Departmental
Rejuvenation
Functional Structure
The Department of Planning, Transport and
Infrastructure (DPTI) Functional Structure
follows on from the previously released draft
structure that did not specifically list all
existing DPTI functions. This was
purposely done as an invitation to staff to
input as to how the structure should be built.
The Functional Structure has been
developed and revised (10 October 2014)
based upon feedback provided to date from
across the Department.
We acknowledge that staff are seeking
greater clarity regarding the alignment of
functions. The Functional Structure outlines
the overall responsibilities of the three
Divisions and provides further detail about
their overall objectives. This further detail
will begin to assist staff to identify where the
work they currently undertake aligns in the
new structure.
The Functional Structure details draft
Directorates that align to a number of
functions within each Division. Further
alignment of these functions may occur to
harness greater opportunities. Therefore,
the naming and grouping of these
Directorates is subject to further feedback
and discussion.
An interim organisational structure has also
been developed and revised
(10 October 2014) to enable staff to
determine their current reporting
arrangements within the new Divisions.
The Functional Structure will be used to
inform the newly appointed Chief Officers
who will be responsible for implementing
the departmental rejuvenation.
People and Business
Division
roles from the old divisions and be established based
on the review once received in this area.
Working collaboratively with the Chief Executive and
the Executive team the Chief Corporate Officer will
lead the People and Business Division to identify
ways to deliver exceptional service provision across
the organisation, manage and direct all aspects of
workforce development, financial management,
strategic planning and ensure regulatory compliance.
Building a values based culture through consultation
and change will enhance the organisation’s
successful way forward for the future.
The Division will also be responsible for the delivery
of new whole of department approaches to customer
engagement and services, information technology
and the management of people and performance.
This includes the management of all business
support functions previously delivered through the
old divisions to ensure that we have the flexibility and
capability to meet the needs of the new department.
The People and Business Division will take
responsibility for ensuring that our financial
resources are managed well and deliver the best
investment outcomes for the state by bringing
together all departmental finance, procurement and
contract management functions. The procurement
and contract management function will take up the
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There will be a single Ministerial/Cabinet area and a
single legal services area to manage prosecutions
and Crown advice. It is also proposed to draw
together all internal audit, risk management and
investigation resources (including safety) into the
one area to ensure our expertise is shared more
evenly and that a number of small disparate teams
across the old structure are better supported. Same
too with learning and development.
Customer Experience
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Establishes the service culture for the
Department and provides customer service
operations and analysis through:
o Managing call-centre operations and retail
outlets
o Ensuring the effective delivery of information
to identified audiences
o Providing media communications and public
relations services
o Providing a strategic and corporate
communications function
o Delivering community engagement expertise
and services for business and projects
o Managing and maintaining Departmental
corporate policies and procedures
Coordinates services for the Department to
manage business relations and monitor business
performance, including:
o Managing and coordinating Departmental
responses to external bodies
o Coordinating whole of Department
monitoring and reporting requirements
o Coordinating Freedom of Information
requests
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Information Services
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Provides a financial management framework and
leadership of finance related functions including:
o Development of budget and future
investment strategies
o Financial compliance and reporting,
including liaising with the Department of
Treasury and Finance
o Financial analytics and business case
support
o Project and business financial support
services
o Administration of grants
Economic and Financial analysis
Developing and managing a risk management
framework
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Provides governance, planning and support for
Departmental Information Technology (IT) needs
including:
o IT investment coordination, resourcing needs
and support requirements
o Developing and implementing business
solutions
o Providing an agency-wide IT service desk
Providing a records management function
People and Performance
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Investment Services
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Provides contractor management and
procurement resourcing to business and projects
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Focussed upon maximising employee
engagement and performance across the
Department through:
o Provision of a human resource and
employee relations function
o Ensure a sound framework for employee
development towards workforce objectives
o Implement and monitor equal employment
opportunity programs, including indigenous
employment, employment of people with a
disability and women in leadership
o Providing effective leadership of culture
change processes within the Department
o Managing a framework for a safe working
environment for employees and contractors
o Providing organisational development and
change management practices
Managing and coordinating business support
across the portfolio
Safety and Service Division
Under the lead of the Chief Operating Officer the
Safety and Service Division will deliver the State's
integrated transport and land use plan maximising
the use of the State's infrastructure for the benefit of
all South Australians. The Division is responsible for
ensuring efficient, timely and safe public transport
systems, ensuring businesses are connected to
markets by freight, rail and road systems and that
South Australia remains a competitive well
connected state.
Operational Services
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Delivers safe and effective public transport
services, including:
o Train, Tram and Ferry services
o Management of service contracts
Manages the day-to-day effective and efficient
transport movement, including:
o Road traffic monitoring and management,
including signals
o Public transport scheduling and planning,
including special events
o Rail operations control centre
o Rail network access coordination
Safety and Policy Programs
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Develops and implements programs and
strategies for safer transport networks and
vehicles
Leads and implements safety related reform
processes
Provides operational administration of safety
legislation across the transport network (road,
rail, marine and aviation) including:
o Legislative safety requirements
(e.g. Rail Safety Act)
o Accreditation, registration and licensing
(e.g. Motor Vehicles Act, Passenger
Transport Act, Road Traffic Act)
o Compliance, audit and investigations
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Asset Management
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Develops and implements infrastructure
strategies and initiatives for the portfolio
Develops asset management strategies,
including preparing, managing and maintaining
asset registers and asset information systems
Provides a systematic and coordinated approach
to optimally sustain portfolio infrastructure
Maximizes the value and delivery of
infrastructure and assets over their whole of life
Provides governance review mechanisms
including performance monitoring
Provides across government commercial and
domestic accommodation and property
management
Project Delivery and Asset Maintenance
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Focuses on creating, growing and enhancing
assets
Project management of road, bridges, public
transport, rail, marine, buildings, sporting and
recreation facilities
Incorporates project planning, design, concept
development, procurement, contract
management and asset handover
Provides a flexible project management,
professional and technical workforce resource
Delivers the maintenance of assets to increase
asset performance and return on investment,
including:
o Property and building facilities
o Rail infrastructure and rolling stock
o Road network
o Marine facilities
o Fleet, plant and equipment
Development Division
The Development Division will ensure that South
Australian planning and development systems are
nationally competitive, that progressive policy
positions that drive our State’s economy are
developed and that innovation and efficiency are the
cornerstones of our thinking. The Chief Development
Officer will lead the Development Division to ensure
that a constant focus in reducing the cost of doing
business in South Australia is maintained and will
contribute to the state’s ongoing growth and
economic development.
Policy and Legislation
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Provides infrastructure planning and business
case development across all modes (e.g. road,
cycling, rail, buses, marine, buildings, aviation,
ferries)
Undertakes planning and development to
promote and facilitate the use of walking and
cycling as a safe and viable transport option
Develops, implements and reviews policy and
legislation that affects land transactions
Develops and evaluates policy approaches,
frameworks and options
Monitors and evaluates policy effectiveness
Heavy Vehicle policy and reform
Local Government policy and legislation
Investment Management
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Creates and seeks opportunities for investment
into South Australia including exploring
innovative methods of funding and opportunities
to reduce the cost of doing business in South
Australia
Develops progressive policy positions to drive
growth and economic development opportunities
in South Australia
Supports the constructive relationship between
the State Government, local councils and
associated representative groups
Includes Major Developments and Development
Assessment Commission
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Information and Strategy
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Implements and reviews the 30-Year Plan for
Greater Adelaide, Integrated Transport and Land
Use Plan and regional plans
Delivers the State Government’s land use
planning responsibilities
Ensures that planning and development systems
are nationally competitive
Informs, develops and leads planning reform
Provides strategic modelling and data analysis to
support effective strategic planning and decision
making.
Provides valuation services for properties within
South Australia to a range of stakeholders
Ensures land boundary security
Includes Kangaroo Island Futures Authority
Recreation and Sport
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Provides community recreation and sport
development programs and strategies
Identifies, develops and supports athletes to
perform at national and international levels of
sport
Encourages safer, greener and more active
lifestyle by leading South Australian communities
to engage in behaviour change that improves
wellbeing
Architecture and Built Environment
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Promoting the value of design to ensure quality
built environments
Lead and deliver design review
Establish policy and practice frameworks for
achieving design quality in the built environment
Provide strategic leadership to the government’s
accommodation and property services
Interim Organisational Structure
Updated 10 October 2014
The following table maps the former DPTI Divisions and Directorates to the new
Functional Structure. This table provides an interim organisational structure for reporting
purposes.
FORMER
DIVISION
FORMER DIRECTORATE
CURRENT DIVISION
CURRENT DIRECTORATE
Corporate &
Strategic
Services
CONTRACT &
PROCUREMENT
PEOPLE AND BUSINESS
INVESTMENT SERVICES
EXECUTIVE SUPPORT
CORPORATE SERVICES
FINANCE
GOVERNANCE & AUDIT
HUMAN RESOURCES
INFO COMM TECHNOLOGY
PEOPLE AND BUSINESS
PEOPLE AND BUSINESS
PEOPLE AND BUSINESS
PEOPLE AND BUSINESS
PEOPLE AND BUSINESS
CUSTOMER EXPERIENCE
INVESTMENT SERVICES
INVESTMENT SERVICES
PEOPLE AND PERFORMANCE
INFORMATION SERVICES
COMMS & CMTY RELATIONS
PEOPLE AND BUSINESS
CUSTOMER EXPERIENCE
ACCOM & PROPERTY SVCS
SAFETY AND SERVICE
ASSET MANAGEMENT
CONTRACT MANAGEMENT
PEOPLE AND BUSINESS
INVESTMENT SERVICES
FACILITIES SERVICES
SAFETY AND SERVICE
PROJECT DELIVERY AND ASSET
MAINTENANCE
FACILITY DEVELOPMENT
SAFETY AND SERVICE
PROJECT DELIVERY AND ASSET
MAINTENANCE
PROJECT SERVICES
STRATEGIC & BNESS SVCS
SAFETY AND SERVICE
PEOPLE AND BUSINESS
PROJECT DELIVERY AND ASSET
MAINTENANCE
VARIOUS
STRATEGIC PROJECTS
LAND BOUNDARIES
LAND TITLES
LS BUSINESS REFORM
STATE VALUATION OFFICE
SAFETY AND SERVICE
DEVELOPMENT
DEVELOPMENT
DEVELOPMENT
DEVELOPMENT
PROJECT DELIVERY AND ASSET
MAINTENANCE
INFORMATION AND STRATEGY
INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT
INFORMATION AND STRATEGY
INFORMATION AND STRATEGY
FACILITY DEV & INFRA
REC SPORT & RACING
DEVELOPMENT
DEVELOPMENT
RECREATION AND SPORT
RECREATION AND SPORT
SA SPORTS INSTITUTE
DEVELOPMENT
RECREATION AND SPORT
SPORTS & REC
DEVELOPMENT
DEVELOPMENT
RECREATION AND SPORT
Building
Management
Land Services
Recreation
Sport and
Racing
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FORMER
DIVISION
Planning
Public Transport
Services
Transport
Services
FORMER DIRECTORATE
DIVISION
DIRECTORATE
FINANCE & INVEST STRAT
STRATEGY TRANS & INFRA
KI FUTURES AUTHORITY
PEOPLE AND BUSINESS
DEVELOPMENT
DEVELOPMENT
INVESTMENT SERVICES
INFORMATION AND STRATEGY
INFORMATION AND STRATEGY
LOCAL GOVERNMENT
POLICY
DEVELOPMENT
POLICY AND LEGISLATION
ODASA
PLAN PERFORM &
CULTURE
PLAN REFORM &
PROJECTS
DEVELOPMENT
DESIGN AND BUILT
ENVIRONMENT
PEOPLE AND BUSINESS
VARIOUS
DEVELOPMENT
INFORMATION AND STRATEGY
PLANNING
DEVELOPMENT
POLICY AND LEGISLATION
STATUTORY PLANNING
DEVELOPMENT
POLICY AND LEGISLATION
BUSINESS SERVICES
BUSINESS SUPPORT
PEOPLE AND BUSINESS
PEOPLE AND BUSINESS
VARIOUS
VARIOUS
CSTMR EXP & INNOVATION
PEOPLE AND BUSINESS
CUSTOMER EXPERIENCE
INTEGRATED TRANSPORT
SRV
SAFETY AND SERVICE
OPERATIONAL SERVICES
OPERATIONS & SAFETY
SAFETY AND SERVICE
OPERATIONAL SERVICES
PROJECTS
SAFETY AND SERVICE
PROJECT DELIVERY AND ASSET
MAINTENANCE
PUBLIC TRANSPORT
SRVCS
SAFETY AND SERVICE
OPERATIONAL SERVICES
RAIL INFRASTRUCTURE
ENG & MAINT
SAFETY AND SERVICE
ASSET MAINTENANCE
RAIL OPERATIONS
SAFETY AND SERVICE
OPERATIONAL SERVICES
PROJECTS
SAFETY AND SERVICE
PROJECT DELIVERY AND ASSET
MAINTENANCE
ROAD & TRAFFIC
MANAGEMENT
SAFETY AND SERVICE
OPERATIONAL SERVICES
STATEWIDE OPS & PGMS
SAFETY AND SERVICE
PROJECT DELIVERY AND ASSET
MAINTENANCE
TRANSPORT SAFETY REG
SAFETY AND SERVICE
SAFETY AND POLICY PROGRAMS
RD SAFETY REG LICENSING
TS BUSINESS SUPPORT
SAFETY AND SERVICE
PEOPLE AND BUSINESS
SAFETY AND POLICY PROGRAMS
VARIOUS
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PROJECT DELIVERY AND