Department of Infrastructure and Transport
DIT
14 September 2010 – 18 September 2013
Previously Department of Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development and Local Government (2007–2010). Renamed Department of Infrastructure and Regional Development in 2013.
Department of State responsible for national infrastructure planning and investment, land transport, aviation and airports, maritime transport and transport security, and for supporting Infrastructure Australia and the Major Cities Unit.
Names over time
- Department of Transport1993–1996
- Department of Transport and Regional Development1996–1998
- Department of Transport and Regional Services1998–2007
- Department of Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development and Local Government2007–2010
- Department of Infrastructure and Transport2010–2013
- Department of Infrastructure and Regional Development2013–2017
- Department of Infrastructure, Regional Development and Cities2017–2019
- Department of Infrastructure, Transport, Cities and Regional Development2019–2020
- Department of Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development and Communications2020–2022
- Department of Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development, Communications and the Arts2022–2025
- Department of Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development, Communications, Sport and the Arts2025–present
How it came into existence
Created by the Administrative Arrangements Order of 14 September 2010, after the 2010 election, when the Department of Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development and Local Government was renamed and its regional development and local government functions moved to the new Department of Regional Australia, Regional Development and Local Government. Anthony Albanese continued as Minister for Infrastructure and Transport.
- Renamed from Department of Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development and Local Government · 14 September 2010
- Infrastructure planning and investment
- Land transport, aviation and maritime transport
- Transport security
How it ended
Renamed the Department of Infrastructure and Regional Development on 18 September 2013 by the Abbott government's Administrative Arrangements Order, when regional development, local government and the territories came back to it from the abolished Department of Regional Australia, Local Government, Arts and Sport.
- Infrastructure investment
- Transport policy and regulation
- Transport security
Main functions
- Infrastructure planning and coordination, including support for Infrastructure Australia
- Nation Building land transport program (roads and rail)
- Aviation and airports policy
- Maritime and shipping policy
- Transport safety and security (Office of Transport Security)
- Major cities policy (Major Cities Unit)
Lineage
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Sources
Primary sources
- Administrative Arrangements Order of 14 September 2010 (created it)
- Administrative Arrangements Order of 18 September 2013 (took effect as it ended)
4 more Administrative Arrangements Orders set it out
- Administrative Arrangements Order of 14 October 2010 (sets it out)
- Administrative Arrangements Order of 14 December 2011 (sets it out)
- Administrative Arrangements Order of 9 February 2012 (sets it out)
- Administrative Arrangements Order of 16 May 2013 (sets it out)