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The Department of Infrastructure and Regional Development is an Australian Public Service department of the Government of Australia charged with the responsibility for national policies and programs that promote, evaluate, plan and invest in infrastructure; foster an efficient, sustainable, competitive, safe and secure transport system; and ensure a strong and liveable Australia by focusing on effective local government and external territories administration and regional development that enables communities to achieve economic and social dividends. Matters dealt with by the department include: infrastructure planning and coordination; transport safety; land transport; civil aviation and airports; maritime transport including shipping; administration of Australian territories; constitutional development of the Northern Territory and the Australian Capital Territory; regional programs; regional development; local government matters; and regional policy.〔 The head of the department is the Secretary of the Department of Infrastructure and Regional Development, currently Mike Mrdak, who reports to the Minister for Infrastructure and Regional Development, currently the Hon. Warren Truss and the Assistant Minister for Infrastructure and Regional Development, currently the Hon. Jamie Briggs . The department is headquartered in the Canberra central business district at Infrastructure House and the neighbouring building to Infrastructure House. ==Operational activities== In an Administrative Arrangements Order made on 18 September 2013, the functions of the department were broadly classified into the following matters:〔 *Infrastructure planning and co-ordination *Transport safety, including investigations *Land transport *Civil aviation and airports *Transport security *Maritime transport including shipping *Major projects office, including facilitation and implementation of all non-Defence development projects *Administration of the Jervis Bay Territory, the Territory of Cocos (Keeling) Islands, the Territory of Christmas Island, the Coral Sea Islands Territory, the Territory of Ashmore and Cartier Islands, and of Commonwealth responsibilities on Norfolk Island *Constitutional development of the Northern Territory *Constitutional development of the Australian Capital Territory *Delivery of regional and territory specific services and programmes *Planning and land management in the Australian Capital Territory *Regional development *Matters relating to local government *Regional policy and co-ordination 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Department of Infrastructure and Regional Development」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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