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Transport Administration Act 1988
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#### 5 Objectives of TAM
5 Objectives of TAM
> > (1) The principal objective of TAM is to undertake its activities in a safe and reliable way.
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> > (2) The other objectives of TAM are as follows—
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> > > (a) to be a successful business and, to that end—
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> > > > (i) to operate at least as efficiently as comparable businesses, and
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> > > > (ii) to maximise the net worth of the State’s investment in TAM,
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> > > (b) to exhibit a sense of social responsibility by having regard to the interests of the community in which TAM operates,
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> > > (c) if TAM’s activities affect the environment—to conduct its operations in compliance with the principles of ecologically sustainable development set out in the [Protection of the Environment Administration Act 1991](/view/html/inforce/current/act-1991-060), section 6(2),
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> > > (d) to exhibit a sense of responsibility towards regional development and decentralisation in the way in which TAM operates.
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> > (3) The other objectives of TAM are of equal importance, but are not as important as the principal objective of the corporation.
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> **s 5:** Am 1996 No 56, Sch 1 \[7\]; 2000 No 89, Sch 3 \[2\]. Subst 2003 No 96, Sch 1 \[8\]. Am 2004 No 31, Sch 1 \[7\]; 2008 No 98, Sch 1.1 \[4\]; 2017 No 12, Sch 1.1 \[9\] \[10\]. Subst 2017 No 12, Sch 2.1\[6\]; 2024 No 58, Sch 1.2\[10\].