Objective
The objective of the NSW Road Freight Advisory Council (RFAC) is to assist in identifying and delivering freight solutions that will meet the needs of the NSW and Australian community and economy.
Solutions and strategies identified by the RFAC are to be built on a foundation of:
Improving safety management and outcomes in the freight and logistics segment
Better integrating road network access and road asset management issues
Delivering strong compliance assurances for the benefits of the community, local governments and the road transport and logistics industries.
Authority
Membership is by personal invitation from the Minister for Roads.
Membership
The council includes executives and leaders with a strong understanding of safety and efficiency issues in freight transport and logistics, including linkages between road freight and other modes, the role of freight in country NSW, the new technologies entering the market and workforce issues facing the freight industry.
Members are appointed on an individual basis, not as representatives of any organisation.
Mr Peter Fox
Mr Ron Finemore AO
Mr Phillip Lovel AM
Mr Alan Evans
Mr Jim Savage
Mr Terry Pennington
Mr Steven Thacker
Mr Geoff Farnsworth
Ms Vicky Leeds
Mr Ingilby Dickson
Mr Geoff Thomas
Mr Mark Crosdale
Further members may be appointed in future.
Meetings
Meetings will be chaired by RTA Chief Executive Mr Les Wielinga.
Although meetings are held privately, briefings and presentations from outside parties are sometimes received at the invitation of Council.
The RTA provides administrative support to the Council. Advice is supplied to Council by the RTA, WorkCover, the Police Service, Environment Protection Authority and the Department of Transport and other organisations when required.
The Council will be complemented by a new body, the Transport Operations Liaison Group, which will include key industry organisations.
Submissions
Submissions are generally confidential but may be made public, depending on the circumstances.
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