Explanatory Statement – Instrument 2017/2
The Minister for Infrastructure and Regional Development approved the allocations for the Roads to Recovery programme, to run from 1 July 2014 to 30 June 2019, on 12 September 2014. The list was amended by Instrument No. 2015/1 made on 24 March 2015, Instrument No. 2015/2 made on 2 April 2015, Instrument No. 2015/3 made on 12 August 2015, Instrument No. 2016/1 made on 12 July 2016 and Instrument No. 2016/2 made on 31 August 2016, Instrument No. 2016/3 made on 14 October 2016, and Instrument No. 2017/1 made on 20 March 2017.
Subsection 88(1) of the National Land Transport Act 2014 (the NLT Act) allows the Minister to vary the List, where the Minister considers that one or more bodies will become responsible for part of an area, to direct some of the amount to that body.
As a result of the New South Wales Government’s Stronger Councils / Stronger Communities initiative, the Hornsby Shire Council’s boundary was reduced with the resulting increase to the City of Parramatta Council’s boundary.
This Instrument amends the Roads to Recovery List allocations to reflect the changes to the City of Parramatta and Hornsby Shire Councils accordingly.
The Instrument commences on 30 June 2017.