Bureau of Transport Economics
BTE
1970 – January 1988
Renamed Bureau of Transport and Communications Economics in 1988.
Research bureau within the Commonwealth transport department that analysed the economics of transport in Australia and advised on transport policy and investment.
Names over time
- Bureau of Transport Economics1970–1988
- Bureau of Transport and Communications Economics1988–1997
- Bureau of Transport Economics1997–1999
- Bureau of Transport and Regional Economics1999–2008
- Bureau of Infrastructure, Transport and Regional Economics2008–present
How it came into existence
Formally established in early 1970 as a research bureau of the Department of Shipping and Transport to analyse transport costs and the economics of transport in Australia; it became operational in 1971.
- Transport economics research
Changes during its life
- 19 December 1972Passed to the Department of Transport when the Department of Shipping and Transport was renamed.
- 7 May 1982Moved with land and sea transport to the Department of Transport and Construction.
- 11 March 1983Moved to the new Department of Transport.
- 24 July 1987Moved to the Department of Transport and Communications.
- Assessment of road needs
- Advice on Commonwealth road funding
Described as a new organisation incorporating both bureaux that kept the Bureau of Transport Economics name.
How it ended
Renamed the Bureau of Transport and Communications Economics at the start of 1988, after the Department of Transport and Communications was formed.
Main functions
- Transport economics research
- Cost-benefit analysis of transport investment
- Transport statistics and forecasting
- Assessment of road needs and advice on road funding (from 1977)
Where it sits
Last in the portfolio of Department of Transport and Communications.
Lineage
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Sources
Government records and websites
Some dates or links for this organisation are not fully confirmed. Corrections are welcome.