Department of Infrastructure, Transport, Cities and Regional Development

Department of Infrastructure, Transport, Cities and Regional Development
	; The building at 62 Northbourne Avenue in Canberra, which housed part of the department.
Department overview
Formed	29 May 2019
Preceding Department	Department of Infrastructure, Regional Development and Cities;
Dissolved	31 January 2020
Superseding agency	Department of Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development and Communications;
Jurisdiction	Commonwealth Government
Ministers responsible	Michael McCormack, ; Minister for Infrastructure, Transport and Regional Development; Mark Coulton, ; Minister for Regional Services, Decentralisation and Local Government; Alan Tudge, ; Minister for Cities, Urban Infrastructure and Population;
Department executives	Steven Kennedy, Secretary (2019-20); Simon Atkinson, Secretary (2020);

The Department of Infrastructure, Transport, Cites and Regional Development was an Australian Public Service department of the Government of Australia that existed between May 2019 and January 2020, charged with the responsibility for infrastructure and major projects, transport, local government, external territories administration, rural and regional development, population policy, and cities.

When created on 29 May 2019, the department replaced the Department of Infrastructure, Regional Development and Cities.[1] The department was merged with the Department of Communications and the Arts in January 2020 to form a "superdepartment", the Department of Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development and Communications.

Location

The department was headquartered in the Canberra central business district at Infrastructure House and the neighbouring building to Infrastructure House.[2]

Structure and audit of expenditure

The department was administered by a senior executive, comprising a Secretary and several Deputy Secretaries.[3]

The department's financial statements were audited by the Australian National Audit Office.

References

"Administrative Arrangements Order: Summary of changes" (PDF). Australian Government Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet. 29 May 2019. Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 April 2020. Retrieved 2 November 2020.
Brookfield (2012). "Brookfield Office Properties: Infrastructure House". Brookfield. Retrieved 13 October 2012.
Department of Infrastructure, Transport, Cities and Regional Development (October 2019). "Department of Infrastructure, Transport, Cities and Regional Development Annual Report 2018-19" (PDF). Department of Infrastructure, Transport, Cities and Regional Development.CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)

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[1] "Administrative Arrangements Order: Summary of changes" (PDF). Australian Government Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet. 29 May 2019. Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 April 2020. Retrieved 2 November 2020.

[2] Brookfield (2012). "Brookfield Office Properties: Infrastructure House". Brookfield. Retrieved 13 October 2012.

[Annual_Report_2018-19-3] Department of Infrastructure, Transport, Cities and Regional Development (October 2019). "Department of Infrastructure, Transport, Cities and Regional Development Annual Report 2018-19" (PDF). Department of Infrastructure, Transport, Cities and Regional Development.CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)