New South Wales Public Transport Commission
The Public Transport Commission was an agency of the Government of New South Wales responsible for the provision of rail, bus and ferry services in New South Wales, Australia from October 1972 until July 1980.
Upon dissolution, responsibility for rail services transferred to the State Rail Authority and responsibility for bus and ferry services to the Urban Transit Authority.
The Commission, composed of five Commissioners appointed by the Governor of New South Wales, was accountable to the Minister for Transport.
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