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Managing the Road Trauma Trust Account

What should be done

The Road Safety Council and the Office of Road Safety should establish policy for the administration of the Road Trauma Trust Account. The policy should include a clear definition of the role of the Office of Road Safety.

To demonstrate that all funding is distributed and acquitted under appropriate agreements:

  • the Office of Road Safety should ensure that agreements for all Road Trauma Trust Account expenditure are executed and filed appropriately
  • the Road Safety Council and Office of Road Safety should take steps to improve compliance with funding agreements
  • the Road Safety Council should ensure that all payments from the Road Trauma Trust Account are authorised
  • the Office of Road Safety should vigorously pursue all funding recipients for acquittals in keeping with the terms of the agreements.

To improve transparency and provide confidence in the quality of recommendations, the Road Safety Council should ensure that funding recommendations are supported by clearly articulated criteria and a master action plan for the strategy as a whole.

The Office of Road Safety and Road Safety Council should take steps to improve the quality and consistency of project reporting from funding recipients. To better evaluate the impact of Towards Zero and make informed future funding decisions, the Road Safety Council should:

  • clearly articulate funding priorities, using the agreed Priority Result Areas and projected Road Trauma Trust Account income
  • conduct systematic reviews of the contributions of funded projects to Towards Zero.
Page last updated: May 23, 2013

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