Commonwealth Bureau of Roads
CBR
1965 – 1977
Statutory bureau that assessed Australia's road needs and advised the Commonwealth on road funding and road grants to the states.
How it came into existence
Established under the Commonwealth Bureau of Roads Act 1964 and began work in 1965 as an independent advisory body on road investment and Commonwealth road grants.
Legislation: Commonwealth Bureau of Roads Act 1964
How it ended
Abolished in 1977, when it was combined with the Bureau of Transport Economics, which took over its road needs and road funding functions and continued under that name.
- 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.
Main functions
- Assessment of national road needs
- Advice on Commonwealth road grants to the states
- Road economics and planning research
- Periodic reports on roads in Australia
Where it sits
Last in the portfolio of Department of Transport.
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Sources
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