Infrastructure NSW

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Infrastructure NSW
Agency overview
Formed1 July 2011 (2011-07-01)
Jurisdiction New South Wales
Minister responsible
Agency executives
  • Graham Bradley, Chairman (2013–present)
  • Janine Lonergan, Acting Chief Executive Officer (February 2023–present)
Parent department New South Wales Treasury
Key document
  • Infrastructure NSW Act 2011
Website infrastructure.nsw.gov.au

Infrastructure NSW is an agency of the Government of New South Wales that provides independent advice to assist the NSW Government in identifying and prioritising the delivery of critical public infrastructure across the Australian state of New South Wales for economic and social wellbeing.

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It was established in 2011 by then O'Farrell government and reports to the Premier of New South Wales.

History

The independent agency, established under the Infrastructure NSW Act 2011, was set up in July 2011 to plan and oversee a wide-ranging upgrade of the state's infrastructure. One of Infrastructure NSW's first major tasks was to deliver a 20-year State Infrastructure Strategy, which was delivered in September 2012. Other initial priorities for the body were the redevelopment of Sydney Convention & Exhibition Centre, planning of WestConnex and traffic management around Sydney Airport and Port Botany. [1] [2]

In May 2011, Barry O'Farrell appointed former Liberal Premier Nick Greiner as chairman [3] and in June, economist and ex Sydney Water boss Paul Broad was appointed as the chief executive officer, on a reported salary of up to A$500,000. [4] [5]

On 23 May 2013, both Greiner and Broad quit their respective roles at Infrastructure NSW over repeated disputes with the O'Farrell government. [6] The former head of the Business Council of Australia Graham Bradley was appointed as the new chairman and former Secretary of the Victorian Department of Transport Jim Betts became interim CEO, and was later appointed permanently. [7] [8] [6]

On 25 November 2014, Infrastructure NSW published the State Infrastructure Strategy Update 2014, which made 30 investment recommendations on the next round of critical infrastructure for NSW. [9] The NSW Government fully adopted the recommendations proposed by Infrastructure NSW for its State Infrastructure Strategy, which includes a $20 billion infrastructure program. [10] [11]

On 5 November 2015, Minister for Transport and Infrastructure Andrew Constance announced Projects NSW – a specialist unit within Infrastructure NSW to manage the procurement and delivery of the state's infrastructure priorities. [12]

Board members

The Board of Infrastructure NSW contains a total of ten members, including the chief executive officer, chairman, four private sector members and four senior NSW public servants: [13]

Past Board members include Nick Griener, Paul Broad, David Gonski, Chris Eccles, Sam Haddad, Mark Paterson, Carolyn Kay, Simon Draper, Dieter Adamsas, Arlene Tansey, Max Moore-Wilton, Blair Comley, Carolyn McNally and Rob Whitfield.

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References

  1. ↑ Aston, Heath (5 March 2013). "O'Farrell taps telco boss to run infrastructure". The Sydney Morning Herald . Retrieved 8 May 2011.
  2. ↑ "About INSW". Archived from the original on 26 April 2013. Retrieved 5 June 2013.
  3. ↑ "Infrastructure NSW Chairman Nick Greiner looking to build trust with private sector". The Australian .
  4. ↑ "Broad named chief of Infrastructure NSW". Archived from the original on 14 July 2012. Retrieved 27 October 2011.
  5. ↑ Clennell, Andrew (5 March 2013). "Infrastructure NSW boss Paul Broad and Transport for NSW chief Les Wielinga go to war over our roads". The Daily Telegraph. Sydney. Retrieved 5 June 2013.
  6. 1 2 Clennell, Andrew (23 May 2013). "Paul Broad and Nick Greiner quit Infrastructure NSW". The Daily Telegraph. Sydney. Archived from the original on 27 July 2013. Retrieved 5 June 2013.
  7. ↑ Wood, Alicia (27 May 2013). "New boss of INSW Graham Bradley to toe the line". The Daily Telegraph. Sydney. Archived from the original on 27 July 2013. Retrieved 5 June 2013.
  8. ↑ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 February 2016. Retrieved 14 April 2016.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  9. ↑ "Infrastructure NSW provides 30 recommendations to Government" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 May 2016. Retrieved 14 April 2016.
  10. ↑ Saulwick, Jacob (25 November 2014). "NSW government: 20 year and $20 billion infrastructure vision announced". The Sydney Morning Herald .
  11. ↑ Thomsen, Simon (25 November 2014). "Here's The NSW Government's $20 Billion Infrastructure Re-Election Pitch". Business Insider Australia.
  12. ↑ "Minister Constance: Making it happen with Projects NSW" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 February 2016. Retrieved 14 April 2016.
  13. ↑ "Our Board". infrastructure.nsw.gov.au. Retrieved 15 July 2021.
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