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Department of Main Roads
Agency overview
Formed	26 February 1996
Preceding agency	Department of Transport;
Dissolved	26 March 2009
Superseding agency	Department of Transport and Main Roads;
Type	Department
Jurisdiction	Queensland
Child agencies	Department of Main Roads (II), Road System and Engineering Group, Transport Technology Division, Construction Services; Main Roads Department, Southern Region, Wide Bay District, Bundaberg Office;
Key documents	Establishing: Public Service Management and Employment Act 1988: Public Service Management and Employment (Departmental Changes) Order (No. 2) 1996; Abolishing: Public Service Act 2008: Public Service Departmental Arrangements Notice (No. 2) 2009;
Agency ID	193
Footnotes
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The Department of Main Roads^[b]^[c] was established on 26/2/1996 and abolished on 26/3/2009.

It was a Queensland Government department responsible for main roads construction and maintenance. On 26 March 2009, under Public Service Departmental Arrangements Notice (No. 2) 2009, the Department of Main Roads was abolished and its functions transferred to the new Department of Transport and Main Roads.

History

Establishment

On 26 February 1996, under the Public Service Management and Employment (Departmental Changes) Order (No. 2), the Department of Main Roads was established and all functions relating to roads then held by the previous Department of Transport (disambiguation) (II) were transferred to the new department. On 8 January 2007, that part of the Department of Transport known as the Infrastructure Branch also became part of the Department of Main Roads.^[1]

Portfolios

Minister of Transport and Main Roads^[1]

Abolition

On 26 March 2009, under Public Service Departmental Arrangements Notice (No. 2) 2009, the Department of Main Roads was abolished and its functions transferred to the new Department of Transport and Main Roads.^[1]

Function

The agency had the following responsibilities:^[1]

From 26 February 1996, under Administrative Arrangements Order (No. 2) 1996, the Department was named as responsbile for Roads (providing and maintaining a road network as part of the state's transport system).

Agencies controlled

The agency controlled the Department of Main Roads (II), Road System and Engineering Group, Transport Technology Division, Construction Services from 14/2/1996 to 26/3/2009 and also controlled the Main Roads Department, Southern Region, Wide Bay District, Bundaberg Office from 26/2/1996 to 26/3/2009.^[1]

Administered Acts

The department executed its functions and responsibilites via various Acts and regulations. Acts administered by the department included:^[1]

Queensland Cement and Limestones Company Limited Agreement Act 1977 (sch pt III)
Transport (Gladstone East End to Harbour Corridor) Act 1996
Transport Infrastructure Act 1994 (except to the extent administered by the Minister for Environment and Heritage and Minister for Natural Resources)
Transport Infrastructure (Roads) Act, 1991
Transport Operations (Road Use Management) Act, 1995
Transport Planning and Coordination Act 1994

Notes

^ Queensland State Archives agency identity number
^ There is another Queensland Government agency with the same name, Department of Main Roads (1951–1991)
^ The Queensland State Archives uses the name "Department of Main Roads (II)" for this agency.

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g "Department of Main Roads (II) – Id:193". Queensland State Archives. Retrieved 11 April 2020.

Sources

Queensland Government Gazette, 2001, Vol.CCCXXVI, No.39, p.747
Queensland Government Gazette, 1998, Vol.CCCXVIII, No.76, p.1088
Queensland Government Directory, 1997, p.249
Queensland Government Gazette, 1996, Vol.CCCXI,No.38, p.801
Queensland Government Gazette, 1996, Vol.CCCXI, No.42, 1996, pp.914, 927
Queensland Transport, Annual Report 1995 - 1996, p.1
Department of Main Roads, Annual Report 1995 - 1996, p.1
Queensland Government Gazette 2007, vol. 344, no. 27, p. 524
Queensland Government Gazette 2009, vol. 350, no. 71, pp. 1307 - 1359

Attribution

This Wikipedia article was originally based on Agency Details: Department of Main Roads (II) published by the State of Queensland under CC-BY 3.0 AU licence (accessed on 11 April 2020) Category:Articles incorporating text from the Queensland State Archives

Category:Former government departments of Queensland Category:1996 establishments in Australia Category:Government agencies established in 1996 Category:2009 disestablishments in Australia Category:Government agencies disestablished in 2009

[2] Queensland State Archives agency identity number

[3] There is another Queensland Government agency with the same name, Department of Main Roads (1951–1991)

[4] The Queensland State Archives uses the name "Department of Main Roads (II)" for this agency.

[ADarchive-1] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g "Department of Main Roads (II) – Id:193". Queensland State Archives. Retrieved 11 April 2020.

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