On 22 November 2011, the Minister for Tertiary Education, Skills, Jobs and Workplace Relations and the Minister for Infrastructure and Transport jointly announced that the Government will establish the Road Safety Remuneration Tribunal, which will have the ability to set pay or pay-related conditions to promote safe driving practices for truck drivers. Despite road safety improvements, there are still an unacceptably high number of truck accidents. Speed and fatigue are often identified as the primary cause for a crash. However, there is some research to suggest that the remuneration for drivers is a factor in safety outcomes. The aim of Government action is to put in place measures which can result in a reduction of the financial incentives for employee and owner drivers to drive in ways that increase the risk of death and injuries on the road. The objective is to improve safety performance in the road transport industry and to reduce the number of deaths and injuries for both truck drivers and the general public. A Regulation Impact Statement (RIS) was prepared by the Department of Education, Employment and Workplace Relations and assessed as adequate by the Office of Best Practice Regulation.
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