Commission of Inquiry into Transport to and from Tasmania
Nimmo Royal Commission of Inquiry into Transport to and from Tasmania · Nimmo Report
10 April 1974 – 25 March 1976
Commission of inquiry conducted by James Nimmo into how Tasmania was disadvantaged in freight and associated costs by depending on sea transport for its links with the other states.
How it came into existence
Appointed by the Whitlam government in 1974 with James Nimmo, a former Treasury officer and member of the Commonwealth Grants Commission, as commissioner. It was to establish how Tasmania was disadvantaged in freight and associated costs as the only state dependent on a single form of surface transport for its links with the others. It was appointed on 10 April 1974.
Changes during its life
- 19 September 1974Prime Minister announced an immediate reassessment of Australian National Line freight rates to and from Tasmania, stating that it did not anticipate the commission's report.
How it ended
Its report, dated March 1976, became known as the Nimmo Report; the Tasmanian Freight Equalisation Scheme, introduced in 1976, followed from its recommendations. The Parliamentary Handbook gives 25 March 1976 as the date the final report was presented.
Main functions
- Cost of sea transport of freight and passengers across Bass Strait
- Measures to offset Tasmania's transport disadvantage
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Sources
Government records and websites
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