Transport & infrastructureAgency
Bureau of Transport Economics
BTE
1997 – 1999
Previously Bureau of Transport and Communications Economics (1988–1997). Renamed Bureau of Transport and Regional Economics in 1999.
Research bureau of the Commonwealth transport department that analysed transport economics, statistics and infrastructure 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
Formed in 1997 when the Bureau of Transport and Communications Economics reverted to the name Bureau of Transport Economics after its communications research role ended.
Changes during its life
- 21 October 1998Moved to the Department of Transport and Regional Services.
How it ended
Renamed the Bureau of Transport and Regional Economics in 1999 when regional economic research was added to its role.
Main functions
- Transport economics research
- Transport statistics and forecasting
- Evaluation of transport infrastructure investment
Where it sits
Last in the portfolio of Department of Transport and Regional Services.
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Sources
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