In this edition:

From the Managing DirectorHonour for ALC

Advocacy

ALC meets Transport for NSWHolding RedlichExpression of interest for an Australian Port Mission to theNetherlandsCompetition Policy ReviewSupply Chain Standards Working Group Review of duties imposed under the Chain of Responsibility

Federal

ACRI moves out of the stationRoads and bridges funding critical for local communities G20 delivers practical outcomes on infrastructure

Safety

TankersReview of the National Logistics Safety CodeIt pays to show a little restraint

Industry News Productivity Commission report into public infrastructureARTC rebrandsNational economic regulatory scheme for rail urgedClean energyTasmania signs memorandum on international shipping

Industry People

Vale Rocky WoodChris MelhamAir Vice Marshal Mark SkidmoreStuart RicheyRussell SmithIan Murray AM

BITRE Reports

Airfreight Statistics

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ALC Events

ALC regularly holds eventsfor the benefit of members,ranging from lunches,forums and dinners toCouncil meetings andnetworking events.

Event Calendar

10­12 March 2015ALC Forum, MelbourneCricket Ground

26­27 August 2015 ALC Supply Chain Safetyand Compliance Summit,Australian TechnologyPark

About ALC

The Australian LogisticsCouncil (ALC) representsthe major Australianlogistics supply chaincustomers, providers,infrastructure owners andsuppliers. Our membersspan the entire supplychain, incorporating, road,rail, sea, air, sea ports andintermodal ports.

Our mission is to influencenational transport andinfrastructure regulationand policy to ensureAustralia has a safe,secure, efficient,sustainable andinternationally competitive

ALC Activities

Future Freight NetworksALC/Department of Infrastructure Dialogue ALC Forum 2015Supply Chain Safety and Compliance Summit Media releasesMedia mentionsSubmissions

From the Managing Director

The ALC Board met on 26 November at theoffices of Holding Redlich in Sydney. TheBoard expressed their thanks to outgoingDirector Tania Whyte and welcomed a newDirector from Qantas, Mr Mark Wolny, Head of Road and AirOperations.

The Board considered the ALC approach to issues including:

PC report on Public InfrastructureFederation and Taxation White PapersReview of the National Transport CommissionChain of ResponsibilityReview of the National Logistics Safety Code

The Board noted that ALC is now in an excellent financial position andover 2014 has taken steps to make a ‘step­change’ in advocacythrough the development of the:

ALC Lobbying StrategyALC Strategic Plan 2014­20162014 ALC Membership ProspectusALC Board Governance and Reference ManualRevised ALC Overview

Michael KilgariffManaging Director

Honour for ALC

On 28 November, major recognition was givento the work of the Australian Logistics Councilwhen Managing Director Michael Kilgariff wasnamed CEO Magazine’s Transport & LogisticsExecutive of the Year.

Michael thanked his colleagues at ALC, theALC board, and industry members in general.

Michael was also a finalist in the Non for ProfitExecutive of the Year category.

Advocacy

ALC meets Transport for NSW

The Board of ALC met with Dave Stewart, Director General, andRachel Johnson, Deputy Director General at Transport for NSW duringthe Board’s November meeting.

supply chains.

Issues discussed included the role of local government, the HeavyVehicle Roadworthiness Review, matters arising from ProductivityCommission Public Infrastructure Report, Moorebank, the SecondSydney Airport and Eastern Creek, WestConnex, the effect of theRebuilding NSW initiative, and easing Sydney’s congestion and theOff­Peak Freight Action Plan.

NSW’s action on the National Heavy Vehicle Regulator and telematicswere also discussed.

Holding Redlich The last ALC Board meeting was hostedby new ALC Associate, Holding Redlich.

Holding Redlich is a national corporateand commercial law firm with offices inMelbourne, Sydney and Brisbane.

The firm’s national Transport Group iscomprised of recognised experts in allsectors of the industry including transportinfrastructure, aviation, shipping, rail,road, logistics and liability and risk. Recently our national transport teamreceived a significant boost with the addition of three new partners:Geoff Farnsworth, Danella Wilmshurst, and Nathan Cecil.

The expanded transport team works in tandem with other practicegroup areas, such as the workplace relations, property andconstruction.

Holding Redlich’s national managing partner Chris Lovell described thearrival of the three new partners as: “A strategic move to broaden anddeepen our existing practice serving the transport industry. Geoff,Danella and Nathan will also add skills and depth to our nationalagribusiness practice, particularly in the commodities sector.” Partner Geoff Farnsworth said that transport and logistics are a vitalpart of the Australian economy.

“According to figures from the Australian Logistics Council, transportand logistics represents 8.6 per cent of GDP,” Mr Farnsworth said. “It contributes $130 billion to the economy and employs 1.2 millionpeople. Transport related disputes can be complex and often have aninternational element.”

The three new partners add to the existing transport practice groupcomprised of partners Jeremy Loeliger, Suzy Cairney and JeremyPrentice.

Pictured are Don Telford, ALC Chairman, and Michael Kilgariff, ALCChief Executive Officer, presenting Geoff Farnsworth from HoldingRedlich with their 2015 certificate.

Expression of interest for an Australian Port Mission to theNetherlands The Netherlands Consulate­General in Sydney is organising a PortMission to the Netherlands in April 2015. 8 – 12 influential Australiansfrom the port related industry throughout Australia will have theopportunity to learn about port infrastructure in the Netherlands.Opportunities of the port mission can be found in four sub themes:efficiency, productivity, (cyber) security and sustainability, which willall be covered in the mission.

The program, except for flight tickets, will be paid by the governmentof the Kingdom of the Netherlands. Therefore, after receivedexpressions of interest, a selection of potential participants will bemade by the Netherlands Consulate­General. Expressions of interestto Michael Kilgariff.

Competition Policy Review In its submission to the Federal Government’s Competition PolicyReview, ALC reiterated its long­held advocacy for national institutionsto be responsible for the seamless administration of servicesessentially provided within a national market. ALC cited its support ofthe National Heavy Vehicle Regulator and Office of National RailSafety.

Supply Chain Standards Working Group

The ALC Supply Chain Standards Working Group has published a newfact sheet providing information on the their pilot project which isaiming to improve visibility across an intermodal supply chain. The work group is focussing on the east to west, road­rail­road freightcorridor link, and encompasses three case models from diverse supplychains including Nestlé, Onesteel and The Reject Shop. Shipmentswere followed from cargo owners’ facilities on the east­coast across tothe west, utilising road and rail transportation modes. The University ofMelbourne has reviewed the project, with its findings to reported in aproject case study at the end of 2014.

Review of duties imposed under the Chain of Responsibility

The National Transport Commission has published a discussion paperon possible changes to the duties imposed on those involved in thechain of responsibility, which can be found here. Four options are proposed: The first option is to create an overarching duty of care broadlyacross parties and focusing on safety outcomes, much like thoseimposed on people conducting a business or undertaking underoccupational health and safety law. The second option is to impose more specific duties on peopleconducting a transport undertaking should ensure that laws withrespect to mass, dimension and loading and speeding are not broken. The third option is to create additional obligations in the Heavy VehicleNational Law. The final option is no change to the law, with attention focussing onmore guidance and education on the obligations of parties andconducting more investigations of CoR breaches. Irrespective of the option ultimately adopted by the COAG Transportand Infrastructure Council additional guidance to help people complywith the law will be developed.Submissions to the NTC are to be made by 30 January 2015.

Federal

ACRI moves out of the station

The recently formed Australasian Centre for Rail Innovation has a

program of research into rail and the broader transport sector whichExecutive Director Vicki Brown says will easily pay for itself ineconomic and safety outcomes. ARCI is a non­profit organisation governed by an independent boardwith representatives from industry and state governments. It ischaired by former Deputy Prime Minister John Anderson. (JohnAnderson will be a speaker at next year’s ALC Forum). Severaluniversities and research organisations are strategic researchparticipants with ACRI. More information can be found at acri.net.au. ACRI’s main objective is to provide professional, independent appliedresearch, strategic analysis, advice and innovative solutions for theAustralian and New Zealand rail industries.

Roads and bridges funding critical for local communities The 2014 National State of the Local Road Assets Report has foundthat, on average, 11 percent of local roads need urgent upgrading,while one in five timber bridges is in a poor state of repair. These areamong the key findings of a report into the condition of local roads andbridges, commissioned by the Australian Local GovernmentAssociation (ALGA). The National State of the Local Road Assets Report builds on thefindings of work undertaken since 2010 by ALGA to track the conditionof local road infrastructure, the network of roads and bridges that areused for the first and last mile of almost every journey. The 2014 Report includes data from 396 councils, from acrossAustralia, or 70 percent of all councils and these councils aremanaging almost $105 billion in roads and bridges. Both urban andrural councils contributed to the report.

G20 delivers practical outcomes on infrastructure G20 Leaders have agreed to establish a Global Infrastructure Hub inSydney to increase global investment in infrastructure. Demand forinfrastructure investment over the next decade will outstrip the fundingcapacity of governments alone so private sector involvement iscritical.

According to the B20, the Hub could help unlock an additional $2trillion in global infrastructure capacity to 2030. The Hub will facilitatebetter information sharing and collaboration between the private sector,governments, development banks and international organisations oninfrastructure investment.

With a four year mandate, the Hub will work internationally to helpcountries improve their general investment climates, reduce barriers toinvestment, grow their project pipelines and help match investors withprojects. This will help improve how infrastructure markets work.

Safety

Tankers A draft Code of Practice is being developed under the NationalLogistics Safety Code for the tanker industry. The next step will be totest it in the supply chain. The Code is aimed at establishing practicable and enforceableguidelines covering logistical interaction across the entire supply chainto ensure all parties understand their role and obligations in making the

supply chain safe and compliant under the Chain of Responsibilitieslaws. Codes of Practice now exist in the steel industry, retail sector,coal­seam gas industry and the electrical cable industry.

Review of the National Logistics Safety Code

The last ALC Board meeting considered a Review of the NationalLogistics Safety Code by Global­Mark Pty Ltd. The review included interviews with a range of industry andgovernment stakeholders. Many strengths were noted in both management of the Code and theALC audit program. These include:

Active and ongoing involvement of industry players Appropriate Committee structures and regular meetings bythese groups Working relationships with Regulatory bodies Strong interactions with the sector through conferences Evidence of critical review and improvement in the 2013 updateto Audit Tools Good supports to auditing companies through annual workshopsand the Program Manager Safety Provision of resources by ALC to support the Codes Uniformity of key elements across all ALC subsidiary Codes

The Report noted that effective industry controls are seen as apreferred alternative by all parties to increasing government regulation. The report also identified a number of areas where processes ordocumentation could be strengthened. The ALC is reviewing thereport’s recommendations.

It pays to show a little restraint In the latest Weekly Brief, Holding Redlich has identified Loadrestraint, particularly the restraint of goods within a load or container,as one of the essential pillars of heavy vehicle safety. It has beenidentified by the NSW Police Force as an area that will be targetednext year. It pays to show a little restraint.

Industry News

Productivity Commission report into public infrastructure The Government has released its response to the ProductivityCommission to public infrastructure. Of particular interest to ALC wererecommendations made with regards to:

the way in which roads are to be funded; as well as how corridors to link freight generation points to ports orintermodal terminals will be protected.

Most importantly the Government:

supported in principle and as a long term reform option thedevelopment of Road Funds by State and Territorygovernments, funded from proceeds received by road users.TheCommonwealth went on to say it is working with State, Territoryand Local government to investigate options to trial road fundmodels that focus on commercial freight routes;supported in principle a recommendation to encourage Stateand Territory Governments to undertake pilot studies on howvehicle telematics could be used for distance and location

charging of cars and other light vehicles, although on­goingdiscussions with other stakeholders (including the generalpublic) will also be necessary; andsupported a recommendation that, given the high cost ofpreserving urban land, governments consider ways land policiescan be improved, with the Commonwealth proposing that infuture access to planning funding under the Government’sInfrastructure Investment Programme will be ‘better aligned’ withthe priorities identified in Infrastructure Australia’s 15 yearInfrastructure Plan.

The response can be viewed on the Infrastructure website.

ARTC rebrands

The Australian Rail Track Corporation(ARTC) has rebranded as a result ofchanges in its business since itsinception in 1997 when it aimed to be a‘one­stop­shop’ for interstate rail accessfor rail operators across the country.

“As we have built on that goal and undergone a long period ofinfrastructure construction and development that has seen the networkmodernise and our competitiveness improve – our focus hasunderstandably also shifted,” ARTC says. For more information,visit www.artc.com.au.

National economic regulatory scheme for rail urged ALC attended a National Transport Commission rail workshop thismonth, which concluded that there remains a case for NTC to pursue anational economic regulatory regime for freight. This would help reducecompliance costs and promote harmonisation. More details can be found at www.ntc.gov.au.

Clean Energy

The Clean Energy Finance Corporation’s (CEFD) Annual Report hashighlighted fuel substitution and switching in the transport sector as anarea for greater potential investment in the future. The report notes thatthere are significant future opportunities for CEFC investment in lowemissions technology, and that such technologies may be applied to anumber of activities, including fuels for and modes of transportation. A bill to abolish the CEFC remains before the federal parliament.

Tasmania signs memorandum on international shipping The Tasmanian Government has signed a Memorandum ofUnderstanding with Swire Shipping which aims to re­establish a directinternational shipping service to Tasmania. Swire was selected as the preferred operator after careful considerationof a range of expressions of interest and much work with the shippingindustry. The MOU is an agreement to negotiate in good faith with theTasmanian Government to establish a direct international containershipping service from Tasmania and paves for the way for Swire tocommence a period of market testing.

Industry People

Vale Rocky Wood

Rocky Wood was known to many ALC Members and stakeholders

through his role as the logistics industryrepresentative with Telstra. Rocky Wood passedaway on 1 December.

Rocky was instrumental in developing a technologyfocus for ALC and drove the development of the ALCDiscussion Paper on A Smarter Supply Chain ­ UsingICT to Increase Productivity in the AustralianTransport & Logistics Industry in 2010.

Rocky also had a passion for writing and was President of the HorrorWriters Association.

Chris Melham

Chris Melham will become the next Chief ExecutiveOfficer of the Australian Trucking Association. Hetake over the role early next year, following theimpending retirement of long­serving CEO Stuart StClair.

Air Vice Marshal Mark Skidmore

Air Vice Marshal Mark Skidmore will becomeDirector of Aviation Safety at the Civil AviationSafety Authority. Air Vice Marshal Skidmore hasmore than 30 years’ experience in both civilian andmilitary aviation.

Stuart Richey

Tasmanian commercial fisherman Mr Stuart JohnRichey AM was appointed as Chair of the AustralianMaritime Safety Authority Board, and took up the postfrom 21 November 2014, replacing Mr Leo Zussino.

Russell Smith Port of Brisbane has announced the resignation of Russell Smith asChief Executive Officer. Mr Smith joined PBPL in early 2011,immediately after the privatisation of the Port by the QueenslandGovernment. Since that time he has successfully overseen thetransition of PBPL from a government owned corporation to a modern,dynamic private sector port company. “I have immensely enjoyed the challenge of transitioning the Port ofBrisbane into the private sector and driving external policy around thewider logistics chain in Queensland”, Mr Smith commented. “After nearly four years in the role however, I believe the time is right totransition to a new leadership of PBPL to take the company forward toeven greater success. Mr Smith will remain in the role into the new year during a selectionprocess for his successor which is expected to conclude in the firstquarter of 2015.

Ian Murray AM Ian Murray AM has retired as CEO of the Export Council of Australia

(ECA) on 30 November 2014. Ian Murray will continue on as DeputyChair of ALC. The ECA has acknowledged the significant contribution Ian has madeto Australia’s international trade community through his tireless effortsto support and promote export over 15 years.

BITRE Reports

National profile of transport, postal and warehousing workers

This study aims to improve understanding of the currentcharacteristics of the Transport, postal and warehousing (TPW)workforce and how the workforce is evolving over time. It providesdetails of the sub­industries in which TPW workers are employed, theirhours worked, gender, age, occupation, educational qualifications,income and commuting behaviour. It also describes some of the keychanges that occurred between 2006 and 2011, such as the ageingand upskilling of the TPW workforce.

Road deaths Australia monthly bulletins ­ October 2014

This bulletin contains current counts and summaries of road crashdeaths and fatal road crashes in Australia. It is produced monthly andpublished on BITRE's website on or around the 14th of each month.Data are sourced from the road traffic or police authorities in eachjurisdiction.

Air Freight Statistics

ALC Activity

Future Freight Networks

Following the success of the Australian Logistics Council 2014Yearbook Future Freight Networks, the logistics industry is invited totake part in supporting the industry publication for 2015. 3000 copies of Future Freight Networks are produced and mailed to allfederal and state/territory members of Parliament, all local governmentMayors, the CEO’s of Australia’s major listed and private companies,as well as ALC Members and senior government officials in alltransport and infrastructure departments.

Advertising opportunities in Future Freight Networks are now available,click here to download the Media Kit.

ALC/Department of Infrastructure Dialogue The annual ALC/Department of Infrastructure Dialogue will be held on18 February. The structure for 2015 Dialogue will include:

Integrated Ports and Freight initiatives, including freight on railand the development of intermodal terminalsDiscussion on Infrastructure Australia

Practical benefits of the government’s deregulation agenda.

ALC Forum The 2015 ALC forum will be held from 10­12 March at the MelbourneCricket Ground. The preliminary program is now available, with moredetail on registereing available on the Forum website.

The ALC Forum is Australia's premier freight logistics and supplychain event. Bringing together key decision makers from both Industry andGovernment, the focus for the ALC Forum 2015 is Delivering forAustralia.

Register now! Early bird registrations close soon.

Save the date: ALC Supply Chain Safety and Compliance Summit

The second ALC Supply Chain Safety and Compliance Summit will beheld on 26­27 August 2015 at the Australian Technology Park inSydney. The 2014 event was the first of its kind, and brought together morethan 250 industry representatives from all parts of the supply chain,including transporters, customers and suppliers to benchmark, sharebest practice, and to identify gaps where improvements are needed. Don't miss out....Registrations will open in the coming weeks.

ALC Media Releases

Asset Recycling ArticleMasters Builders Journal. November 2014

Media mentions

Political Battle of HastingsAustralian Financial Review. 20 November 2014.ALC seeking long­term policy certaintyTrailer Magazine. 6 November 2014.Hidding to push Truss to fix state's freight woes COAG meetingin North Launceston Examiner. 4 November.Ai Group backs East­West Link and Port of HastingsAustralasian Transport News. 4 NovemberALC in Victorian logistics policy stability callAustralasian Transport News. 31 October

Submissions

Competition Policy Review14 November 2014Transport and Infrastructure Council meetingLaunceston – 6 November 2014