Department of Infrastructure, Transport, Cities and Regional Development

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.

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 Department	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 (2019–2020) Simon Atkinson, Secretary (2020)

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.