2020 Submissions to Government
- Preview A National In-Service Safety Law for Automated Vehicles [PDF 167.6 kb]
- GEA highlights the need to consider the load that is being carried, in or case Dangerous Goods, and the pitfalls of 'grabbing' for data that has the potential to be misused, especially as they relate to sections of the proposed Automated Vehicles Safety Law...
- Preview Non-road diesel engines: A national approach to managing emissions [PDF 309.4 kb]
- In 2018 Environment Ministers agreed to progress an evaluation of the potential for a national approach to manage non-road diesel engine emissions (the evaluation), as a priority emission reduction measure under the National Clean Air Agreement work plans. The evaluation is being led by the department and the NSW Department of Planning, Industry and Environment.
- Preview GEA RESPONSE TO THE HEAVY VEHICLE ROAD REFORM CONSULTATION PAPER [PDF 221.8 kb]
- Gas Energy Australia (GEA) welcomes the opportunity to respond to the Heavy Vehicle Road Reform Consultation Paper, (the Consultation Paper), September 2020.
- Preview Gas Energy Australia response to Supply Chain Resilience Discussion Paper [PDF 140.9 kb]
- On behalf of Gas Energy Australia (GEA), thank you for the opportunity to comment on the Supply Chain Resilience Discussion Paper. GEA is pleased to provide the following responses to the questions it poses.
- Preview GEA RESPONSE TO AUSTRALIAN LIGHT VEHICLE STANDARDS RULES AND HEAVY VEHICLE (VEHICLE STANDARDS) NATIONAL REGULATION 2020 AMENDMENT PACKAGE CONSULTATION DRAFT [PDF 120.8 kb]
- Gas Energy Australia (GEA) appreciates the opportunity to respond to the National Transport Commission (NTC) Australian Light Vehicle Standards Rules and Heavy Vehicle (Vehicle Standards) National Regulation (HV(VS)NR) 2020 Amendment Package Consultation Draft (Consultation Draft) August 2020.
- Preview GEA RESPONSE TO NTC DISCUSSION PAPER: EXAMINING THE LEGAL FRAMEWORK FOR THE LAND TRANSPORT OF DANGEROUS GOODS JUNE 2020 [PDF 172.2 kb]
- Gas Energy Australia (GEA) appreciates the opportunity to respond to the National Transport Commission (NTC) Examining the Legal Framework for the Land Transport of Dangerous Goods Discussion Paper released in May 2020. GEA notes the Paper's self-explanatory examination and the request made by the Deputy Prime Minister that the NTC considers whether the Australian Dangerous Goods (ADG) Code should be adopted into Australian law using the 'applied legislation' model and whether a common operations manual should be developed to be adopted by all jurisdictions to encourage a more uniform interpretation of the ADG.
- Preview GEA RESPONSE TO NTC DISCUSSION PAPER: GOVERNMENT ACCESS TO VEHICLE-GENERATED DATA - MAY 2020 [PDF 193.0 kb]
- Gas Energy Australia (GEA) appreciates the opportunity to respond to the National Transport Commission (NTC) Government Access to Vehicle Generated Data discussion paper released in May 2020.
In principle, GEA supports governments using vehicle generated data for developing good policy. But we have concerns about the embryonic nature of the paper's discussion and fear that without more detail, there is a danger of more data being harvested than consented and data being used for purposes other than what was intended, akin to the Facebook-Cambridge Analytica data breach. - Preview GEA RESPONSE TO THE TECHNOLOGY INVESTMENT ROADMAP DISCUSSION PAPER [PDF 176.6 kb]
- Gas Energy Australia (GEA) welcomes the release of the Technology Investment Roadmap Discussion Paper and the opportunity to respond to it.
By way of background, GEA is the national peak body which represents the bulk of the downstream alternative gaseous fuels industry, which covers Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG), Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) and Compressed Natural Gas (CNG). The industry comprises major companies and small to medium businesses in the gas fuels supply chain including producers, refiners, distributors, transporters, retailers, vehicle manufacturers, equipment manufacturers and suppliers, installers, educators and consultants. - Preview GEA RESPONSE TO THE DEVELOPMENT OF A BIOENERGY ROADMAP [PDF 253.9 kb]
- Gas Energy Australia (GEA) welcomes the opportunity to make a submission on the development of the Australian Renewable Energy Agency's (ARENA) Bioenergy Roadmap.
- By way of background, GEA is the national peak body which represents the bulk of the downstream alternative gaseous fuels industry, which covers Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG), Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) and Compressed Natural Gas (CNG). The industry comprises major companies and small to medium businesses in the gas fuels supply chain including producers, refiners, distributors, transporters, retailers, vehicle manufacturers, equipment manufacturers and suppliers, installers, educators and consultants.
- Preview GEA RESPONSE TO THE INDEPENDENT REVIEW OF THE ENERGY SECURITY BOARD [PDF 175.4 kb]
- Gas Energy Australia (GEA) welcomes the opportunity to provide comments in response to the Independent Review of the Energy Security Board (ESB).
- Preview GAS ENERGY AUSTRALIA RESPONSE TO THE NATIONAL TRANSPORT COMMISSION'S HEAVY VEHICLE CHARGES REPORT [PDF 270.7 kb]
- GEA acknowledges the need for an increase in the Road User Charge (RUC) and heavy vehicle registration charges to ensure governments recover the amount spent on providing roads for heavy vehicles. And GEA is supportive in-principle of the NTC recommendation that these charges should increase by 2.5% in 2020-21 and 2.5 per cent in 2021-22.
