AusLink (National Land Transport) Act 2005
Explanatory statement – Variation of AusLink Roads to Recovery List No. 2008/2
On 2 August 2005, the Minister determined a list of bodies to receive Roads to Recovery funds (the list) and their allocations as required under s.87 of the AusLink (National Land Transport) Act 2005 (the Act). The bodies listed are the local government authorities that existed at the time but there is provision in the Act to amend the list to take account of council amalgamations etc. Several changes have already occurred which are now reflected in the list.
Local government in Queensland was restructured with effect from 15 March 2008 and the list was amended by instrument 2008/1 to reflect these changes. Unfortunately, the instrument removed the Murweh Shire Council, the Townsville City Council and the Winton Shire Council from the list. All three are continuing councils. The instrument also failed to remove the Isisford Shire Council from the list. This council has already been incorporated into the Longreach Regional Council which has been added to the list.
Section 88(3) of the Act allows for the errors to be corrected. This instrument will correct those errors.