The Department of Transport [V] was established on 23 December 1993 pursuant to Executive Council Minute No. 21 of that date (Commonwealth of Australia Gazette, No. GN1, 12 January 1994) when the Department of Transport and Communications (CA 5992) was abolished and its functions shared with the Department of Communications [II] 
(CA 7852).
 
Matters dealt with by the Department are:
 
 Shipping and marine navigation
 Land transport (including road safety)
 Civil aviation and air navigation
 Aviation security.
 
The Department is responsible for the following legislation:
 
 Air Accidents (Commonwealth Government Liability) Act 1963
 Air Navigation Act 1920
 Air Navigation (Charges) Act 1952
 Air Navigation Legislation (Validation and Interpretation) Act 1982 
 Airlines Equipment (Loan Guarantee) Acts
 Airlines Agreement (Termination) Act 1990
 Airports (Business Concessions) Act 1959
 Airports (Surface Traffic) Act 1960
 ANL Act 1956
 Appropriation (Urban Public Transport) Acts
 Australian Airlines (Conversion to Public Company) Act 1988
 Australian Bicentennial Road Development Trust Fund Act 1982 
 Australian Land Transport (Financial Assistance) Act 1985
 Australian Land Transport Development Act 1988
 Australian Maritime Safety Authority Act 1990
 Australian National Airlines Act 1945
 Australian National Railways Commission Act 1983
 Australian National Railways Commission (Transitional Provisions
  and Consequential Amendments) Act 1983
 Aviation Fuel Revenues (Special Appropriation) Act 1988
 Bass Strait Sea Passenger Service Agreement Act 1984
 Carriage of Goods by Sea Act 1991
 Civil Aviation Act 1988
 Civil Aviation (Carriers' Liability) Act 1959
 Civil Aviation (Damage by Aircraft) Act 1958
 Departure Tax Act 1978
 Departure Tax Collection Act 1978, except to the extent administered
  by the Minister for Immigration and Ethnic Affairs
 Explosives Act 1961
 Federal Airports Corporation Act 1986
 International Air Services Commission Act 1992
 Interstate Road Transport Act 1985
 Interstate Road Transport Charge Act 1985
 King Island Harbour Agreement Act 1973
 King Island Shipping Service Agreement Act 1974
 Lighthouses Act 1911
 Limitation of Liability for Maritime Claims Act 1989
 Marine Navigation Levy Act 1989
 Marine Navigation Levy Collection Act 1989
 Marine Navigation (Regulatory Functions) Levy Act 1991
 Marine Navigation (Regulatory Functions) Levy Collection Act 1991 
 Motor Vehicle Standards Act 1989
 National Rail Corporation Agreement Act 1992
 National Railway Network (Financial Assistance) Act 1979
 National Road Transport Commission Act 1991
 National Roads Act 1974
 Navigation Act 1912
 Port Augusta to Whyalla Railway Act 1970
 Port Statistics Act 1977
 Protection of the Sea (Civil Liability) Act 1981
 Protection of the Sea (Powers of Intervention) Act 1981
 Protection of the Sea (Prevention of Pollution from Ships) Act 1983 
 Protection of the Sea (Shipping Levy) Act 1981
 Protection of the Sea (Shipping Levy Collection) Act 1981
 Qantas Airways Limited (Loan Guarantee) Acts
 Qantas Sale Act 1992, Part 3, sections 7 to 13 inclusive
 Queensland Beef Cattle Roads Agreement Acts
 Railway Agreement (Adelaide to Crystal Brook Railway) Act 1980 
 Railway Agreement (Western Australia) Acts
 Railway Standardization (New South Wales and Victoria) Agreement  
  Act 1958
 Railway Standardization (South Australia) Agreement Act 1949 
 Railways Agreement (South Australia) Act 1975
 Railways (Tasmania) Act 1975
 Roads Acts Amendment Acts
 Roads Grants Acts
 Seafarers Rehabilitation and Compensation Act 1992
 Seafarers Rehabilitation and Compensation Levy Act 1992
 Seafarers Rehabilitation and Compensation Levy Collection Act 1992 
 Seafarers Rehabilitation and Compensation (Transitional Provisions
  and Consequential Amendments) Act 1992
 Seamen's Compensation Act 1911
 Seat of Government Railway Act 1928
 Shipping Registration Act 1981
 Ships (Capital Grants) Act 1987
 States Grants (Beef Cattle Roads) Act 1968
 States Grants (Roads) Act 1977
 States Grants (Roads Interim Assistance) Act 1977
 States Grants (Urban Public Transport) Acts
 Tarcoola to Alice Springs Railway Act 1974
 Trade Practices Act 1974, Part X and sections 150 to 153 inclusive 
 Transport (Planning and Research) Act 1974
 Transport Planning and Research (Financial Assistance) Act 1977 
 Urban Public Transport (Research and Planning) Act 1974.

In the Administrative Arrangements Order of 1 June 1994 (Commonwealth Gazette, No. S199, 6 June 1994) the following legislation was transferred to the Department of Industry, Science and Technology 
(CA 7902):

 Departure Tax Act 1978
 Departure Tax Collection Act 1978.

In the same Administrative Arrangements Order the following Acts were enacted:

 Occupational Health and Safety (Maritime Industry) Act 1993
 Occupational Health and Safety (Maritime Industry) (Consequential
  Amendments) Act 1993
 Protection of the Sea (Contributions to Oil Pollution Compensation
  Fund - Customs) Act 1993
 Protection of the Sea (Contributions to Oil Pollution Compensation
  Fund - Excise) Act 1993
 Protection of the Sea (Contributions to Oil Pollution Compensation
  Fund - General) Act 1993
 Protection of the Sea (Oil Pollution Compensation Fund) Act 1993
 Road Transport Reform (Vehicles and Traffic) Act 1993.

The Department also gained the Submarine Cables and Pipelines Protection Act 1963 from the Department of Communications and the Arts (CA 7872).

The Department was abolished on 11 March 1996 pursuant to the Administrative Arrangements Order of that date. It was replaced by the new Department of Transport and Regional Development (CA 8248).
 
The Minister of the Department was:
 
23 Dec 1993 - 11 Mar 1996        : Hon Laurie Brereton
  
The Secretaries of the Department were:
 
23 Dec 1993 - 20 Feb 1995        : G C Evans
20 Feb 1995 - 11 Mar 1996        : P T Core
 

Sources
 
Commonwealth of Australia Gazette, No. GN1, 12 January 1994
Commonwealth of Australia Gazette, No. S199, 6 June 1994
Commonwealth of Australia Gazette, No. S93, 11 March 1996
Historical agency address
Todd Building, 17 Mort Street, Canberra, ACT
Legislation administered
Creation: Executive Council Minute No. 21 of 23 December 1993 (Commonwealth of Australia Gazette No. GN1, 12 January 1994)
Abolition: Notified in Commonwealth of Australia Gazette No. S93, 11 March 1996