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Policy and Regulatory Reform

 The next Australian Government should develop an automotive industry
blueprint, a Sector Strategy, in consultation and partnership with industry,
which would provide guidance and a policy framework for the automotive
industry as it transitions into new technologies and potentially new policy
settings such as electric vehicle targets.

 Reduce the number of definitions of small business across policy,

legislation, and regulation. Create a peak industry and government
taskforce to identify definitions and reduce and harmonise definitions
across the Commonwealth and jurisdictions.

 Implement an automotive-specific Franchise Code of Conduct by no later

than 1 January 2020.

 Implement a Code of Conduct for Access to Motor Vehicle Service and
Repair Information by no later than 1 January 2020.

 Implement a national mandated Motor Vehicle Insurance and Repair
Industry Code of Conduct, with enforceable provisions and penalties by no
later than 1 January 2020.

 Develop a national program aimed at the proper disposal of end-of-life
vehicles.

 Conduct a review into the structural issues that are preventing automotive
recyclers and other industry sectors from accessing business insurance.

 Use the Council of Australian Governments (COAG) to reduce red-tape and
better align state-based legislation and regulation to improve business
competitiveness and consumer certainty regarding the registration, repair
and retailing of motor vehicles across Australia.

 Develop technical notes that would assist state-based adjudicators to
make more consistent decisions when applying the Australian Consumer
Law to motor vehicle faults and warranty issues.

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