Co-ordination, regulation and control of all forms of transport in Tasmania and the administration of the Traffic Act (previously undertaken by the Police Department).;;At the time of the creation of the Transport Commission under the 1938 Transport Act, a Transport Department was also created to oversee the administration of the Commission, however it didn't have the structure of a department in the true sense of the word.;;Researchers will find that 'Transport Commission' and 'Transport Department' have been used interchangeably in the government records.;;