Department for Infrastructure and Transport

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Department for Infrastructure and Transport
Department overview
Formed7 August 2020
Preceding agencies
  • Department of Planning, Transport and Infrastructure
  • Department of Transport, Energy and Infrastructure
JurisdictionGovernment of South Australia
Headquarters83, Pirie Street, Adelaide
Employees2,221 (2023) [1]
Annual budget$2.1 billion (2022-2023) [2]
Ministers responsible
  • The Hon. Tom Koutsantonis MP, Minister for Infrastructure and Transport
  • The Hon. Geoff Brock MP, Minister for Regional Roads
    Minister for Local Government
  • The Hon. Joe Szakacs MP, Minister for Police, Emergency Services and Correctional Services
Department executive
  • Jon Whelan, Chief Executive
Child department
  • Service SA
Website Department for Infrastructure and Transport

The Department for Infrastructure and Transport (DIT), formerly known as the Department of Planning, Transport and Infrastructure (DPTI), is a department of the Government of South Australia.

Contents

The website was renamed as of 7 August 2020, but without a formal announcement of change of name or change in documentation about its governance or functionality. [3] [4]

Responsibilities

The Department has the following operational areas: [5]

Ministerial responsibility

The minister responsible for all aspects of the department's operations in the Marshall government was Stephan Knoll – Minister for Transport, Infrastructure and Local Government, and also the Minister for Planning. He served from March 2018, until his resignation in the wake of an expenses scandal on 26 July 2020. [6] Corey Wingard was sworn in as Minister for Infrastructure and Transport on 29 July 2020. [7]

The Urban Renewal Authority, trading as Renewal SA, was within the minister's portfolio responsibilities until 28 July 2020, when it was moved to that of the Treasurer, Rob Lucas. [8]

The current responsible ministers are as follows;

Executive Team

The 2021–22 Annual Report of the Department outlines the following Executive Team. [9]

Current Executive Team
TitleName
Chief Executive, South Australian Rail Commissioner and Commissioner for HighwaysJon Whelan
Deputy Chief Executive and Head of People and Corporate ServicesJudith Formston
Deputy Chief Executive and Executive Director, North-South Corridor Program Delivery OfficeWayne Buckerfield
Executive Director, Transport Planning & Program DevelopmentAndrew Excell
Executive Director, Transport Project DeliveryBrian Roche (Acting)
Executive Director, Road and Marine ServicesEmma Kokar
Executive Director, South Australian Public Transport Authority (SAPTA)Scott White
Executive Director, Across Government ServicesSimon Morony
Executive Director, Public AffairsAndrew Ockenden

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References

  1. Office of the Commissioner for Public Sector Employment. "Workplace Information Report 2022-2023" (PDF). Public Sector SA. South Australian Government. Retrieved 4 March 2024.
  2. Department for Infrastructure and Transport. "Annual Report 2022-2023" (PDF). Department for Infrastructure and Transport. Government of South Australia. Retrieved 10 March 2024.
  3. "About us". Department of Planning, Transport and Infrastructure. 14 July 2020. Archived from the original on 7 August 2020. Retrieved 17 December 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  4. "About us – South Australia". Department for Infrastructure and Transport. 14 July 2020. Retrieved 7 August 2020.
  5. "About Us". dit.sa.gov.au. Retrieved 23 September 2023.
  6. "Three SA ministers resign from cabinet". Australian Associated Press. 26 July 2020. Archived from the original on 27 July 2020. Retrieved 7 August 2020.
  7. Siebert, Bension (29 July 2020). "Three new ministers sworn into South Australian Government following expenses scandal". Australia: ABC News. Retrieved 7 August 2020.
  8. Renewal SA (30 September 2021). Urban Renewal Authority (trading as Renewal SA): 2020-21 Annual Report (PDF). p. 12. Retrieved 17 December 2021.
  9. "Annual Reports". dit.sa.gov.au. Retrieved 23 September 2023.