Transport for NSW

Transport for NSW
Agency overview
Formed	1 November 2011
Preceding agencies	Transport Construction Authority; Country Rail Infrastructure Authority; Roads & Maritime Services;
Type	Statutory authority
Jurisdiction	New South Wales
Headquarters	231 Elizabeth Street, Sydney
Employees	28,790 (June 2022)
Annual budget	$28.8 billion (2022)
Ministers responsible	Jo Haylen MP, Minister for Transport; John Graham MLC, Minister for Roads; Jenny Aitchison MP, Minister for Regional Transport and Roads;
Agency executive	Josh Murray, Secretary;
Parent Agency	New South Wales Department of Transport
Key document	Transport Administration Act, 1988 (NSW);
Website	www.transport.nsw.gov.au

Transport for NSW (TfNSW) is a New South Wales Government transport services and roads agency established on 1 November 2011. The agency is a different entity to the NSW Department of Transport, which is a department of the state government of New South Wales, and the ultimate parent entity of Transport for NSW.^[1]

The TfNSW public transport roundels. Left to right: metro, train, bus, ferry, light rail, coach

The agency's function is to build transport infrastructure and manage transport services in New South Wales. Since absorbing Roads & Maritime Services (RMS) in December 2019,^[2] the agency is also responsible for building and maintaining road infrastructure, managing the day-to-day compliance and safety for roads and waterways and vehicle and driving license registrations.

The agency reports to the New South Wales Minister for Transport, Minister for Roads and the Minister for Regional Transport and Roads.^[3] The ministers are responsible to the Parliament of New South Wales.

^ "Annual Report for the Department of Transport" (PDF). Government of New South Wales. 2014. Archived (PDF) from the original on 5 December 2014. Retrieved 11 April 2015.
^ "Roads and Maritime Services has joined with TfNSW". Roads & Maritime Services. 17 May 2017. Archived from the original on 4 December 2019. Retrieved 5 December 2019.
^ "Administrative Arrangements (Public Service agencies and Ministers) Order 2023". 5 April 2023. Archived from the original on 7 April 2023. Retrieved 8 April 2023.

[2014_AR-1] "Annual Report for the Department of Transport" (PDF). Government of New South Wales. 2014. Archived (PDF) from the original on 5 December 2014. Retrieved 11 April 2015.

[rmsdissolution-2] "Roads and Maritime Services has joined with TfNSW". Roads & Maritime Services. 17 May 2017. Archived from the original on 4 December 2019. Retrieved 5 December 2019.

[3] "Administrative Arrangements (Public Service agencies and Ministers) Order 2023". 5 April 2023. Archived from the original on 7 April 2023. Retrieved 8 April 2023.

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