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Volume 1 of 2 About the report What the report contains For more information The Department of Transport and Main Roads Annual Phone: +617 3066 7381 Report 2013–14 describes the department’s operations for the financial year from 1 July 2013 to 30 June 2014. It also Email: [email protected] presents our priorities for the forthcoming financial year Visit: Transport and Main Roads website www.tmr.qld.gov.au of 2014–15. Annual report website: www.qld.gov.au/about/staying- informed/reports-publications/annual-reports/ Why we have an annual report You can provide feedback on the annual report at the Queensland Government Get Involved website at As well as meeting the statutory requirement set out in www.qld.gov.au/annualreportfeedback. the Financial Accountability Act 2009 and the Financial and Performance Management Standard 2009, the annual The Queensland Government is committed to report is a vital tool in keeping the community, industry, providing accessible services to Queenslanders government and organisations informed about our from all culturally and linguistically diverse performance and future direction. backgrounds. If you have difficulty in understanding the annual report, you can contact us on 13 23 80* and we will arrange an interpreter to effectively Accessing the report communicate the report to you. The annual report is available on the Department of * Local call charge in Australia. Higher rates apply from mobile phones and payphones. Check with your service provider for call costs. For Transport and Main Roads website at www.tmr.qld.gov.au international callers, please phone +61 7 3834 2011. or in hard copy on request. Additional annual reporting requirements have been Licence: published on the Queensland Government Open Data portal at www.qld.gov.au/data. This annual report is licensed by the State of Queensland (Transport and Main Roads) under a Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) 3.0 Australia licence. CC BY Licence Summary Statement: In essence, you are free to copy, communicate and adapt this annual report, as long as you attribute the work to the State of Queensland (Transport and Main Roads). To view a copy of this licence, visit www.creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/au/deed.en. Attribution: Content from this annual report should be attributed as: © The State of Queensland (Transport and Main Roads) 2014. ISSN: 1837–2694 ii Department of Transport and Main Roads Annual Report 2013–14 Volume 1 of 2 Letter of compliance 25 September 2014 The Honourable Scott Emerson MP Minister for Transport and Main Roads Level 15 Capital Hill Building 85 George Street Brisbane Qld 4000 Dear Minister I am pleased to present the Annual Report 2013–2014 and financial statements for the Department of Transport and Main Roads. I certify that this annual report complies with: • the prescribed requirements of the Financial Accountability Act 2009 and the Financial and Performance Management Standard 2009 • the detailed requirements set out in the Annual report requirements for Queensland Government agencies. A checklist outlining the annual reporting requirements can be found on pages 98–99 of this annual report or accessed at www.tmr.qld.gov.au/About-us/Corporate-information/ Publications/Annual-report. Yours sincerely Neil Scales OBE Director-General Department of Transport and Main Roads ONC (Eng), HNC (EEng), BSc (Eng), C.Eng (UK), MSc (ContEng&CompSys), DMS, MBA, FIEAust CPEng, Hon FLJMU, FIMechE, FIET, FICE, FCIT, FILT, FCILT, FRSA, FIRTE, FSOE, MAICD Department of Transport and Main Roads Annual Report 2013–14 Volume 1 of 2 iii Contents Queensland public service values. 1 About us ....................................................................................... 3 Looking forward to 2014–15 .......................................................................6 Director-General’s report .........................................................................8 Financial summary ............................................................................. 10 Transport and Main Roads Strategic Plan 2013–2017 ................................................. 17 Our performance ............................................................................... 18 Objective 1—Integrated transport system that supports the safe, efficient and reliable movement of people and goods ...........19 Objective 2—Safe and cost-efficient transport infrastructure that meets the current and future needs of Queensland .............24 Objective 3—Customer, safety and regulatory services that improve community safety and satisfaction .........................31 Objective 4—Integrated passenger transport services that are safe and accessible ...........................................39 Objective 5—Strategic corporate services that enable business outcomes and create a great workplace that values our people .....43 Structure ...................................................................................... 47 Governance ...................................................................................48 Appendices ................................................................................... 61 Appendix 1–Legislation administered by the department ..............................................................61 Appendix 2–Related entities (statutory bodies and other entities) ......................................................62 Appendix 3–Camera Detected Offence Program .....................................................................65 Appendix 4–Transport Operator Payments ..................................................................69 Glossary ......................................................................................87 Acronyms .....................................................................................89 Index ......................................................................................... 91 Figures index ..................................................................................93 Contact information. 94 Compliance checklist ...........................................................................98 iv Department of Transport and Main Roads Annual Report 2013–14 Volume 1 of 2 Public service values Our staff are guided by the Queensland public service values A new set of public service values and supporting behaviours has been developed to create a high performance workforce that meets the needs of Queenslanders. They were developed following engagement with Queensland Public Sector employees across the state in 2013. Queensland public service values Customers first Ideas into action Unleash potential Be courageous Empower people • Know your customers • Challenge the norm • Expect greatness • Own your actions, • Lead, empower and suggest solutions successes and mistakes and trust • Deliver what matters • Lead and set clear • Encourage and embrace expectations • Take calculated risks • Play to everyone’s • Make decisions with new ideas strengths empathy • Seek, provide and • Act with transparency • Work across boundaries act on feedback • Develop yourself and those around you These values are a key foundation in achieving the government’s goal of a more responsive and respected Queensland Public Service and underpin the department’s delivery of fit-for-purpose services and infrastructure for Queensland. For information on how Transport and Main Roads (TMR) is supporting the public service values, refer to pages 1–2 and 19–46. Customers first Customer-centric services In support of the Customers first value, in 2013–14 we delivered better outcomes for our customers by: • providing new online customer services (www.tmr.qld.gov.au/Online-services.aspx), such as unregistered vehicle permits, motorcycle licensing, driver licence replacements, demerit point checks and traffic history reports • initiating the development of applications for smartphones, tablets and other mobile devices • providing a quicker service for customers visiting Transport and Main Roads’ customer service centres • modernising commercial marine licences by replacing the old passport style licences with plastic cards • using social media to engage with customers on issues such as road safety • making safety data more accessible to customers through the Road Crash System project, and placing the data onto the Open Data portal (www.data.qld.gov.au) and Transportation Globe (www.data.qld.gov.au/group/transportation) • developing a customer experience strategy to ensure all business processes are customer-centric and responsive to customer needs • actively participating in the One-Stop Shop initiative (www.qld.gov.au/onestopshop) through the counter services pilot and upgrading the Transport and Main Roads mobile customer service centres to enable selected whole-of-government transactions. Department of Transport and Main Roads Annual Report 2013–14 Volume 1 of 2 1 Public service values Ideas into action Bus and Train (BaT) Tunnel project design Bringing the Ideas into action value to life, the department collaborated with Projects Queensland and Brisbane City Council to develop and release the BaT Tunnel project’s Draft Reference Design in March 2014. In a world first, the BaT Tunnel project combines a railway and busway in a single, 15-metre-wide tunnel, and will more than double the number of buses and trains able to cross the river during morning peak hour. For more information on the BaT project, see page 21. Unleashing our potential Enhanced service through innovation Unleashing their