1. Scope

2. Intended outcomes

3. Structure
    Ministers and parliamentary secretaries 

4. Notes

5. References and further resources

The Department of Transport and Regional Services (DOTARS) was an Australian government department that existed between October 1998 and December 2007.

Scope

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]

• Land transport (including road safety)
• Civil aviation and air navigation
• Aviation security
• Delivery of regional and rural specific services
• Maritime transport including shipping
• Regional development
• Matters relating to local government
• Planning and land management in the Australian Capital Territory
• Administration of the Jervis Bay Territory, the Territory of Cocos (Keeling) Islands, the Territory of Christmas Island, the Coral Sea Islands Territory, the Territory of Ashmore and Cartier Islands, and of Commonwealth responsibilities on Norfolk Island
• Constitutional development of the Australian Capital Territory
• Constitutional development of the Northern Territory of Australia

Intended outcomes

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:{{sfn|2002–03 Annual Report|2003|p=2}}

• a better transport system for Australia; and
• greater recognition and development opportunities for local, regional and territory communities.

Structure

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.^[3] 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.^[4] 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.^[5]

Ministers and parliamentary secretaries

Ministers and parliamentary secretaries associated with the Department included:

• John Anderson, Minister for Transport and Regional Services{{sfn|2000–01 Annual Report|2001|loc=Letter of Transmittal}}
• Ian Macdonald, Minister for Regional Services, Territories and Local Government{{sfn|2000–01 Annual Report|2001|loc=Letter of Transmittal}}
• Ron Boswell, Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Transport and Regional Services{{sfn|2000–01 Annual Report|2001|loc=Letter of Transmittal}}
• Warren Truss, Minister for Transport and Regional Services{{sfn|2005–06 Annual Report|2006|p=iii}}
• Jim Lloyd, Minister for Local Government, Territories and Roads{{sfn|2003–04 Annual Report|2004|p=iii}}{{sfn|2005–06 Annual Report|2006|p=iii}}
• John Cobb, Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Transport and Regional Services{{sfn|2003–04 Annual Report|2004|p=iii}}

Notes

References and further resources

• {{citation|url=https://www.infrastructure.gov.au/department/annual_report/2000_2001/pdf/dotrsannrpt0001.pdf |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120320204258/https://www.infrastructure.gov.au/department/annual_report/2000_2001/pdf/dotrsannrpt0001.pdf |archivedate=20 March 2012 |title=Department of Transport and Regional Services Annual Report 2000–01 |date=October 2001 |publisher=Department of Transport and Regional Services |author=Department of Transport and Regional Services |isbn=0 642 51884 X |ref={{harvid|2000–01 Annual Report|2001}} |deadurl=yes |df=dmy }}
• {{citation|url=http://www.infrastructure.gov.au/department/annual_report/2001_2002/pdf/trs01-02.pdf |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120318193428/http://www.infrastructure.gov.au/department/annual_report/2001_2002/pdf/trs01-02.pdf |archivedate=18 March 2012 |title=Department of Transport and Regional Services Annual Report 2001–02 |date=September 2002 |publisher=Department of Transport and Regional Services |author=Department of Transport and Regional Services |isbn=0642502285 |ref={{harvid|2001–02 Annual Report|2002}} |deadurl=yes |df=dmy }}
• {{citation|url=http://www.dotars.gov.au/dept/annrpt/0203/download/ar_02_03.pdf |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20040630190152/http://www.dotars.gov.au/dept/annrpt/0203/download/ar_02_03.pdf |archivedate=30 June 2004 |title=Department of Transport and Regional Services Annual Report 2002–03 |isbn=0-9751001-4-9 |date=September 2003 |author=Department of Transport and Regional Services |publisher=Department of Transport and Regional Services |ref={{harvid|2002–03 Annual Report|2003}} |deadurl=yes |df=dmy }}
• {{citation|url=http://www.infrastructure.gov.au/department/annual_report/2003_2004/pdf/DOTARS_Annual_report_0304.pdf |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120320205620/https://www.infrastructure.gov.au/department/annual_report/2003_2004/pdf/DOTARS_Annual_report_0304.pdf |archivedate=20 March 2012 |title=Department of Transport and Regional Services Annual Report 2003–04 |date=November 2004 |publisher=Department of Transport and Regional Services |author=Department of Transport and Regional Services |isbn=0-9757147-0-8 |ref={{harvid|2003–04 Annual Report|2004}} |deadurl=yes |df=dmy }}
• {{citation|url=http://www.infrastructure.gov.au/department/annual_report/2004_2005/pdf/DOTARS_AR05_Final.pdf |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120320205019/https://www.infrastructure.gov.au/department/annual_report/2004_2005/pdf/DOTARS_AR05_Final.pdf |archivedate=20 March 2004 |title=Department of Transport and Regional Services Annual Report 2004–05 |date=October 2005 |publisher=Department of Transport and Regional Services |author=Department of Transport and Regional Services |isbn=0-9757147-2-4 |ref={{harvid|2004–05 Annual Report|2005}} |deadurl=yes |df=dmy }}
• {{citation|url=http://www.infrastructure.gov.au/department/annual_report/2005_2006/pdf/01_DOTARS_AR06_Final.pdf |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120320202924/https://www.infrastructure.gov.au/department/annual_report/2005_2006/pdf/01_DOTARS_AR06_Final.pdf |archivedate=20 March 2012 |title=Department of Transport and Regional Services Annual Report 2005–06 |date=September 2006 |publisher=Department of Transport and Regional Services |author=Department of Transport and Regional Services |isbn=19210952-3-7 |ref={{harvid|2005–06 Annual Report|2006}} |deadurl=yes |df=dmy }}
• {{citation|url=http://www.infrastructure.gov.au/department/annual_report/2006_2007/pdf/DOTARS_AR07_Final.pdf |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120319045325/https://www.infrastructure.gov.au/department/annual_report/2006_2007/pdf/DOTARS_AR07_Final.pdf |archivedate=19 March 2012 |title=Department of Transport and Regional Services Annual Report 2006–07 |date=October 2007 |publisher=Department of Transport and Regional Services |author=Department of Transport and Regional Services |isbn=978-1-921095-62-7 |ref={{harvid|2006–07 Annual Report|2007}} |deadurl=yes |df=dmy }}
• {{citation|url=http://www.infrastructure.gov.au/department/annual_report/2007_2008/files/DITRDLG_AR0708.pdf |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120319050929/https://www.infrastructure.gov.au/department/annual_report/2007_2008/files/DITRDLG_AR0708.pdf |archivedate=19 March 2012 |title=Department of Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development and Local Government Annual Report 2007–08 |date=October 2008 |publisher=Department of Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development and Local Government |author=Department of Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development and Local Government |isbn=978-1-921095-71-9 |ref={{harvid|Department of Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development and Local Government 2007–08 Annual Report|2008}} |deadurl=yes |df=dmy }}

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