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Transport Administration Act 1988
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#### 111 Referral of disputes
111 Referral of disputes
> > (1) If any transport dispute arises—
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> > > (a) between one transport authority and another transport authority, or
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> > > (b) between a transport authority and a public authority,
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> > either party may refer the matter to the Minister.
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> > (1A) If any dispute with respect to the carrying out of the functions of TfNSW under this Act arises between TfNSW and a public authority (other than a transport authority), either party may refer the matter to the Minister.
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> > (2) If the Minister is not the Minister responsible for an authority that is a party to a dispute under this section, the dispute may be referred instead (or in addition) to the Minister responsible for that authority.
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> > (3) In this section—
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> > public authority means any public or local authority constituted by or under an Act, and includes the council of a local government area, a government department and an administrative office.
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> > transport authority includes any public or private subsidiary corporation of a transport authority.
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> > transport authority includes the Point to Point Transport Commissioner appointed under the [Point to Point Transport (Taxis and Hire Vehicles) Act 2016](/view/html/inforce/current/act-2016-034).
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> > transport dispute means a dispute with respect to the carrying out of the functions of a transport authority under this or any other Act.
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> > (4) For the purposes of this section, the Minister administering the [Local Government Act 1993](/view/html/inforce/current/act-1993-030) shall be taken to be the Minister responsible for the council of a local government area.
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> > (5) (Repealed)
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> **s 111:** Am 1995 No 11, Sch 1.136; 2003 No 65, Sch 1 \[27\]; 2010 No 31, Schs 6.1 \[3\], 7.1 \[50\] \[51\]; 2011 No 41, Sch 1 \[10\]; 2016 No 34, Sch 7.8 \[1\]; 2017 No 4, Sch 1 \[10\]; 2017 No 12, Sch 1.1 \[39\]; 2025 No 66, Sch 2.1\[19\] \[20\].