Electric Vehicles

Status

Version 2.3 December 2022

Review notes

This is the instrument of authorisation for the Working Group.

The Terms of Reference will be reviewed as required. Revisions will be version controlled and distributed to Working Group members.

Authority

The Working Group was established under action 3.2 of Climate Action 21: Tasmania’s Climate Change Action Plan 2017-2021 to “establish an electric vehicle working group to develop a coordinated approach”.

Purpose

The purpose of the Working Group is to provide advice on developing a coordinated approach to support the uptake of electric vehicles in Tasmania.

Scope

For the purpose of the Working Group, the term ‘electric vehicle’ refers to plug-in hybrids, battery electric and hydrogen fuel cell vehicles, unless otherwise specified (see Attachment 1 below for definitions). ‘Zero emissions’ refers to battery electric and hydrogen fuel cell vehicles. Electric vehicles include cars, buses, trucks, trains, aeroplanes, boats, bicycles, motorbikes and scooters.

Role

The role of the Working Group is to:

• identify and explore barriers to electric vehicle uptake;
• review relevant policy and regulatory settings relating to each barrier;
• identify priority areas of action to support electric vehicle uptake;
• understand the impact of electric vehicle uptake on Tasmania’s electricity sector;
• assess approaches to support the rollout of electric vehicle charging infrastructure in Tasmania; and
• investigate ways to improve electric vehicle data collection.

In doing so, the Working Group will explore the social, environmental and economic benefits of electric vehicles, and consider the impact of increased uptake on existing industry sectors. The Working Group will also share knowledge and facilitate communication between key industry partners.

The role of the Working Group will include providing advice on how to best utilise the Government’s committed funds to support electric vehicle uptake.

Reporting

The Working Group reports to the Department of State Growth’s Renewables, Climate and Future Industries Tasmania.

Meeting frequency

The Working Group will meet approximately once every three months.

Members will be consulted out-of-session as required.

Sub-committees comprising members with relevant skills/knowledge may be formed to work on specific issues as required.

Membership

The Working Group members are listed below.

Chair

Director Climate Change is responsible for convening and conducting the Working Group meetings. If the designated Chair is not available, an alternative representative from ReCFIT will be responsible for convening and conducting that meeting.

Members

As of December 2022, membership of the Working Group comprises:

• Australian Electric Vehicle Association
• Aurora Energy
• Brand Tasmania
• Department of Education
• Department of Health
• Department of Police, Fire and Emergency Management
• Department of State Growth
• Department of Treasury and Finance
• The Good Car Company
• Hydro Tasmania
• Local Government Association of Tasmania
• Metro Tasmania
• Royal Automobile Club of Tasmania (RACT)
• Sustainable Living Tasmania
• Tasmanian Automobile Chamber of Commerce (TACC)
• Tasmanian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (TCCI)
• TasNetworks
• Tourism Tasmania
• University of Tasmania

Guidelines for proxies

Members of the Working Group can nominate a proxy to attend a meeting if the member is unable to.

New members

New members may be added to the Working Group at any time by arrangement with ReCFIT and with agreement from the Chair.

Secretariat

Secretariat and administrative support is provided by ReCFIT. Role and responsibilities of the Secretariat include:

• coordinate, schedule and manage the administration of meetings, including secretarial support to record minutes;
• prepare and disseminate meeting papers, including agendas, minutes and relevant information;
• act as a primary point of contact and liaison between members of the Working Group and ReCFIT.

Meeting papers, agendas and minutes

Meeting papers and agendas to be circulated at least three business days prior to each meeting. Minutes will be provided to members, in confidence, no later than two weeks following each meeting.

Communications and confidentiality

Members of the Working Group must not make any media statements nor publish details of the Group’s activities without the agreement of the Chair. Working Group members maintain the confidentiality of Working Group discussions. Information on the Working Group will be communicated to the public via the ReCFIT website at www.recfit.tas.gov.au