Formed April 2009 Customer service 00 61 7 3405 0985 Number of employees 10,000 | Jurisdiction Queensland Founded April 2009 | |
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Ministers responsible The Hon Stirling Hinchliffe MP, Minister for Transport and the Commonwealth GamesThe Hon Mark Bailey MP, Minister for Main Roads, Road Safety and Ports and Minister for Energy, Biofuels and Water Supply Department executive Neil Scales, Director-General (2013–) Child Department Maritime Safety Queensland Profiles | ||
The Department of Transport and Main Roads (TMR) is a department of the Queensland Government. The department manages Queensland's approximately 33,000 km state-controlled road network, which includes more than 6,500 bridges and major culverts. It was formed in April 2009 when the former Queensland Transport and the Department of Main Roads were merged.
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- Initiatives
- Minister
- Director General
- Organisational structure
- References
There are more than 10,000 people working for the Department of Transport and Main Roads. It includes customer service centres, marine operation bases and regional and divisional offices. The department works with Queensland Rail, port authorities, other state and federal government departments, local governments and industry and the community.
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Initiatives
Because Queensland driver licences were susceptible to fraud the department initiated a smartcard project in 2003. The project has suffered from long delays and cost overruns. The Here For Life campaign was launched in 2009 and has been credited as being a great success in motorcycle rider safety.
Minister
Following the 2015 state election, Jackie Trad and Mark Bailey were appointed as the Minister for Transport and the Minister for Main Roads, Road Safety and Ports respectively. Reversing a decision made by then Premier Campbell Newman in 2012 to have one Minister being responsible for the whole department.
Director-General
The current Director-General of the Department of Transport and Main Roads is Neil Scales.
Organisational structure
The department is split into five operational divisions: Policy, Planning and Investment; Customer Services, Safety and Regulation; Infrastructure Management and Delivery; TransLink and Corporate. Maritime Safety Queensland is an agency belonging to the department which is responsible for the state's waterways and those who use them.