MAJOR POLICY ANNOUNCEMENT

SUBJECT: INFRASTRUCTURE

MADE BY: BARRY O’FARRELL MP, LEADER OF THE OPPOSITION
DATE: 2 MARCH 2010

SUMMARY:

The NSW Coalition will establish a new statutory body, Infrastructure NSW, which will be tasked with the delivery of a cohesive, integrated 20-year State Infrastructure Strategy.

Infrastructure NSW will consist of a Board with an Independent Chair appointed from outside government, the NSW Co-ordinator General, DG of the Department of Premier and Cabinet, Secretary of Treasury, DG of State and Regional Development, DG of the Department of Planning and Infrastructure, and five members from outside the public sector with expertise in infrastructure.

The Co-ordinator General will be the CEO of Infrastructure NSW and report directly to the Premier; liaise with Infrastructure Australia; and, co-ordinate State agencies in relation to infrastructure projects.

For projects of critical importance to the State, appoint a Project Coordinator and a Project Steering Committee.

The NSW Coalition will establish a detailed, costed and transparent 5-year Infrastructure Plan to underpin the 20-year strategy, and a system of State Infrastructure Strategy Statements (SISS) across key infrastructure sectors.

TITLE: INFRASTRUCTURE NSW – Making the right infrastructure decisions and delivering better projects

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