Agenda

Day One: Thursday 13th October 2011

8.30

Registration and refreshments

9.00

Speed networking session

Get to know your peers right from the start in this relaxed and informal speed networking session. Bring your business cards!

9.20

Opening remarks from the Chair

Professor David Hensher, Director, Institute of Transport and Logistics Studies

GOVERNMENT OUTLOOK

9.40

COAG Road Project Reform update – Priorities for road pricing

Examining the road pricing models most suited to heavy vehicle and mass-distance transport

Neil Aplin, Road Reform Project Director, Council of Australian Governments

PROGRESS UPDATE

10.10

An insight into recent developments in road pricing

The latest advancements in road pricing for congestion
Insurance to accurately reflect the social and economic costs of motor vehicle accidents
Pricing strategies to reduce the congestion caused by inner-city parking
Examining implementation issues associated with road pricing reforms

Professor Harry Clarke, Professor of Economics. Department of Economics and Finance, La Trobe University

10.40

Morning tea and networking break

11.10

Examining proven models of road pricing – lessons from abroad

Analysing international road pricing models – What worked well and what lessons can be learnt?
Adapting successful road pricing schemes to the Australian context – Can it be done?

Peter Hunkin, Transport Advisory Leader, Sinclair Knight Merz

A LAND FREIGHT PERSPECTIVE

11.40

Road pricing for heavy trucks and land freight productivity

An overview of the Australian land freight task
The four parameters for heavy truck road wear and tear costing
Conservative, intermediate and full user pays charging regimes
Energy efficiency and the question of external costs
Road and rail freight productivity

Dr Philip Laird, Associate Professor, Faculty of Informatics, University of Wollongong

12.10

Lunch

GETTING IT RIGHT – ROAD PRICING OPTIONS FOR AUSTRALIA

1.10

Road pricing models – Estimates for Australia

Likely road pricing structures for Australian roads
Should road pricing exist within a national framework or as a state-based scheme using a common framework?
Combining new models with existing charges
Road pricing models inclusive of all socio-economic backgrounds

Meena Naidu, General Manager of Economics and Productivity, National Transport Commission

1.40

PANEL DISCUSSION
Taking a holistic approach to road pricing

Deciphering what road pricing should achieve in order to identify the most effective solution
Formally capturing data to make informed decisions regarding road pricing – How can it be done?
What do we need to know about driver patterns and road use to make informed decisions about the best road pricing model for Australia?
Road pricing as a tool by which you get an outcome rather than just a tax – If the purpose of road pricing is to change people’s driving behavior what are the alternatives to back it up?
Shifting focus – Looking to long term solutions to minimise congestion over quick-fixes
Considering mass-distance location variables

Harry Clarke, Professor, School of Economics and Finance, Latrobe University, Victoria
Meena Naidu, General Manager of Economics and Productivity, National Transport Commission
Michael Roth, Executive Manager Public Policy, RACQ

2.40

Lessons from a congestion charging case study for Brisbane

Michael Roth, Executive Manager Public Policy, RACQ

3.10

Afternoon tea and networking break

Public acceptance of road pricing

3.30

ARMCHAIR DEBATE: What do we need to do to get the attention of politicians? Why are they so opposed to pricing reform?

Professor David Hensher, Director, Institute of Transport and Logistics Studies

ROAD PRICING TECHNOLOGY

4.15

Examining trends in intelligent transport systems and its application to road pricing