The Road Transport Advisory Group

The RTAG is established under the Fair Work Act 2009. 

The role of the RTAG is to advise us in relation to matters that relate to the road transport industry, including when we are:

• making or changing modern awards about the road transport industry
• making, changing or revoking road transport minimum standards orders and guidelines
• making, changing or revoking road transport contractual chain orders and guidelines, and
• prioritising cases affecting the road transport industry.

 Read the Terms of Reference.

The Minister for Employment and Workplace Relations appoints RTAG members. 

From 26 August 2024, the RTAG members are:

Our President can appoint a member of the expert panel on road transport as the RTAG Chair. The President has appointed Vice President Ingrid Asbury to this role.

The RTAG can consult broadly, including by forming subcommittees to advise it. Subcommittee members can be industry participants who are not members of the RTAG.

The RTAG must form an owner driver subcommittee if:

• a proposed road transport minimum standards order or road transport contractual chain order will cover owner drivers, or
• we propose to exercise powers or functions about a road transport minimum standards order or road transport contractual chain order that may affect owner drivers.

The RTAG must consult any relevant subcommittees before advising us about a case.

Subcommittees formed

The RTAG formed subcommittees to advise about applications for:

• an employee‑like minimum standards order (MS2021/1) and a road transport minimum standards order (MS2024/2) covering ‘last mile delivery’.
• an employee‑like minimum standards order (MS2024/3) covering the delivery of food, beverages and other like items.
• a road transport contractual chain order (MS2024/4)
• an application to vary the Road Transport (Long Distance Operations) Award 2020 (AM2024/35).

The initial consultation with these subcommittees concluded in August. Here is a list of subcommittee participants.