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This comprehensive examination of South Africa's transport regulation landscape emphasizes the critical need for a clear institutional framework to enhance operational efficiency and infrastructure investment. Part 1 highlights the current chaotic arrangement with undefined roles and responsibilities among key departments. Part 2 proposes a streamlined regulatory approach, including the establishment of a dedicated Rail Economic Regulator and consolidated aviation regulators. Part 3 outlines essential policy and legal recommendations, while Part 4 envisions a unified transport regulatory body to improve service delivery across all transport sectors.
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TRANSPORT ECONOMIC REGULATION TIPS FORUM 2008
CONTENTS • PART 1: CURRENT SITUATION • PART 2: PROPOSED REGULATORY APPROACH • PART 3: POLICY AND LEGAL RECOMMENDATIONS • PART 4: END IN MIND
CURRENT SITUATION PART 1
CURRENT SITUATION • NO CLEAR INSTITUTIONAL RESPONSIBILITY • UNDEFINED ROLES ON POLICY AND SHAREHOLDER RESPONSIBILITIES • DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORT • DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC ENTERPRISES (TRANSNET) • ABSENCE OF STATE DRIVEN REGULATION • OPERATIONAL INEFFICIENCIES • LACK OF INFRASTRUCTURE INVESTMENT (RAIL & MARITIME) • CLUTTERED REGULATORS (AVIATION)
PROPOSED REGULATORY APPROACH PART 2
PROPOSED REGULATORY APPROACH • ESTABLISHMENT OF THE RAIL ECONOMIC REGULATOR • CONSOLIDATION OF AVIATION ECONOMIC REGULATORS • REGULATING COMMITTEE (tariffs and service levels) • AIR SERVICE LICENSING COUNCIL (market entry) • INTERNATIONAL AIR SERVICES COUNCIL (market entry) • ESTABLISHMENT OF THE CROSS BOARDER/ROAD TRANSPORT ECONOMIC REGULATOR
POLICY AND LEGAL RECOMMENDATIONS • WHITE PAPER ON NATIONAL TRANSPORT POLICY 1996 • NATIONAL FREIGHT LOGISTICS STRATEGY • ESTABLISHMENT OF THE RAIL ECONOMIC REGULATOR • NATIONAL LAND TRANSPORT BILL • CROSS BOARDER ROAD TRANSPORT ECONOMIC REGULATOR
END IN MIND PART 4
END IN MIND CONSOLIDATION OF TRANSPORT SECTOR(AVIATION, MARITIME, CROSS BOARDER/ROAD AND RAIL) ECONOMIC REGULATORS INTO ONE REGULATOR AND ULTIMATELY ESTABLISH THE SINGLE TRANSPORT REGULATOR
END IN MIND Economic Regulator Safety Regulator A&M RAIL END IN MIND Single Transport Regulator CBRT Environment Regulator Security Regulator