In April 2007 the Council of Australian Governments (COAG) set out a three-phase COAG Road Reform Plan (CRRP) to consider alternative models of heavy vehicle road pricing and funding.
COAG identified the objective of the CRRP as promoting the more efficient, productive and sustainable provision and use of freight infrastructure.
A critical direction is ensuring that national heavy vehicle road prices promote the efficient, safe and sustainable use of infrastructure, vehicles and transport modes.
As part of the National Reform Agenda’s competition reforms and specifically in response to the findings and recommendations of the Productivity Commission Inquiry on Road and Rail Freight Infrastructure Pricing, the CRRP Project Board was formed.