VPRS 16083 General Correspondence Files, Alpha-Code Prefix Annual Single Number System (Planning and Policy Division)

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This series consists of general correspondence files created and maintained by the Planning and Policy Division, the predecessors of the Policy & Intergovernmental Relations Division of the Department of Infrastructure.

The files contain inward and copies of outward correspondence, internal memoranda, minutes of meetings, briefing notes, reports, submissions, contracts and plans relevant to the Division's responsibilities.

The Department of Infrastructure (VA 3971) was established in 1996. One of the primary functions carried out by the department following its establishment was strategic and statutory planning, with an emphasis on the physical environment and facilities needed to deliver major infrastructure projects by developing long-term strategies for land use, roads and transport, and by conducting strategic appraisals of projects of major importance to regions and the State.

The Strategic Planning and Engineering Services Division was established to lead the Department in strategic planning. By June 1997 the division had become Strategic Planning & Economic Services Division. By June 1999 it was known as the Strategic Planning Division. By 2003 it had become the Planning and Policy Division. It was responsible for:
Integrated Transport Planning
Infrastructure Economics and Transport Policy
Corporate Planning and Performance.

In 2007 the division was renamed Policy & Intergovernmental Relations Division.