and our industry members face in the future.
This excellent positioning is a direct result of the tireless work, time and efforts of my predecessor, Ivan Backman. Ivan as Chairman has led our council with great vision and commitment over the past 7 years. For this Ivan we thank you very much. I am sure I will call on you from time to time for your advice.
Moving forward, my experience has been across most aspects of the transport chain – road transport, rail transport, shipping, stevedoring and warehousing, working in senior roles within Mayne Nickless, TNT, Toll and Asciano, as well as serving as Chairman of the Australasian Railway Association.
During this time, I observed many changes, in particular the move away from each individual aspect of the transport chain to the management and efficiencies of the whole supply chain. Our Governments are also increasingly looking for a view that reflects the depth of our industry and the efficiency of the total supply chain. It is that perspective that makes ALC unique with members
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across the full spectrum of the Australian freight and supply chain.
My number one objective is to ensure Governments at all levels hear and act on the advice from the major participants in Australia’s domestic and international freight T&L supply chains.
And there is a lot to act on; eg transport ministers are working to a total transport regulatory reform agenda; and Infrastructure Australia and the National Transport Commission are rolling out a National Freight Network Plan. I intend that ALC will make its presence felt in both of these regulatory and infrastructure areas.
I’d like to thank those who have already volunteered to join our working committees. Our effectiveness will only be measured by the level of member contributions and I urge all members to take advantage of the opportunities offered and to be active in ALC policy development.
For my part, I will be making some announcements in the very near future about how I intend to make sure Governments at all levels are heeding and acting on the advice of the industry.
I look forward to meeting and working with you all.
Best wishes. Don Telford
ThANk yOu FOR The CONFIDeNCe BesTOweD ON Me By eLeCTING Me As ChAIRMAN OF OuR BOARD.
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peak national body for Australia’s Transport &
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T&L freight industry.ALC updAte
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a mESSagE from THE CHaIrmaN
Traditionally the Transport
& Logistics industry
in Australia has been
highly fragmented; in all
there are close to 100
associations and industry
councils representing the
various component and
geographical areas.
I do not expect that our ALC needs
to, or should, become the sole
representation of our industry;
there are many local and industry
specific issues that are extremely well
handled at their current levels. I do
propose however, that ALC continue
to represent the whole industry on
both major and industry wide issues.
The recent debate between the
mining industry and the federal
government is an excellent example
of industry solidarity. Yes the
mining industry has their individual
associations, eg Australian Coal
Association, Australian Gold Council
etc, however it was the Minerals
Council of Australia that coordinated
their resources and represented their
case to Government.
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I do not expect our industry to
have such a confrontation with any
government, but there are going to
be occasions when we will need to
put the best case forward to secure
the best outcome. This will only
happen if we act as a cohesive body
and provide the complementary
resources to support our cause.
I therefore call on all our members
to treat our logistics council not only
as a membership to belong to, but
as your representative, your voice, to
both federal and state governments.
A united voice will ensure the best
outcomes.Your full support is important to our
future success.Best wishes.
Don Telford Chairman
The Power of one VoICe
NomINaTIoNS SoUgHT
for aLC poLICy
CommITTEES
‘About ALC‘–The Australian Logistics Council re
presents the major and national
companies participating in the Austra
lian freight tr
ansport and logistics supply chain.
Our mission is to influence national transport a
nd infrastru
cture regulation and
policy to ensure Australia has safe, secure, efficient, s
ustainable and internationally
competitive supply chains.
The Australian Logistics Council members and associate members are major companies,
associations, government agencies and organisations participating in the Austra
lian
freight tr
ansport and logistics supply chain. To view a lis
t of our members see last page.
Every year the Treasurer invites
industry to make submissions on
proposals for the federal budget,
which this year will be handed
down in May 2013.
The 2013-2014 Budget is shaping to
be critical fo
r the Labor G
overnment
with the Prime Minister confirm
ing
last week the election will b
e held on
14 September.
The ALC Budget submission highlighted
a range of proposals to improve
productivity,
efficiency and safety in
the logistics sector.
The need to enhance productivity i
s borne
out by figures from the Austra
lian Bureau
of Statistics and market researcher IB
IS
World showing that productivity g
rowth
in the transport s
ector has remained
stagnant at 0% in the five years to
December 2011. Furth
ermore, a Reserve
Bank report has found productivi
ty in the
transport s
ector has gone backwards by
2% over the past tw
o decades.
Against the backdrop of th
ese figures
and in light of th
e strong link between
an efficient freight lo
gistics sector and a
strong national economy, ALC requested
appropriate Federal Government
investment in key lo
gistics infrastructure.
Specifically, we requested maintenance of
the 80:20 Commonwealth ratio of funding
on infrastructure under th
e Nation
Building 2 Program as existed under the
Nation Building 1 Program.
ALC is concerned that the ratio of
Commonwealth Government funding
for Nation Building 2 projects will b
e
changed to a 50-50 funding arrangement
with the states.
Given the fiscal imbalance between
different le
vels of government and
the budget pressures currently
being
experienced by the states, ALC believes this
will inevita
bly lead to a reduction in overall
public sector spending on infrastructure.
Now is not the tim
e to reduce vital
investment in tra
nsport infrastru
cture
projects which are critical building blocks
for a stronger national economy. ALC will
continue to make this point in the lead-up
to the election and prior to Nation Building
2 commencing from 2014-2015.
The ALC submission to the
Federal Treasury also:
»Requested Federal Government support
for and appropriate funds towards a
‘National Partnership’ under th
e Federal
Financial Relations Framework
»Detailed ALC’s preferre
d approach in
relation to taxation arrangements in the
freight logistics industry
»Requested funds be provided for key
legislative changes
»Sought im
provement in regulation quality
»Outlin
ed ALC’s preferred approach in
relation to the future of the National
Transport Commission
To view the ALC submission, CLiCk hErE
FrOM ThE
MAnAging DirECTOr
Michael kilgariff
Managing Director
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ALC FOrUM 2013
2
ALC FORUM PROGRAM
3
ALC FORUM SPONSORS
4
ALC ADvOCACy
5
Heavy Vehicle Charging and Investment Reform
5
National Heavy V
ehicle Regulator Opens its
Doors 5
PC report into benchmarking
6
NFF Advocacy Forum
6
State of the Citie
s report
6
Improving Freight Efficiency at our Airports
6
New Vision for Sydney A
irport
7-8
(Article provided to ALC by S
ydney Airports Corporation Ltd.)
Chain of Responsibility Taskforce
8
ALC / DIT dialogue
8
Intelligent Transport S
ystems
9
Moorebank Board appointed
9
Draft National Code of Practice for
9
Chemicals of Security Concern
FEDErAL
9
AMSA Compliance Enforcement Policy released
9
NTC holds 60th Commission Meeting
9
Southern Sydney Freight Line
10
STATE
11
Status of Port Licence Fee Recovery
11
Western Interstate Freight Terminal
11
Farewell to Patric
k Conlon
11
inDUSTry nEWS
12
Qantas / Emirates allia
nce
12
Safety Update
12
Mapping a journey Towards Food Sustainability 12
2013 TLISC Awards for Excellence
13
COMPAny PrOFiLE
13
METTLER TOLEDO
13
inDUSTry PEOPLE
14
Llew Russell farewell’s Shipping Austra
lia
14
Ingilby Dickson appointed to PoMC Board
14
Paul Sullivan leaves NTC
14
AirFrEighT STATS
15
BiTrE rEPOrTS
15
ALC ACTiviTy
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ALC UpdAte
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IN THIS ISSUENEWSLETTER >> NOVEMBER 2011 >> ISSUE 10
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ALC has long championed a
single set of national laws for all
transport modes, administered
by regulators with the teeth to
ensure that the productivity
gains promised by having one
set of laws operating throughout
Australia, administered uniformly
by one agency, are delivered.
I made this point in an opinion piece
this week in the Australian Financial
Review, in which I argued for a
truly national regulatory framework
to be put in place to maximise the
economic benefits of this reform.
To ensure the national rail safety and
heavy vehicle laws agreed by COAG
in August this year work, members
and officers of ALC led by Managing
Director Michael Kilgariff have held
discussions with both Julie Pallas of
the Office of the National Rail Safety
Regulator, officers of the National
Heavy Vehicle Regulator Project
Office and the National Transport
Commission.
‘About ALC‘–The
Australian Logistics
Council represents
the major and national
companies participating
in the Australian freight
transport and logistics
supply chain.
Our mission is to influence
national transport and
infrastructure regulation
and policy to ensure
Australia has safe, secure,
efficient, sustainable and
internationally competitive
supply chains.
The Australian Logistics
Council members and associate
members are major companies,
associations, government
agencies and organisations
participating in the Australian
freight transport and logistics
supply chain. To view a list of
our members see last page.
To ensure national consistency,
ALC has emphasised two points.
There is some suggestion that national
regulators won’t have the capacity
to do everything on day 1.
Therefore, the national regulators
could simply delegate powers to state
agencies to take up the slack, leading
to the same old people making the
same old decisions.
Industry must have confidence delegates
or authorised officers have the right
training and the knowledge as to how
the Regulator intends the national law
to be administered.
ALC will therefore be requesting
amendments to the National Law to
the effect that boards administering the
rail safety and heavy vehicle national
schemes (and not, for instance, state
agency heads) must set the standards,
qualifications or competencies that must
be met by people given power to make
decisions under the national schemes.
MANAgINg DIRECTOR’S MESSAgE
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2011 STATe Of The CITIeS RePORT
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‘About ALC‘–The Australian Logistics Council represents the major and national companies participating in the Australian freight transport and logistics supply chain.
Our mission is to influence national transport and infrastructure regulation and policy to ensure Australia has safe, secure, efficient, sustainable and internationally competitive supply chains.
The Australian Logistics Council members and associate members are major companies, associations, government agencies and organisations participating in the Australian freight transport and logistics supply chain. To view a list of our members see last page.
I have written to Australia’s transport and infrastructure ministers ahead of next week’s Standing Council on Transport and Infrastructure (SCOTI) meeting to highlight a number of issues of concern to the Australian Logistics Council.
This next meeting of SCOTI is pivotal, with a range of critical issues requiring urgent consideration and action by transport ministers. These include the National Land Freight Strategy Update, the National Ports Strategy, Nation Building 2 and the establishment of national transport regulators.
ALC is generally satisfied with the progress to establish regulators for rail safety and maritime safety. However, we hold concerns over the slippage in the roll-out of the National Heavy Vehicle Regulator (NHVR).
The NHVR is due to come into effect on 1 January 2013, but it won’t start many of its important regulatory functions until 1 July 2013. This six month delay was largely due to the Queensland election and Bill 2 (which enshrines
many of the NHVR’s regulatory responsibilities), has not yet passed the Queensland Parliament.
ALC has always championed the concept of a national heavy regulator ‘with teeth’ to unlock the $12 billion in productivity benefits that have been identified from this reform. These benefits will come from improving heavy vehicle access to key freight routes and reducing compliance costs on industry.
With these critical issues in mind, I’ve asked for:
» the timely introduction of the Heavy Vehicle National Law (bill 2) through the Queensland Parliament
» confirmation that the National Heavy Vehicle Regulator will have all the necessary resources to ensure the efficient operation of the new scheme of national regulation
» a renewed emphasis on the timely development of regulations and guidelines that are necessary to enhance the productivity benefits associated with this reform.
I look forward to providing you an update on the November SCOTI meeting in the next edition of Update.
FrOm The mAnAging DireCTOr
Michael Kilgariff Managing Director
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in ThiS iSSUe nOV 2012 . iSSUe 10
ALC ADVOCACy 4
NSW Draft Long Term Transport Master Plan 4
NSW State Infrastructure Strategy 4
Review of Local Government red tape in NSW 5
Funding infrastructure through asset sales 5
Australian in the Asian Century White Paper 5
Stevedoring Code of Practice 6
Inaugural Pallet Process Standards 6 Working Group Meeting
FeDerAL 6
Australian Work Health and Safety Strategy 6
New guide to the Work Health and Safety Act 7
NTC Higher Productivity Vehicle scheme 7
Revised inspection arrangements in air 7 cargo pathway
STATeS 8
Legislation passed for 99-year lease of 8 State-owned ports
Port of Melbourne Corporation Annual Report 8 supports expansion plans
Minister Denis Napthine launches DP World’s 9 new straddle carriers at port
Tasmania joins National Rail Safety System 9
NT backs National Rail Safety Regulator 10
inDUSTry inFO 10
AFGC State of the Industry Report 2012 10
AFGC CHEP Retail Index 10
gLObAL newS 11
Maritime Emissions Briefing 11 ITF Releases the Latest ‘Statistics Brief’ 11
new ALC ASSOCiATe memberS 12
Coates Hire 12
DGL (Aust) Pty Ltd 12
AirFreighT STATS 13
biTre rePOrTS 14
ALC ACTiViTy 14
‘About ALC‘–The Australian Logistics Council represents the major and national
companies participating in the Australian freight transport and logistics supply chain.
Our mission is to influence national transport and infrastructure regulation and
policy to ensure Australia has safe, secure, efficient, sustainable and internationally
competitive supply chains.
The Australian Logistics Council members and associate members are major companies,
associations, government agencies and organisations participating in the Australian
freight transport and logistics supply chain. To view a list of our members see last page.
Everybody in the logistics
industry knows about
the costs associated with
congestion, especially
around our ports, but
unnecessary red tape is also
one of the greatest obstacles
to improving productivity and
increasing efficiency in the
freight logistics sector.I made this point at a public roundtable
in Sydney this week hosted by the
Independent Pricing and Regulatory
Tribunal.The roundtable was part of an IPART
review into local government’s
compliance and enforcement methods
and the effect they are having on costs.
At the roundtable I discussed how
councils’ decisions in respect to heavy
vehicle access has a significant impact
on supply chain efficiency. This includes, for example, decisions
which place undue restrictions on
the ability of heavy vehicles to service
suburban shopping centres. Councils often make decisions such as
imposing delivery curfews at arbitrary
times (such as not allowing deliveries
‘before 7am’ or ‘on weekends’) without
any regard to the costs involved in
the loss of efficiency and productivity.
ALC focussed on this point in its formal
submission to IPART, which also argued
that councils should be under an obligation
to publish statements of reasons explaining
why they make particular decisions in
relation to heavy vehicle access.
ALC is pleased the NSW Government
has identified this area as one which
may be the focus of future reform.
The Draft NSW Freight and Ports
Strategy includes a commitment to develop
an Off-Peak Freight Action Plan with
industry and other key stakeholders.
ALC will write to Minister Gay seeking
formal involvement in the Action Plan.
And finally…
For all you Twitterers out there,
ALC is now on Twitter!Follow us at #AustLogistics to be
kept informed on the key issues facing
the freight logistics industry and what
ALC is doing to elevate freight in the
national debate. ALC will also use Twitter to keep
stakeholders up to date on the ALC Forum
which is being held 12-14 March 2013.
FrOm The mAnAging DireCTOr
Michael Kilgariff Managing Director
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ALC ADvOCACy Highlighting the needs of freight at airports 4
NSW Port and Freight Strategy
4
Port Botany Position Paper
5
Heavy Vehicle National Law
5
ALC Council meeting
5
ALC Meets Its Counterparts in the APEC Region 6
ALC pushes for Compulsory Telematics 6
SAFeTy UPDATe
7
RLSC auditing software upgrade
7
FeDerAL
7
State of the Cities Report
7
COAG Reform Council
8
Low Value Parcel Processing Taskforce Report 8
Maritime Safety Update
8
Anti-Discrimination Laws - Release of
exposure draft legislation
8
STATe
9
Metropolitan Planning Strategy gathers pace 9
Melbourne Airport third runway
9
Victorian Opposition announces plan for
Bay West
9
Privatisation of ports passed in parliament 9
New Western Sydney Warehouse
and Logistics Centre
10
Addressing Tasmania’s Freight Challenges 10
inDUSTry inFO
10
Future Freight Networks 2013
10
Another Great Year at Sydney Ports Corporation 11
QR National becomes Aurizon
11
NTC Releases 2011/12 Annual Report
12
member PrOFiLe
12
Qube/Salta Alliance
12
inDUSTry PeOPLe
13
ALC welcomes Richard Hancock appointment 13
Asciano appoints Chief Financial Officer 13
New VTA President elected
13
New chairman for Australia Post
13
AirFreighT STATS
14
ALC ACTiviTy
15
biTre rePOrTS
15