Roads and Maritime Services
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Roads and Maritime Services (also known as Roads & Maritime Services) was an agency of the New South Wales Government responsible for building and maintaining road infrastructure and managing the day-to-day compliance and safety for roads and waterways.[1]
Agency overview | |
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Formed | 1 November 2011 (2011-11-01) |
Preceding agencies | |
Dissolved | 1 December 2019 |
Superseding agency | |
Type | Statutory authority |
Jurisdiction | New South Wales |
Headquarters | Milsons Point, Sydney, Australia |
Employees | 6,900 |
Minister responsible | |
Agency executive |
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Website | www |
The agency was created on 1 November 2011 from a merger of the Roads & Traffic Authority and NSW Maritime. Planning responsibilities were transferred to Transport for NSW, which was created on the same day. In April 2019, it was announced that the agency was to have all its functions transferred to Transport for NSW.[2][3] Legislation was passed in the NSW Parliament in November 2019, and it was dissolved on 1 December 2019.[4][5]