Department of Infrastructure, Transport, Cities and Regional Development
DITCRD
29 May 2019 – 1 February 2020
Previously Department of Infrastructure, Regional Development and Cities (2017–2019). Renamed Department of Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development and Communications in 2020.
Department of State responsible for infrastructure planning and investment, land, air and maritime transport, cities and urban policy, regional development, local government and the administration of Australia's territories.
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 on 29 May 2019 by the Administrative Arrangements Order made when the second Morrison Ministry was sworn in after the 18 May 2019 election, renaming the Department of Infrastructure, Regional Development and Cities with transport added to its title. Its functions continued from that department.
- Infrastructure and transport
- Cities policy
- Regional development and local government
- Territories administration
Changes during its life
- Faster rail planning
- Road safety policy
- Water infrastructure investment programs
How it ended
On 1 February 2020, under the Administrative Arrangements Order of 5 December 2019, it was renamed the Department of Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development and Communications and took over the functions of the abolished Department of Communications and the Arts.
- Renamed to Department of Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development and Communications · 1 February 2020
- Infrastructure and transport
- Cities policy
- Regional development and local government
- Territories administration
- Water infrastructure investment (National Water Grid Authority)
Main functions
- Infrastructure planning, investment and project delivery
- Land transport policy, including roads, rail and vehicle standards
- Aviation and airports policy
- Maritime transport policy
- Cities and urban infrastructure policy
- Regional development and local government
- Administration of the external territories and the Jervis Bay Territory
Lineage
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Sources
Primary sources
- Administrative Arrangements Order of 29 May 2019 (created it)
- Administrative Arrangements Order of 5 December 2019 (took effect as it ended)
- Administrative Arrangements Order of 5 December 2019, as amended to 2 April 2020 (took effect as it ended)
1 more Administrative Arrangements Order sets it out
- Australian Government Organisations Register (Department of Finance, data.gov.au) (listed from 1 July 2019 to 31 December 2019)