Queensland Consolidated Acts

TRANSPORT INFRASTRUCTURE ACT 1994 - SECT 9

The chief executive must ensure that—

(a) the construction, maintenance and operation of all government supported transport infrastructure for which the chief executive is responsible is carried out in a way that, within the objective of this chapter—

(i) takes into account best practice and national benchmarks; and

(ii) promotes the safe transport of persons and goods; and

(iii) reduces adverse environmental impacts; and

(iv) encourages efficient and competitive behaviour in the construction and maintenance of transport infrastructure; and

(b) the construction, maintenance and operation of all government supported transport infrastructure for which the chief executive is responsible is carried out in accordance with standards—

(i) published by the chief executive; and

(ii) designed, within overall transport objectives, to achieve efficiency, affordable quality and cost effectiveness; and

(c) contracts that are let for the construction, maintenance or operation of transport infrastructure are designed in a way that encourages efficient performance by the contractor.