Re: National Transport Strategy

[Paul Blair <pblair@pcug.org.au>]

The NTS was set up as a result of a decision taken at the May meeting
of Australia's Federal and State Transport Ministers, ATC.

It will be a small group, initially 7 staff. Their task is to bring
together the State to decide how to resolve questions relating to
transport.

Once upon a time, that would have been satisfactory. But, as the total
industry has become increasingly fragmented, it is sometimes difficult
to see what influence States are able to bring to bear on transport
operators.

Such a body (source of funding unknown) will also be very
state-centric. Given that states harldy ever agree (see the road rules
if you want examples) on transport matters, NTS will have a very
difficult umpiring job ahead of it.

It also suggests that the Federal Department is becoming increasingly
irrelevant. Over the year, many functions have been spun off - some to
survive, others to simply disappear. AMSA, the aviation bodies, NRTC,
research, etc etc - who will be next? Maybe the Department itself?

Paul Blair

On Sat, 22 Jul 2000 19:59:36 +1000, "Barry Campbell"
<campblbm@ozemail.com.au> wrote:

>
>Paul Blair wrote in message <004ins0681kdu7i7srcmrtl5f3gco6a530@4ax.com>...
>>Today's "Australian" carries an advert for Director, National
>>Transport Strategy, based in Brisbane.
>>
>
>
>Who is the employer? And why Brisbane? $109k is hardly a gigantic salary.
>
>Interesting.
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>
>Barry Campbell
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Paul Blair
pblair@pcug.org.au