Explanatory Statement – Determination – Variation to AusLink Roads to Recovery Payment List
Part 8 of the AusLink (National Land Transport) Act 2005 (the Act) provides for funding for the maintenance and construction of roads. Most of the funds will be provided to local government authorities.
Section 87 requires the Minister to determine in writing a list (the AusLink Roads to Recovery list) specifying:
(a) the amounts of Commonwealth funding that are to be provided under the AusLink Roads to Recovery Program; and
(b) in relation to each of those amounts, the name of the person or body that is to receive the amount.
This list was determined on 2 August 2005.
Section 88(3) provides that the Minister may, in writing, vary the list to correct an error or update the name of a person or body specified in the list. There have been a number of name changes flowing from a series of council amalgamations over the last couple of years in NSW which were not reflected in the original list determined on 2 August 2005. This determination updates the list to substitute the new names for the old. In most cases, the changes are minor eg the replacement of ‘Tumut Council’ with ‘Tumut Shire Council’.
This instrument was made under the delegation signed by the Minister for Transport and Regional Services (Minister’s AusLink Delegation Instrument 2005 (No.1)) on 7 September 2005.
The determination is a legislative instrument for the purposes of the Legislative Instruments Act 2003.
All legal and other requirements needed to make this determination have been met.
No documents are incorporated in the instrument by reference.
This instrument has no effect on business nor does it restrict competition. The changes are purely technical and have no bearing on the funding available to any council.