Main Roads Act 1930

The moneys standing to the credit of the Main Roads Trust Account other than those standing to the credit of the Railway Crossing Protection Account maintained under section 32A must be applied —

firstly, in meeting the costs of the administration of, and the exercise by the Commissioner of the Commissioner’s functions under, this Act; and

secondly, in payment of any amount specified or determined by the Treasurer to be credited to the Consolidated Account as a contribution towards the payment of interest and sinking fund contributions payable on loan moneys that have, from time to time, been appropriated by Parliament for expenditure on main roads works; and

thirdly, in expenditure, by the Commissioner, in such manner and proportions as the Minister may, on the recommendation of the Commissioner, from time to time determine, on main roads works, on making payments to local governments or boards for main roads works,on lights and signs for the direction of traffic and on the works on lights for the lighting of any road or bridge; and

finally, for any other purpose that the Minister may, on the recommendation of the Commissioner, from time to time determine.

The warrant of the Commissioner is sufficient authority to the Treasurer to make any payment provided by this section, and in authorising any such payment the Commissioner must make such adjustment, in respect of moneys erroneously or improperly credited to the Main Roads Trust Account as the circumstances may from time to time require.

Any unexpended moneys standing to the credit of the Main Roads Trust Account at the end of a financial year may be applied under this section to any other year, without fresh appropriation.