Portfolio: Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development, Communications, Sport and the Arts
http://www.onrsr.com.au/
New Vehicle Efficiency Standard (NVES) Regulator and IT Build
Department of Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development, Communications, Sport and the Arts
Total Budget
$79.2M
Digital Budget
$23.8M
July 2024 — January 2026
The establishment of a NVES for light vehicles will deliver more fuel-efficient cars for Australians and support the government’s commitment to achieve net zero by 2050. This investment is for the development of an effective ICT environment in which to manage the regulatory obligations around the NVES, such as data capture from vehicle suppliers/importers, reporting, facilitation of compliance and audit functions, and the establishment and maintenance of a NVES credit trading scheme.
Reporting and Program Management (RPM) System
Department of Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development, Communications, Sport and the Arts
Total Budget
$30.8M
Digital Budget
$14.2M
July 2023 — June 2026
The RPM project is improving the administration of grant payments to states and territories for land transport infrastructure projects. Following recommendations from the Australian National Audit Office, the department is developing a new system, which has been designed to address evolving business needs and transition the current legacy system to a more scalable and flexible system. The RPM Project Objectives are: (1) Develop a new system to automate, simplify and streamline business processes; (2) Provide a single source of data for all grant process stages that is validated and accurate, easy to access and analyse; (3) Ensure the new system is intuitive, easy to use and flexible, and can be extended to meet future needs; and (4) Migrate data from the existing data sources into a consolidated source of truth for infrastructure investment.
Digital First (DF) Program
National Archives of Australia
Total Budget
$25.1M
Digital Budget
$20.6M
July 2023 — June 2026
The National Archives of Australia has established the DF Program to uplift its ability to manage, preserve and provide meaningful access to an increasingly digital collection of records that hold national significance. In late 2025, the DF Program was rescoped to realign the work of the program to support implementation of the new Strategy 2025–2030: Evolving National Archives. The program will finish in June 2026, with additional scope relating to account and workload management to be addressed through strategy implementation.
Fighting SMS Scams
Australian Communications and Media Authority
Total Budget
$10.9M
Digital Budget
$3.2M
October 2024 — July 2026
This project is enabling the Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA) to develop, operate and maintain an SMS ID registry to help prevent scammers from impersonating brands and entities in texts, using message headers (such as myGov), and to create a trusted communications channel.
Spectrum Management
Australian Communications and Media Authority
Total Budget
$22.7M
Digital Budget
$20.9M
October 2022 — May 2027
The digital spectrum management system will include a range of new and enhanced digital and ICT capabilities to support improved spectrum management.
12 tagged
Reform proposals on YourGov that name this department as a delivery partner — drawn from citizen voice, government strategy, research, international examples and gap analysis.
STRATEGY SUMMARY
To enhance rail safety for the Australian community through targeted, risk-based regulation and by proactively sharing insights and information arising from our work. [CP p.5]
PURPOSE
To enhance rail safety for the Australian community through targeted, risk-based regulation and by proactively sharing insights and information arising from our work. [CP p.5]
Corporate Plan 2024-25 · p.5Strategic priorities
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Leverage data and intelligence to enhance our approach to risk-based regulation
Corporate Plan 2024-25 · p.12Cultivate strong and collaborative relationships with key stakeholders
Corporate Plan 2024-25 · p.14Influence safety practices and build safety knowledge among rail transport operators
Corporate Plan 2024-25 · p.17Outcomes
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Outcome 1: Enhanced risk-based approach to rail safety regulation
Refine the ONRSR risk model and supporting decision tools to better target our resources to deliver the greatest safety improvement impact.
KEY ACTIVITIES
Outcome 2: Engaged and skilled workforce
Reinforce leadership behaviours where everyone feels respected, connected and trusted.
KEY ACTIVITIES
Outcome 3: Effective stakeholder relationships
Develop an ONRSR engagement and education strategy to outline the approach to engage duty holders and key rail safety stakeholders.
KEY ACTIVITIES
Outcome 4: Efficient and effective regulator
Deliver a revised cost recovery model.
KEY ACTIVITIES
Outcome 5: Safety leadership
Establish an annual education and engagement (safety promotion) program, along with an appropriate evaluation framework, to encourage and support the rail industry to achieve safety improvements.
KEY ACTIVITIES
Values
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Integrity
Respect
Independence
Diligence
Excellence
Performance measures
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| Code | Measure | Target 2025-26 | Latest result | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
CCE01 | National rate of key occurrence category incidents | Decrease (3 yr. trend) Corporate Plan 2024-25 | 0.58 Annual Report 2019-20 | Achieved |
CCE02 | Number of drug and alcohol tests and % positive | 0% drug, 0% alcohol Corporate Plan 2024-25 | 0% drug, 0.263% alcohol Annual Report 2019-20 | Achieved |
CCE03 | % of set minimum interaction levels achieved in previous calendar year | 100% Corporate Plan 2024-25 | 100% Annual Report 2019-20 | Achieved |
CCE04 | % of preliminary audit reports issued within four weeks of an audit | 90% Corporate Plan 2024-25 | 87% Annual Report 2019-20 | Achieved |
CCE05 | % of inspection reports issued within four weeks of an inspection | 90% Corporate Plan 2024-25 | 94.5% Annual Report 2019-20 | Achieved |
CCE06 | % adoption of ONRSR’s major project guidance | 100% Corporate Plan 2024-25 | 91% Annual Report 2019-20 | Achieved |
CCE07 | % annual voluntary staff turnover | 10-15% Corporate Plan 2024-25 | 7.2% Annual Report 2019-20 | Achieved |
CCE08 | % of payroll invested in training and development | 1-2% Corporate Plan 2024-25 | 1.26% Annual Report 2019-20 | Achieved |
CCE09 | Annual lost time injury frequency rate (LTIFR) | 0 Corporate Plan 2024-25 | 9.58% Annual Report 2019-20 | Not Achieved |
Source documents
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2019-20
Annual Report 2019–2020
Open
2024-25
Corporate Plan 2024-2025
Open
2022
Corporate Plan 2022-2025
Open
2021
Corporate Plan 2021-2024
Open
2020
Corporate Plan 2020-2023
Open
2019
Corporate Plan 2019-2022
Open
25016 ONRSR External Strategic Directions Amends 1 0
Open
ONRSR Engagement and Education Strategy
Open
Ideas distilled from this entity's strategy & evidence
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Recommendation tracker for audits, reviews, and inquiries
Publish a single internal tracker for audit/review recommendations, owners, due dates, and implementation evidence.
24047-ONRSR-Corporate-Plan-FA-3-web.pdf)
Integrated assurance and lessons-learned system
Create an assurance system that connects audit findings, risk registers, delivery reviews, and investment decisions.
24047-ONRSR-Corporate-Plan-FA-3-web.pdf)
Regulatory burden scan for forms, guidance, and reporting
Identify the top 10 highest-friction reporting obligations and simplify guidance, forms, or evidence requirements.
Corporate-Plan-2019-2022.pdf)
Adaptive regulation program with live feedback loops
Create an adaptive regulation model using sandboxes, industry data, risk scoring, and regular rule updates.
Corporate-Plan-2019-2022.pdf)
KPI evidence register with named owners
Create a simple register mapping each KPI to source data, owner, frequency, target, and last result.
ONRSR-2019-2020-Annual-Report-web-version.pdf)
Outcome dashboard linking budget, delivery, and public impact
Build a public-facing outcome dashboard showing spend, outputs, outcomes, and delivery confidence.
ONRSR-2019-2020-Annual-Report-web-version.pdf)
Consultation feedback summaries with response tracking
Summarise consultation submissions by theme and publish what changed in response.
ONRSR-2019-2020-Annual-Report-web-version.pdf)
Always-on policy participation platform
Create a standing participation platform where citizens and stakeholders can propose, vote, and track ideas.
ONRSR-2019-2020-Annual-Report-web-version.pdf)
Procurement lessons library for repeat purchases
Capture reusable procurement clauses, market lessons, supplier performance notes, and common evaluation criteria.
latest-news)
Portfolio delivery office for major investments
Stand up a portfolio delivery office that tracks benefits, risks, dependencies, procurement, and delivery confidence.
latest-news)
Reusable briefing and summary assistant for internal documents
Create controlled templates for summarising reports, submissions, minutes, and ministerial briefs.
ONRSR-2019-2020-Annual-Report-web-version.pdf)
Department-wide knowledge and briefing platform
Build a secure knowledge platform that lets staff search, summarise, and cite approved departmental material.
ONRSR-2019-2020-Annual-Report-web-version.pdf)
Recommendation tracker for audits, reviews, and inquiries
Publish a single internal tracker for audit/review recommendations, owners, due dates, and implementation evidence.
24047-ONRSR-Corporate-Plan-FA-3-web.pdf)
Integrated assurance and lessons-learned system
Create an assurance system that connects audit findings, risk registers, delivery reviews, and investment decisions.
24047-ONRSR-Corporate-Plan-FA-3-web.pdf)
Regulatory burden scan for forms, guidance, and reporting
Identify the top 10 highest-friction reporting obligations and simplify guidance, forms, or evidence requirements.
Corporate-Plan-2019-2022.pdf)
Adaptive regulation program with live feedback loops
Create an adaptive regulation model using sandboxes, industry data, risk scoring, and regular rule updates.
Corporate-Plan-2019-2022.pdf)
KPI evidence register with named owners
Create a simple register mapping each KPI to source data, owner, frequency, target, and last result.
ONRSR-2019-2020-Annual-Report-web-version.pdf)
Outcome dashboard linking budget, delivery, and public impact
Build a public-facing outcome dashboard showing spend, outputs, outcomes, and delivery confidence.
ONRSR-2019-2020-Annual-Report-web-version.pdf)
Consultation feedback summaries with response tracking
Summarise consultation submissions by theme and publish what changed in response.
ONRSR-2019-2020-Annual-Report-web-version.pdf)
Always-on policy participation platform
Create a standing participation platform where citizens and stakeholders can propose, vote, and track ideas.
ONRSR-2019-2020-Annual-Report-web-version.pdf)
Procurement lessons library for repeat purchases
Capture reusable procurement clauses, market lessons, supplier performance notes, and common evaluation criteria.
latest-news)
Portfolio delivery office for major investments
Stand up a portfolio delivery office that tracks benefits, risks, dependencies, procurement, and delivery confidence.
latest-news)
Reusable briefing and summary assistant for internal documents
Create controlled templates for summarising reports, submissions, minutes, and ministerial briefs.
ONRSR-2019-2020-Annual-Report-web-version.pdf)
Department-wide knowledge and briefing platform
Build a secure knowledge platform that lets staff search, summarise, and cite approved departmental material.
ONRSR-2019-2020-Annual-Report-web-version.pdf)
Source library
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9.9MB
2019-20.pdf
5.1MB
2024-25.pdf
2.3MB
2022.pdf
2.1MB
2021.pdf
2.7MB
2020.pdf
3.2MB
2019.pdf
178KB
Whistleblower-and-Public-Interest-Disclosures.pdf
2.1MB
Office-Accessibility-Adelaide.pdf
2.1MB
Office-Accessibility-Hobart.pdf
2.1MB
Office-Accessibility-Brisbane.pdf
2.2MB
Office-Accessibility-Melbourne.pdf
462KB
25016-ONRSR-External-Strategic-Directions-Amends-1.0.pdf
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