Department of Transport and Regional Services
DOTARS
21 October 1998 – 3 December 2007
Previously Department of Transport and Regional Development (1996–1998). Renamed Department of Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development and Local Government in 2007.
Department of State responsible for transport policy, regulation and safety, road funding, regional development and services, local government and the administration of territories.
Names over time
- Department of Transport1993–1996
- Department of Transport and Regional Development1996–1998
- Department of Transport and Regional Services1998–2007
- Department of Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development and Local Government2007–2010
- Department of Infrastructure and Transport2010–2013
- Department of Infrastructure and Regional Development2013–2017
- Department of Infrastructure, Regional Development and Cities2017–2019
- Department of Infrastructure, Transport, Cities and Regional Development2019–2020
- Department of Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development and Communications2020–2022
- Department of Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development, Communications and the Arts2022–2025
- Department of Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development, Communications, Sport and the Arts2025–present
How it came into existence
Created by the Administrative Arrangements Order of 21 October 1998 from the Department of Transport and Regional Development, which it succeeded with a new emphasis on regional services.
- Transport
- Regional development
- Territories
- Local government
Changes during its life
- Vehicle safety standards (Australian Design Rules)
- Administration of the Motor Vehicle Standards Act 1989
How it ended
Renamed the Department of Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development and Local Government on 3 December 2007, when territories went to the Attorney-General's Department.
- Territories administration
- Renamed to Department of Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development and Local Government · 3 December 2007
- Transport
- Regional development
- Local government
Main functions
- Aviation, maritime and land transport policy and regulation
- Transport safety investigation (Australian Transport Safety Bureau)
- Road and rail funding, including AusLink
- Regional development and regional services programs
- Local government relations and financial assistance grants
- Administration of the external territories and the Jervis Bay Territory
Bodies in this portfolio (11)
- Federal Office of Road Safety 1974–1999
- Bureau of Air Safety Investigation 1982–1999
- ANL Limited 1989–1998
- Marine Incident Investigation Unit 1990–1999
- National Rail Corporation Limited 1991–2002
- National Road Transport Commission 1991–2004
- Bureau of Transport Economics 1997–1999
- Bankstown Airport Limited 1998–2003
- Camden Airport Limited 1998–2003
- Hoxton Park Airport Limited 1998–2003
- Sydney Airports Corporation Limited 1998–2002
Lineage
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Sources
Primary sources
- Administrative Arrangements Order of 26 November 2001 (sets it out)
- Administrative Arrangements Order of 3 December 2007 (took effect as it ended)
5 more Administrative Arrangements Orders set it out
- Administrative Arrangements Order of 18 December 2003 (sets it out)
- Administrative Arrangements Order of 26 October 2004 (sets it out)
- Administrative Arrangements Order of 16 December 2004 (sets it out)
- Administrative Arrangements Order of 21 September 2006 (sets it out)
- Administrative Arrangements Order of 21 September 2006, as amended to 30 January 2007 (sets it out)