Action Description Measure of Achievement Implementation of The Australian Government is committed to The success of this recommendations reducing against people with activity will be measured arising from the second disability and improving public transport by the implementation of review of Disability accessibility. The Transport Standards are required the review’s Standards for to be reviewed every five years. The second review recommendations. Accessible Public of the Transport Standards was in 2012. The second review made Transport 2002 Further details are contained in the Australian a number of (Transport Standards) Government response to the review. recommendations, Further information is including: Lead agency: Department of Infrastructure and available at the website. Recommendation 1 - Regional Development Modernisation of the Transport Standards. Government, transport industry and disability sector representatives are progressing work surrounding two tranches of identified modernisation issues. Proposed amendments will be finalised following public consultation. Recommendation 4 - A Whole of Journey Guide for assisting transport planners to think beyond compliance to create accessible public transport journeys will be finalised in late 2017 following national consultation.
Action Description Measure of Achievement Implementation of recommendations arising from the second review of Disability Standards for Accessible Public Transport 2002 (Transport Standards) Further information is available at the website. The Australian Government is committed to reducing against people with disability and improving public transport accessibility. The Transport Standards are required to be reviewed every five years. The second review of the Transport Standards was in 2012. Further details are contained in the Australian Government response to the review. Lead agency: Department of Infrastructure and Regional Development The success of this activity will be measured by the implementation of the review’s recommendations. The second review made a number of recommendations, including: Recommendation 1 - Modernisation of the Transport Standards. Government, transport industry and disability sector representatives are progressing work surrounding two tranches of identified modernisation issues. Proposed amendments will be finalised following public consultation. Recommendation 4 - A Whole of Journey Guide for assisting transport planners to think beyond compliance to create accessible public transport journeys will be finalised in late 2017 following national consultation.
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