AusLink (National Land Transport) Act 2005
Explanatory statement – Variation of AusLink Roads to Recovery List No. 2008/7
On 2 August 2005, the then 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 were 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.
This instrument arises from an issue which flows from the recent shire amalgamations in Queensland. Most of the recent changes there have involved the amalgamation of two or more councils in their entirety to form a new council but this is one case where this is not so. Part of the former Taroom Shire Council has been incorporated into the Banana Shire Council and the rest into the Dalby Regional Council.
It has been agreed that all the residual funds from the Taroom Shire Council will be made available to the Banana Shire Council and this instrument increases the Banana allocation accordingly.