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PRIME NEWS (WAGGA WAGGA)


Wednesday, 9 June 2010


Subject: Heavy vehicle safety and reform


NEWSREADER: National's Leader Warren Truss says something needs to be done about the safety of our truck drivers. In February this year the Federal Government appointed a national truck regulator to impose one set of rules on all states and territories.


The uniform rules won't be imposed until 2013. My Truss says on a visit to Wagga, it's a start but it's vital something's done sooner rather than later.


REPORTER: It's been a big issue for truck drivers for a long time, the inconsistent rules for big rigs across states and territories.


GEOFF CROUCH: They were not going from state to state across various borders in our day to day business and having to deal with different legislation and different rules and different regulations and different interpretations every time we do.


REPORTER: Rest stops are another big problem, there's simply not enough of them. National Party Leader Warren Truss says truck drivers are breaking the rules but it's because they have no choice.


WARREN TRUSS: The new fatigue management laws require truck drivers to stop at regular intervals but there are no places particularly in New South Wales often for them to be able to stop and yet that's not a defence, they're required to stop even if there's no place for them to stop.


REPORTER: Mr Truss says the inconsistent laws have been a problem for more than a decade. Reforms to the laws should be implemented by 2013 but is that soon enough?


GEOFF CROUCH: Look, it's probably little bit long off but by the same token if it's done properly and if we have the necessary enforcement powers to ensure the states do fall in line with the national regulator, if it's - if they need that much time to do it properly, so be it.


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