111Referral of disputes

111 Referral of disputes

111 Referral of disputes

(1) If any transport dispute arises—

(a) between one transport authority and another transport authority, or

(b) between a transport authority and a public authority,

either party may refer the matter to the Minister.

(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.

(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.

(3) In this section—

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.

transport authority includes any public or private subsidiary corporation of a transport authority.

transport authority includes the Point to Point Transport Commissioner appointed under the Point to Point Transport (Taxis and Hire Vehicles) Act 2016.

transport dispute means a dispute with respect to the carrying out of the functions of a transport authority under this or any other Act.

(4) For the purposes of this section, the Minister administering the Local Government Act 1993 shall be taken to be the Minister responsible for the council of a local government area.

(5) (Repealed)

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].