The National Accessible Transport Taskforce (the Taskforce), jointly led by the Australian Government and Queensland, is driving the reform and modernisation of the Disability Standards for Accessible Public Transport 2002 (Transport Standards).

Reforms are to be based on four principles that have been endorsed by the Transport and Infrastructure Council (which sits under the Council of Australian Governments):

The National Accessible Transport Taskforce (the Taskforce) is considering a range of policy options to modernise the Disability Standards for Accessible Public Transport 2002 (Transport Standards) for people with a disability. The Taskforce met regularly across June 2020 to focus on the initial areas for reform to the Transport Standards.

On 12 February 2021, the Department of Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development and Communications released the Reform of the Disability Standards for Accessible Public Transport: Consultation Regulation Impact Statement (Consultation RIS). This Consultation RIS is available on the Department's website.

The National Accessible Transport Taskforce and the National Accessible Transport Steering Committee met throughout the second half of 2020 to continue to consider a range of policy options to modernise the Disability Standards for Accessible Public Transport 2002 (Transport Standards) for people with disability.