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Transport for NSW (TfNSW) is a New South Wales Government transport services and roads agency established on 1 November 2011. The agency is a different entity to the NSW Department of Transport, which is a department of the state government of New South Wales, and the ultimate parent entity of Transport for NSW.
The Minister for Regional Transport and Roads is a minister in the Government of New South Wales who has responsibilities for the development of road infrastructure and road pricing, and taxi and hire car policy and regulation in the regional parts of the state. [1] [2]
Transport for NSW is the main New South Wales Government agency responsible for major road infrastructure, licensing of drivers, and registration of motor vehicles. It directly manages State roads and provides funding to local councils for regional and local roads.
The first public railway line in New South Wales was the Sydney–Parramatta Railway which opened on 26 September 1855. [2] Railways were operated by New South Wales Government Railways which was under the supervision of a single Commissioner for Railways until 1888, 3 commissioners until 1907, [3] before returning to a Chief Commissioner from 1907. [4]
A ministry of transport or transportation is a ministry responsible for transportation within a country. It usually is administered by the minister for transport . The term is also sometimes applied to the departments or other government agencies administering transport in nations who do not employ ministers.
Branding used by RMS until 2017. It was changed to the Waratah logo as a result of NSW Government Brand Guidelines - August 2017. Roads and Maritime Services (also known as Roads & Maritime Services) was an agency of the New South Wales Government responsible for building and maintaining road infrastructure and managing the day-to-day compliance and safety for roads and waterways.
On 16 January 1989, the Department of Main Roads, Department of Motor Transport, and the Traffic Authority were amalgamated to form the Roads & Traffic Authority under the Transport Administration Act, No. 109, 1988 (NSW). On 1 November 2011, the Roads & Traffic Authority merged with NSW Maritime to become Roads & Maritime Services (RMS). [2]
The Australian Road Rules are a set of model road rules developed by the National Road Transport Commission which form the basis for state and territory road rules across Australia. The first edition of the rules was published on 19 October 1999, after decades of working towards a shared road safety policy with officials from jurisdictions ...