Department of Infrastructure and Transport

Not to be confused with the Department for Infrastructure and Transport of South Australia

Department of Infrastructure and Transport
Department overview
Formed14 September 2010
Preceding Department
Dissolved18 September 2013
Superseding Department
JurisdictionCommonwealth of Australia
HeadquartersCanberra
Employees1043 (at April 2013)[1]
Ministers responsible
Department executive
  • Mike Mrdak, Secretary

The Department of Infrastructure and Transport was an Australian government department.[2] It was formed in September 2010, following the federal election in August 2010. The department absorbing parts of the Department of Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development and Local Government. Regional development and local government functions were sent to the Department of Regional Australia, Regional Development and Local Government.[3] Following the 2013 federal election, the department was renamed on 18 September 2013 to become the Department of Infrastructure and Regional Development, regaining regional development and local government functions.[4][5]

The department was headquartered in the Canberra central business district at Infrastructure House and the neighbouring building.[6]

The building at 62 Northbourne Avenue in Canberra, which housed part of the Department of Infrastructure and Transport.
  1. ^ Australian Public Service Commission (2 December 2013), State of the Service Report: State of the Service Series 2012-13 (PDF), Australian Public Service Commission, p. 253, archived from the original (PDF) on 6 December 2013
  2. ^ "Administrative Arrangements Order made on 14 September 2010" (PDF). Australian Government Department of Prime Minister and Cabinet. Archived from the original (PDF) on 26 September 2013.
  3. ^ CA 9331: The Department of Regional Australia, Regional Development and Local Government, National Archives of Australia, retrieved 18 September 2013
  4. ^ Noel Towell (18 September 2013). "Three public service department heads sacked by Abbott government". The Canberra Times. Fairfax Media.
  5. ^ Tony Abbott (18 September 2013). "The Coalition will restore strong, stable and accountable government" (Press release). Canberra, Australia: Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet. Archived from the original on 20 September 2013. Retrieved 20 September 2013.
  6. ^ Brookfield (2012). "Brookfield Office Properties: Infrastructure House". Brookfield. Retrieved 13 October 2012.