either party may refer the matter to the Minister.
(1A) If
any dispute with respect to the carrying out of the functions of TfNSW under
this Act arises between TfNSW and a public authority (other than a
transport authority), either party may refer the matter to the Minister.
(2)
If the Minister is not the Minister responsible for an authority that is a
party to a dispute under this section, the dispute may be referred instead (or
in addition) to the Minister responsible for that authority.
(3) In this
section--
"public authority" means any public or local authority constituted by or under
an Act, and includes the council of a local government area, a government
department and an administrative office.
"transport authority" includes RTC and any public or private subsidiary
corporation of a transport authority (including RTC).
"transport dispute" means a dispute with respect to the carrying out of the
functions of a transport authority under this or any other Act.
(4) For the
purposes of this section, the Minister administering the
Local Government Act 1993shall be taken to be the Minister responsible for
the council of a local government area.