# Infrastructure Australia > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Infrastructure_Australia > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Infrastructure_Australia.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Infrastructure_Australia > Source revision: 1344978859 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) Government project assessment agency This article has multiple issues. Please help improve it or discuss these issues on the talk page. (Learn how and when to remove these messages) This article includes a list of general references, but it lacks sufficient corresponding inline citations. Please help to improve this article by introducing more precise citations. (June 2019) (Learn how and when to remove this message) A major contributor to this article appears to have a close connection with its subject. It may require cleanup to comply with Wikipedia's content policies, particularly neutral point of view. Please discuss further on the talk page. See our advice if the article is about you and read our scam warning in case someone asks for money to edit this article. (March 2017) (Learn how and when to remove this message) (Learn how and when to remove this message) Infrastructure Australia Statutory authority overview Formed 9 April 2008 (2008-04-09) Jurisdiction Commonwealth of Australia Headquarters Sydney Statutory authority executive Adam Copp, CEO Parent department Department of Infrastructure and Regional Development Key document Infrastructure Australia Act 2008 Website www.infrastructureaustralia.gov.au **Infrastructure Australia** is an independent statutory body providing independent research and advice to all levels of government and industry on projects and reforms relating to investment in [Australian](/source/Australia) infrastructure. It advocates for reforms on issues including financing, delivering and operating infrastructure and how to better plan and use Australia's infrastructure networks. Infrastructure Australia also maintains the Infrastructure Priority List. This is a prioritisation process that is intended to ensure that there is a single pipeline for the evaluation and prioritisation of nationally significant infrastructure projects. ## Governance Infrastructure Australia was established in July 2008 to provide advice to the Australian Government under the Infrastructure Australia Act 2008. In 2014, the Infrastructure Australia Act 2008 was amended to give Infrastructure Australia new powers, and to create an independent board with the right to appoint its own chief executive officer. The amended Act came into effect on 1 September 2014.[1] The new Infrastructure Australia Board was formed in September 2014. [Mark Birrell](/source/Mark_Birrell) retired from his role as Chairman of Infrastructure Australia in August 2017, and [Julieanne Alroe](/source/Julieanne_Alroe) was appointed to the position in September 2017. Alroe and the 12 members brought experience from business, academia, the public and private sectors. In January 2019, [Romilly Madew](/source/Romilly_Madew) was appointed as CEO [2] and served until August 2022 when Adam Copp was elevated to an interim CEO role, until being formally appointed as CEO in July 2023.[3] The authority is part of the [Department of Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development, Communications and the Arts](/source/Department_of_Infrastructure%2C_Transport%2C_Regional_Development%2C_Communications_and_the_Arts), and [Catherine King](/source/Catherine_King_(politician)), has been the responsible minister since May 2022.[*[citation needed](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed)*] ## See also [Portal](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Contents/Portals): - [Australia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portal:Australia) - [Transport in Australia](/source/Transport_in_Australia) ## References 1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** ["Infrastructure Australia Act 2008"](https://www.legislation.gov.au/Details/C2014C00639). 1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** ["Romilly Madew appointed CEO of Infrastructure Australia"](https://womensagenda.com.au/latest/romilly-madew-appointed-ceo-of-infrastructure-australia/). *Women's Agenda*. 15 January 2019. Retrieved 15 January 2020. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** ["Infrastructure Australia CEO announced"](https://minister.infrastructure.gov.au/c-king/media-release/infrastructure-australia-ceo-announced). *Infrastructure Australia*. 31 July 2023. Retrieved 27 May 2024. ## Sources - Simon Benson [$60bn Infrastructure Wishlist to Save our Cities](https://myaccount.news.com.au/theaustralian/subscribe?pkgDef=TA_SDO_P0415A_W04&directSubscribe=true&b=true&sourceCode=TAWEB_WRE170_a&mode=premium&dest=http://www.theaustralian.com.au/national-affairs/treasury/60bn-infrastructure-wishlist-to-save-our-cities/news-story/124808d8e4dcb52bbb9fd9ffe80d606a?memtype=anonymous) The Australian, 25 February 2017. - Jenny Wiggins [Infrastructure Australia says tax land not property to capture value](https://www.afr.com/business/infrastructure-australia-says-tax-land-not-property-to-capture-value-20161213-gtanxn). The Australian Financial Review, 14 December 2016. - [Article](https://www.theage.com.au/national/victoria/transurban-the-making-of-a-monster-20160512-gotjm9.html) - [Article](https://www.theage.com.au/national/victoria/transurban-pushes-for-user-pays-road-funding-model-20160909-grcm0z.html) ## External links - [Official website](http://www.infrastructureaustralia.gov.au/) Authority control databases ISNI VIAF This Australian government-related article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by adding missing information. - [v](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Template:Australia-gov-stub) - [t](/source/Template_talk%3AAustralia-gov-stub) - [e](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:EditPage/Template:Australia-gov-stub) --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Infrastructure Australia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Infrastructure_Australia) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Infrastructure_Australia?action=history)). 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