Eric Abetz (Tasmania, Liberal Party, Minister for Employment) Share this | Hansard source

It is very clear that conclusions have been reached around the world that the vast majority of accidents involving trucks are the result of the other driver and not the truck driver. The particular circumstance to which the senator refers is one of those exceptions. The question then is: can we rule out such an event ever occurring again? Regrettably, nobody would ever be in that position. What we have to ask is: what is a sensible way forward in this area? It is noteworthy that when the former government put forward its road safety tribunal in relation to this matter, the regulation impact statement told us that remuneration related to safety has not been investigated.(Time expired)