National Land Transport (Roads to Recovery Conditions) Determination 2024 (Cth)

National Land Transport (Roads to Recovery Conditions) Determination 2024

I, Catherine King, Minister for Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development and Local Government, make the following determination.

Dated 5 June 24.

Catherine King Minister for Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development and Local Government

Contents 1 Name 2 Commencement 3 Authority 4 Definitions 5 Roads to Recovery projects on which funding must be spent 6 Conditions relating to works scheduling 7 Conditions that apply to payments 8 Conditions relating to payment reports 9 Conditions on expenditure of payments 10 Own source expenditure conditions 11 Accountability conditions 12 Conditions relating to annual reports 13 Public information conditions 14 Non-compliance with conditions 15 Transitional provisions

1 Name This instrument is the National Land Transport (Roads to Recovery Conditions) Determination 2024.

2 Commencement This instrument commences on 1 July 2024.

3 Authority This instrument is made under subsection 90(1) of the National Land Transport Act 2014.

4 Definitions Note: A number of expressions used in this instrument are defined in section 4 of the Act, including the following: (a) appropriate auditor (b) construction (c) maintenance (d) road (e) State. In this instrument: Act means the National Land Transport Act 2014. actual expenditure has the meaning given by paragraph 8(2)(a) of this Determination. auditor's report has the meaning given by paragraph 12(1)(b) of this Determination. annual report has the meaning given by paragraph 11(1)(b) of this Determination. CEO means, in relation to a funding recipient, the person appointed to be the Chief Executive Officer or equivalent office holder of the funding recipient. CEO's financial statement has the meaning given by paragraph 12(1)(a) of this Determination. CEO's statement of accountability has the meaning given by paragraph 12(1)(c) of this Determination. final acquittal report has the meaning given by section 15 of this Determination. final payment report has the meaning given by subsection 8(6) of this Determination. forecast expenditure has the meaning given by paragraph 8(2)(b) of this Determination. funding amount means the amount of Commonwealth funding that is specified in Schedules 1 and 2 of the Roads to Recovery List to be provided during the Roads to Recovery funding period to a funding recipient. funding recipient means: (a) a person or body that is specified in Schedule 1 of the Roads to Recovery List, and (b) the State specified in Schedule 2 of the Roads to Recovery List, where the persons or bodies that are to receive the funding amount have not been decided. group project means several small projects of the same or similar nature. initial payment report has the meaning given by subsection 8(4) of this Determination. old conditions means the conditions determined under subsection 90(1) of the Act that apply to payments under Part 8 of the Act for the funding period beginning on 1 July 2019 and ending on 30 June 2024. own source expenditure has the meaning given by subsection 10(1) of this Determination. own source funds means funds available to a funding recipient other than provided by the Commonwealth, a State or Territory government, or by the private sector. reference amount has the meaning given by subsection 10(2) of this Determination. Roads to Recovery funding period means the Roads to Recovery funding period specified in the National Land Transport (Roads to Recovery List) Determination 2024. Note: The Roads to Recovery funding period specified in the National Land Transport (Roads to Recovery List) Determination 2024 is the period commencing on 1 July 2024 and ending on 30 June 2029. Roads to Recovery List means the National Land Transport (Roads to Recovery List) Determination 2024 determined under subsection 87(1) of the Act. Roads to Recovery project means a project that has been accepted by the Department to receive a Roads to Recovery payment. Roads to Recovery payment means all or part of a funding amount. payment report has the meaning given by subsection 8(1) of this Determination. Quarter 1 means the period beginning on 1 July and ending on 30 September. Quarter 2 means the period beginning on 1 October and ending on 31 December. Quarter 3 means the period beginning on 1 January and ending on 31 March. Quarter 4 means the period beginning on 1 April and ending on 30 June. small project means a project the total cost of which is, or is expected to be, less than $10,000 (excl GST). special project has the meaning given by subsection 6(7). WHS Accreditation Scheme means the Work Health and Safety Accreditation Scheme referred to in section 43 of the Federal Safety Commissioner Act 2022 as amended from time to time.