This Committee was registered as a result of the  Parliamentary Committee Survey of 1987.
On 27 April 1972, the Committee was appointed to inquire and report on :

 (a) the main causes of the present high level of the road toll in
     Australia;
 (b) the most effective means of achieving greater road safety in
     Australia;
 (c) the particular aspects of the problem to which those concerned
     with road safety could most advantageously direct their efforts;
     and
 (d) the economic cost to the community of road accidents in
     Australia in terms of -
       (i) material damage;
      (ii) loss of man hours and earning capacity; and
     (iii) cost of treatment of accident victims.

The Committee was re-appointed on 12 March 1973 and again on 12 March 1974. Following the dissolution of the House of Representatives on 10 April 1974 and the subsequent general election, the Committee was re-appointed on 18 July 1974 as a Standing Committee.
 

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