About Infrastructure Australia

Infrastructure Australia is a statutory body, established under the Infrastructure Australia Act 2008 which came into effect on 9 April 2008.

Infrastructure Australia advises governments, investors and infrastructure owners on a wide range of issues. These include:

• Australia's current and future infrastructure needs
• mechanisms for financing infrastructure investments, and
• policy, pricing and regulation and their impacts on investment and on the efficiency of the delivery, operation and use of national infrastructure networks.

Infrastructure Australia's focus is on assisting Australian governments to develop a strategic blueprint for unlocking infrastructure bottlenecks and to modernise the nation's economic infrastructure.

Infrastructure Australia reports regularly to the Council of Australian Governments through the Federal Minister for Infrastructure and Transport.

Click here for a more comprehensive list of Infrastructure Australia's functions.

Infrastructure Australia has 11 members, appointed by the Federal Minister for Infrastructure and Transport.

The members are:

Sir Rod Eddington - Chairman	Dr Ian Watt AO	Mr Jim Hallion	Mr Anthony Kannis
Dr Kerry Schott	Professor Peter Newman	The Hon Mark Birrell	Mr Phil Hennessy
Cr Nicole Lockwood	Ms Elana Rubin	Dr Martin Parkinson PSM

Infrastructure Australia is supported by the Office of the Infrastructure Coordinator. The Infrastructure Coordinator, Michael Deegan, is a statutory office holder.

To contact Infrastructure Australia please refer to our contact us page.