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Department of Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development and Local Government

Australian government department, 2007–2010

Summary

Australian government department, 2007–2010

Field	Value
agency_name	Department of Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development and Local Government
logo	[[File:Department of Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development and Local Government logo.gif]]
logo_width	200 px
formed	3 December 2007
preceding1	Department of Transport and Regional Services
dissolved	14 September 2010
superseding	Department of Infrastructure and Transport
Department of Regional Australia, Regional Development and Local Government
type	Department
jurisdiction	Commonwealth of Australia
chief1_name	Mike Taylor
chief1_position	Secretary 2007–2009
chief2_name	Mike Mrdak
chief2_position	Secretary 2009–2010
headquarters	Canberra

Department of Regional Australia, Regional Development and Local Government The Department of Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development and Local Government was an Australian Government department that existed between December 2007 and September 2010. The Department was established following the change of government at the November 2007 federal election, when the previous Department of Transport and Regional Services gained a third outcome.

Functions

In an Administrative Arrangements Order made on 3 December 2007, the functions of the department were broadly classified into the following matters:

Infrastructure planning and coordination
Transport safety, including investigations
Land transport
Civil aviation and airports
Transport security
Delivery of regional and rural specific services
Maritime transport including shipping
Regional development
Matters relating to local government
Major projects facilitation

Structure

During its life, the Department of Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development and Local Government was accountable to Anthony Albanese as the Minister for Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development and Local Government and to Gary Gray and Maxine McKew as parliamentary secretaries. Gray's title varied from the Parliamentary Secretary for Regional Development and Northern Australia (December 2007 to June 2009) to the Parliamentary Secretary for Western and Northern Australia (June 2009 to September 2010). McKew was the Parliamentary Secretary for Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development and Local Government between June 2009 and September 2010.

The Department was headed by a Secretary, initially Mike Taylor, who stood down in March 2009, amid rumours of a falling out with the Rudd Government, and subsequently Mike Mrdak, who took on the role in June 2009.

Notes

References

"CA 9188: The Department of Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development and Local Government". National Archives of Australia.
(3 December 2007). "Administrative Arrangement Order". [[Government of Australia]].
Lewis, Steve. (12 March 2009). "Howard 'rort scheme' man quitting". The Daily Telegraph.
Keane, Bernard. (15 May 2009). "Canberra's new mandarin: meet Mike Mrdak". Crikey.

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