This report presents the results of BTRE's sixth annual review of the Bass Strait Passenger Vehicle Equalisation Scheme. It covers the operation and impact of the Scheme up to (and including) 2001–02.
Publications by year: 2003
Monitoring Report
July 2003
Research Report
July 2003
This report is the third in a series covering the socio-economic costs of transport accidents in Australia. Transport accidents impose a significant burden on the Australian community. Not all of their consequences can be expressed in financial terms.
Research Report
July 2003
Since the early 1990s, railway operations in Australia and in many overseas countries have been radically reformed. One reform has been widespread outsourcing of railway activities such as infrastructure maintenance, to encourage efficient provision through competitive tendering for services.
Commissioned Report
June 2003
This report presents the results of a BTRE study to estimate likely future levels of noxious pollutant emissions from motor vehicles in Australian metropolitan areas.
Working Paper
June 2003
The questions of why regions grow or fail to grow, and what, if anything, governments can do about it have attracted considerable interest and debate for many years.
Working Paper
June 2003
Over the last few years, the Commonwealth has devoted considerable resources to the task of helping local government authorities maintain and upgrade their road systems.
Working Paper
June 2003
The BTRE projects that the total freight task will continue to grow strongly. Such growth will increase the infrastructure maintenance needs and possibly hasten the need for capacity expansion.
Statistical Report
April 2003
The first of two articles in this issue is the January airport charges update, which expands on the airport charges article in the inaugural edition of Avline. Airport operator charges at all airports were effectively unchanged, after a retrospective adjustment at Adelaide.
Working Paper
April 2003
Regional public transport plays an important role in meeting the needs of Australians living in regional and remote areas for access to essential services and for mobility.
Statistical Report
March 2003
In the last issue we announced upcoming changes to Waterline. Work is progressing and we will be inviting key interest groups to comment on the changes.