Operation AUSTRANS
Every year throughout May, police across Australia and New Zealand1 participate in Operation Austrans – a collaborative multi-agency, multi-jurisdictional enforcement operation to target road safety issues amongst the heavy vehicle road transport sector including fatigue, speed and drug use.
The operation has run for over 20 years, and involves a range of road, transport and safety authorities throughout Australia and New Zealand. All Australian state, territory and New Zealand police jurisdictions participate in Operation Austrans.
National Yearly Figures by Offence Type |
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Results only include offences involving heavy vehicles exceeding 4.5 tonnes GVM.
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2009 |
2010 |
2011 |
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General
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Speed
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1054
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807
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1757
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Seat belts
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476
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489
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599
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Dangerous driving
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*
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*
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16
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Unlicensed/ Suspended /Disqualified
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232
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294
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296
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Other Offences
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2016
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1240
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3450
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Dangerous goods/OHS offences
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57
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153
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96
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Permit breaches
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427
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528
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293
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Improvement notices
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*
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*
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223
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Other direction notices
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*
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*
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306
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Defect / Work order / Maintenance report / Veh Standards
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5811
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9734
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3714
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Drug and alcohol offences
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Drug offences (other than OFA)
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38
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39
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77
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Drug driving offenders
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34
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61
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73
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Preliminary drug screen tests
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*
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*
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6296**
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Drink Driving offenders
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14
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17
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53
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Alcotests
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*
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*
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36281**
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Fatigue Offences (Work Diary)
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1992
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1799
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2668
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Mass, dimensions and loading
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Exceed Mass
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1487
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1340
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603
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Exceed Dimensions
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372
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395
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967
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Load Restraint
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366
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357
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426
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Chain of responsibility
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*
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*
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88
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TOTAL OFFENCES |
14376 |
17253 |
15705 |
National Yearly Figures by Vehicle Type |
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Results only include the number of intercepted heavy vehicles exceeding 4.5 tonnes GVM.
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2009 |
2010 |
2011 |
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Articulated
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19599
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17356
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27159
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Coach/Bus
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1149
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1407
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1033
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Road Train
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2685
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5547
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4083
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B Double
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11886
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9282
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19965
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Rigid Truck
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14179
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17958
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21655
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TOTAL Vehicle Class
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49498
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51550
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73895
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* data not collected for this category
** Drug and alcohol screening tests are not included in the “Total Offences” figure
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Footnotes
1. Due to unforeseen circumstances New Zealand could not participate this year.