05 Oct 2004								REF:CPPBGRA1

TO:	ITOL Project Team					


FM:	Winton BROCKLEBANK			E: winton.brocklebank@dotars.gov.au
	Office of Transport Security		T: 612-6274-6201
	DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORT 
	& REGIONAL SERVICES (DOTARS)					

CONFIRMATION OFCONTRIBUTIONS FOR OIC EDCM PROJECT

This is confirmation of the services and resources provided for the Electronic Dangerous Cargo Management [EDCM] Application
by members of the Open Interchange Consortium [OIC]. 

FINANCIAL CONTRIBUTIONS

The Office of Transport Security of the department of Transport and Regional Services [DOTARS] is prepared to provide
$ 5,000 as a financial contribution to the administration of the Open Interchange Consortium [OIC] electronic infrastructure
for the Electronic Dangerous Cargo Management [EDCM] project

IN-KIND CONTRIBUTIONS 

The Office of Transport Security has facilitated a number of meetings of the Australian Logistics Committee to develop 
the Business Rules for Dangerous Cargo Management for all parties involved with Dangerous Cargo.

Whilst a details of all the travel costs and management time have not maintained in a cost record it is a very conservative 
estimate that $ 50,000 is the contribution for event locations, travel time, meeting time and record time for ??? meetings 
between Sep 2003 and Sep 2004

The Office of Transport Security is prepared to arrange a series of seminars to promote Electronic Dangerous Cargo 
Management to all members of the Australian Transport Industry Committee as part of the In-Kind Contributions for 2004/2005

Yours sincerely

Winton BROCKLEBANK
Office of Transport Security
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORT &
REGIONAL SERVICES [DOTARS]