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New IAP monitoring parameter endorsed by TCA Board
Friday, 7 July 2006
Transport Certification Australia Limited (TCA) today announced that a new monitoring parameter will be included to the Intelligent Access Program (IAP), allowing for the self-declaration of information.
TCA’s Board of Directors endorsed the inclusion of a self-declaration of information capability to the IAP. Until now the IAP has provided for the monitoring of three parameters – route and temporal compliance and speed compliance.
With the inclusion of the fourth parameter, TCA will proceed to revise the IAP Functional and Technical Specification to include the new functionality. As per the development of the specification to date, TCA will engage and consult with stakeholders on the detail of the capability.
TCA Chief Executive Officer, Mr Chris Koniditsiotis said the Board decided to include the self-declaration of information capability in order to provide greater functionality to the IAP, which will increase the range of IAP applications and uses that can be implemented. At this stage, three types of self-declaration items will be supported including vehicle configuration, gross vehicle mass, and a comments field.
“We engaged with jurisdictions, transport industry and the telematics industry in identifying the need for this additional functionality. We found that the ability to self-declare general comments would benefit the transport industry in being able to provide up-front any additional information which may explain the reason for any apparent non-compliant activity. This ability significantly reduces compliance costs for both the transport operator and the jurisdiction”, said Mr Koniditsiotis
Mr Koniditsiotis explained that while TCA certifies IAP Service Providers and administers the IAP, the actual establishment and operation of IAP Applications are managed by jurisdictions. TCA is in effect the ‘wholesaler’ of the IAP, and the jurisdictions are the ‘retailers’, who apply the IAP to support their transport policies.
Transport operators should not simply wait on regulators to identify uses of the IAP. The IAP provides an excellent means of negotiating improved access to the road network and demonstrating compliance with the conditions of that access. The inclusion of the new self-declaration capability adds to the negotiating power of the IAP,” Mr Koniditsiotis said.
Transport Certification Australia recently announced that it is Taking the IAP to Market by the end of 2006. It is expected participation in the program to grow to about 8,500 vehicles by 2010.
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