On 16 April 2026, we published an article that detailed the Transport Workers’ Union of Australia and the Australian Road Transport Industrial Organisation’s joint application (MS2026/1) for an expedited road transport contractual chain order (RTCCO) to address the disruption to the fuel supply chains due to the difficulties in shipping through the Strait of Hormuz. Since publishing that article, the Fair Work Commission (FWC) has made the anticipated emergency RTCCO.
