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Transport Administration Act 1988
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#### 3B Ministerial responsibility and delegation
3B Ministerial responsibility and delegation
> > (1) The Transport Secretary and the chief executives of the following bodies are, in the exercise of their functions, subject to the control and direction of the Minister—
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> > > (a) (Repealed)
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> > > (a1) TfNSW,
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> > > (b) TAM,
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> > > (c) State Transit Authority,
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> > > (d) Sydney Ferries,
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> > > (e) NSW Trains,
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> > > (f) Sydney Trains,
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> > > (f1) NSW Motorways.
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> > > (g) (Repealed)
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> > (1A) Sydney Metro is, in the exercise of its functions, subject to the control and direction of the Minister.
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> > (1B) TAM is, in the exercise of its functions, subject to the control and direction of the Minister.
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> > (1C) To avoid doubt, the Minister may direct TAM to do either or both of the following—
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> > > (a) cease exercising one or more of its functions,
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> > > (b) exercise its functions in a limited way.
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> > (2) The Minister may delegate to the Transport Secretary, or to any such chief executive, any function of the Minister under this Act, other than this power of delegation.
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> > (3) The Minister may delegate to Sydney Metro any function of the Minister under this Act, other than this power of delegation.
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> > (4) Sydney Metro may sub-delegate to an authorised person any function delegated to it by the Minister if the delegate is authorised in writing to do so by the Minister.
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> > (5) In this section, authorised person means—
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> > > (a) the Chairperson of the Sydney Metro Board, or
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> > > (b) the Chief Executive of Sydney Metro.
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> **s 3B:** Ins 2010 No 31, Sch 1.1 \[4\]. Am 2011 No 41, Schs 1 \[6\] \[7\], 3.1 \[4\], 4.1 \[3\]; 2014 No 33, Sch 3.32 \[1\]; 2017 No 4, Sch 1 \[3\]; 2017 No 12, Schs 1.1\[4\], 2.1\[4\]; 2018 No 18, Sch 1 \[7\] \[8\]; 2019 No 19, Sch 1\[3\]; 2024 No 58, Sch 1.2\[3\] \[4\]; 2024 No 95, Sch 1\[2\]; 2025 No 66, Sch 2.1\[2\] \[3\].