Rail Infrastructure Corporation , later known as Country Rail Infrastructure Authority after July 2010, was a Government of New South Wales statutory corporation with responsibility for the management of the railway network in rural New South Wales , Australia.
9-514: Rail Infrastructure Corporation was accountable to its two voting shareholders, the Treasurer and Minister for Transport . In January 2001, Rail Infrastructure Corporation was formed taking over responsibility for ownership and maintenance of the infrastructure from Rail Access Corporation and Railway Services Authority. In January 2004, after much criticism and public perceptions of blame shifting between units for operational failings, RailCorp
18-598: A range of other government agencies. The Assistant Treasurer, when in use and along with the Minister for Finance , effectively acted as Deputy to the Treasurer. In January 1914, Henry Hoyle was appointed as an Honorary Minister in Holman ministry , charged with the duties of Colonial Treasurer, which was held by Premier Holman, but Hoyle was often referred to as the "Assistant Treasurer". From 1925–1929 there existed
27-658: Is the seventh consecutive Premier who had not served as his own Treasurer. By convention, the Treasurer is usually a member of the Legislative Assembly . The exception to this were Treasurers Egan, Costa, Roozendaal and currently Mookhey, who were members of the Legislative Council during their tenure as Treasurer. Egan is the longest serving Treasurer of New South Wales. The Treasurer administers his or her portfolio responsibilities through The Treasury cluster , and in particular The Treasury and
36-667: The Colonial Treasurer of New South Wales , is the minister in the Government of New South Wales responsible for government expenditure and revenue raising and is the head of the New South Wales Treasury . The Treasurer plays a key role in the economic policy of the government. The current Treasurer, since 28 March 2023 is Daniel Mookhey . Each year, the Treasurer presents the NSW Budget to
45-892: The Parliament. In some other countries the equivalent role is the Minister for Finance , although NSW has had a separate office of that name responsible for regulating government spending. For 103 years the Treasurer was originally known as the 'Colonial Treasurer', however the 'Colonial' word was removed with the passing of the Ministers of the Crown Act 1959 (NSW) from 1 April 1959. Treasurers Forster, Stuart, Dibbs, Jennings, Reid, Lyne, Waddell, Carruthers, McGowen, Holman, Fuller, Lang, Bavin, Stevens, Mair, McKell, McGirr, Cahill, Heffron, Renshaw, Askin, Lewis, Willis, Wran, Greiner, Fahey and Iemma were also Premier during some or all of their period as Treasurer. Current Premier Chris Minns
54-410: The office of "Assistant Colonial Treasurer". However this office was abolished and when it returned in 1933, it was titled as "Assistant Treasurer". The Assistant Treasurer is not an essential cabinet post, often being appointed on an on-off basis, and there is no Assistant Treasurer at the present. Significantly, the role exists only when in use; there can be a lengthy period between successive holders of
63-823: The remainder of its country branch lines to the Australian Rail Track Corporation , however from January 2012, this was transferred to the John Holland Group . In July 2010, Rail Infrastructure Corporation ceased to be a state owned corporation, becoming a statutory corporation renamed the Country Rail Infrastructure Authority. In July 2012 the Country Rail Infrastructure Authority was abolished and its responsibilities transferred to Transport for NSW . Treasurer of New South Wales The Treasurer of New South Wales , known from 1856 to 1959 as
72-819: The title. The last Assistant Treasurer was John Della Bosca from 1999 to 2006. The title Minister for Finance is also used within New South Wales governments but that role is primarily made responsible for the Revenue collection and administration side of Governance. [REDACTED] Australia [REDACTED] New South Wales [REDACTED] Queensland [REDACTED] South Australia [REDACTED] Tasmania [REDACTED] Victoria [REDACTED] Western Australia [REDACTED] Australian Capital Territory [REDACTED] Northern Territory John Della Bosca Too Many Requests If you report this error to
81-565: Was formed taking over the passenger train operations from the State Rail Authority and responsibility for maintaining the greater metropolitan network from Rail Infrastructure Corporation. In September 2004, Rail Infrastructure Corporation leased the interstate and Hunter Valley lines to the Government of Australia owned Australian Rail Track Corporation for 60 years. The lines covered by the lease are: Rail Infrastructure Corporation also contracted operational responsibility of
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