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| Department overview | |
|---|---|
| Formed | 21 October 1998 [1] |
| Preceding Department | |
| Dissolved | 3 December 2007 [1] |
| Superseding agency | |
| Jurisdiction | Commonwealth of Australia |
| Department executives |
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| Website | dotars.gov.au |
The Department of Transport and Regional Services (DOTARS) was an Australian government department that existed between October 1998 and December 2007.
Information about the department's functions and/or government funding allocation could be found in the Administrative Arrangements Orders, the annual Portfolio Budget Statements, in the Department's annual reports and on the departmental website.
According to the Administrative Arrangements Order (AAO) made on 21 October 1998, the Department dealt with: [2]
The department worked to help the Government of the day achieve its policy objectives by contributing to, and reporting against key outcomes. The 2002–03 departmental annual report identified the Department's two key outcomes as: [3]
The Department was an Australian Public Service department responsible to the Minister of the day. The Department was headed by a Secretary. The first Secretary of the Department was Allan Hawke, carrying on his role from the previous Department of Transport and Regional Development. [4] In October 1999, the Prime Minister John Howard announced that Ken Matthews had been appointed as the Department's Secretary, to commence in November of that year. [5] Mike Taylor took over the Secretary role from Matthews in 2004, after indicating to Prime Minister John Howard his strong interest in working in water reform at the National Water Commission. [6]
Ministers and parliamentary secretaries associated with the Department included:
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