Infrastructure and Project Financing Agency
IPFA
1 July 2017 – 2021
Executive agency that advised the Government on commercial and financing options for nationally significant infrastructure projects, including alternatives to direct grant funding.
How it came into existence
Established on 1 July 2017 as an independent executive agency under the Public Service Act 1999 in the Prime Minister and Cabinet portfolio, building on the Infrastructure Financing Unit in the Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet; it later moved to the infrastructure portfolio.
- Infrastructure financing advice
Developed from the department's Infrastructure Financing Unit.
How it ended
Abolished as an executive agency by an order dated 19 April 2021, with its functions absorbed into the Department of Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development and Communications.
- Absorbed into Department of Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development and Communications · 2021
- Infrastructure financing and commercial advice
Main functions
- Advice on financing and funding options for major infrastructure projects
- Commercial and transaction advice to Commonwealth agencies
- Assessment of private investment and value-capture opportunities
Where it sits
Last in the portfolio of Department of Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development and Communications.
Lineage
Loading lineage…
Sources
Primary sources
- Australian Government Organisations Register (Department of Finance, data.gov.au) (listed from 30 September 2017 to 31 March 2021)
- Order to Abolish the Infrastructure and Project Financing Agency as an Executive Agency
Government records and websites
Some dates or links for this organisation are not fully confirmed. Corrections are welcome.