Ministry of Transport (Victoria)

Ministry of Transport
Department of Transport
Department overview
Formed1951
Dissolved1996
Superseding agency
TypeMinistry
Key documents
Agency IDPROV VA 673

The Ministry of Transport, later known as the Department of Transport, was a statutory ministry that acted as the chief transport agency of the Government of Victoria between 1958 and 1996. Originally established by the Transport Act 1951 and strengthened by the Transport Act 1983, the Ministry took on a variety of roles, coordinating the state's other transport operations and reporting to a number of Ministers throughout its history.