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

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 PlanningInfrastructure Economics and Transport PolicyCorporate Planning and Performance.In 2007 the division was renamed Policy & Intergovernmental Relations Division.

本系列档案由基础设施部（Department of Infrastructure）下设的政策与政府间关系司（Policy & Intergovernmental Relations Division）的前身——规划与政策司（Planning and Policy Division）创建并维护。该档案包含与该司职责相关的收文与发文副本、内部备忘录、会议纪要、工作简报、各类报告、呈交文件、合同及相关规划方案。基础设施部（档案编号VA 3971）成立于1996年，其成立后的核心职能之一为战略与法定规划，重点聚焦支撑大型基础设施项目落地所需的自然环境与配套设施建设，通过制定土地利用、道路与交通领域的长期战略，以及对区域及全州具有重大意义的项目开展战略评估来推进相关工作。为统筹推进基础设施部的战略规划工作，战略规划与工程服务司（Strategic Planning and Engineering Services Division）正式成立；至1997年6月，该司更名为战略规划与经济服务司（Strategic Planning & Economic Services Division）；1999年6月定名为战略规划司（Strategic Planning Division）；2003年改组为规划与政策司（Planning and Policy Division），其职责范围涵盖综合交通规划（Integrated Transport Planning）、基础设施经济学与交通政策（Infrastructure Economics and Transport Policy）、企业规划与绩效评估（Corporate Planning and Performance）。2007年，该司正式更名为政策与政府间关系司。