Portfolio: Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development, Communications, Sport and the Arts
http://www.nla.gov.au/
$105M
2026-27 Budget (Budget Paper No. 4)$110M
2024-25 Total Revenue420
Headcount (2024-25)New Vehicle Efficiency Standard (NVES) Regulator and IT Build
Department of Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development, Communications, Sport and the Arts
Total Budget
$79.2M
Digital Budget
$23.8M
July 2024 — January 2026
The establishment of a NVES for light vehicles will deliver more fuel-efficient cars for Australians and support the government’s commitment to achieve net zero by 2050. This investment is for the development of an effective ICT environment in which to manage the regulatory obligations around the NVES, such as data capture from vehicle suppliers/importers, reporting, facilitation of compliance and audit functions, and the establishment and maintenance of a NVES credit trading scheme.
Reporting and Program Management (RPM) System
Department of Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development, Communications, Sport and the Arts
Total Budget
$30.8M
Digital Budget
$14.2M
July 2023 — June 2026
The RPM project is improving the administration of grant payments to states and territories for land transport infrastructure projects. Following recommendations from the Australian National Audit Office, the department is developing a new system, which has been designed to address evolving business needs and transition the current legacy system to a more scalable and flexible system. The RPM Project Objectives are: (1) Develop a new system to automate, simplify and streamline business processes; (2) Provide a single source of data for all grant process stages that is validated and accurate, easy to access and analyse; (3) Ensure the new system is intuitive, easy to use and flexible, and can be extended to meet future needs; and (4) Migrate data from the existing data sources into a consolidated source of truth for infrastructure investment.
Digital First (DF) Program
National Archives of Australia
Total Budget
$25.1M
Digital Budget
$20.6M
July 2023 — June 2026
The National Archives of Australia has established the DF Program to uplift its ability to manage, preserve and provide meaningful access to an increasingly digital collection of records that hold national significance. In late 2025, the DF Program was rescoped to realign the work of the program to support implementation of the new Strategy 2025–2030: Evolving National Archives. The program will finish in June 2026, with additional scope relating to account and workload management to be addressed through strategy implementation.
Fighting SMS Scams
Australian Communications and Media Authority
Total Budget
$10.9M
Digital Budget
$3.2M
October 2024 — July 2026
This project is enabling the Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA) to develop, operate and maintain an SMS ID registry to help prevent scammers from impersonating brands and entities in texts, using message headers (such as myGov), and to create a trusted communications channel.
Spectrum Management
Australian Communications and Media Authority
Total Budget
$22.7M
Digital Budget
$20.9M
October 2022 — May 2027
The digital spectrum management system will include a range of new and enhanced digital and ICT capabilities to support improved spectrum management.
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Reform proposals on YourGov that name this department as a delivery partner — drawn from citizen voice, government strategy, research, international examples and gap analysis.
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Ideas distilled from this entity's strategy & evidence
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Digitize 1.5 million additional images annually
Increase the number of images digitized to meet the target of 1.2 million per year by 1.5 million.
2025-26.pages.jsonl [CP p.12]
Adopt the UK Legal Deposit Libraries’ automated system
Implement the automated digital deposit system used by the UK Legal Deposit Libraries to increase the percentage of legal deposit items collected.
2025-26.pages.jsonl [CP p.12]
Expand partnerships with First Nations communities
Doubling the number of partnerships with First Nations communities to better represent their stories in the national collection.
2025-26.pages.jsonl [CP p.8]
Build a public dashboard showing weekly active-compliance-monitoring counts by EPBC Act decision class
Create a public dashboard to display weekly compliance monitoring data categorized by EPBC Act decision classes.
2025-26.pages.jsonl [CP p.6]
Create a report on remote visits to the National Library
Generate a monthly report on remote visits to the National Library to improve service delivery.
2025-26.pages.jsonl [CP p.11]
Conduct a detailed survey on digital experience satisfaction
Conduct a comprehensive survey to assess visitor satisfaction with the digital experience and meet the target of 75%.
2025-26.pages.jsonl [CP p.11]
Develop a targeted strategy to increase onsite visits
Create a detailed action plan to boost onsite visits to 400,000 by targeting specific demographics and regions.
2025-26.pages.jsonl [CP p.11]
Adopt the Netherlands’ automated legal deposit system
Implement the automated legal deposit system used by the Netherlands to increase the percentage of legal deposit items collected.
2025-26.pages.jsonl [CP p.12]
Digitize 1.5 million additional images annually
Increase the number of images digitized to meet the target of 1.2 million per year by 1.5 million.
2025-26.pages.jsonl [CP p.12]
Adopt the UK Legal Deposit Libraries’ automated system
Implement the automated digital deposit system used by the UK Legal Deposit Libraries to increase the percentage of legal deposit items collected.
2025-26.pages.jsonl [CP p.12]
Expand partnerships with First Nations communities
Doubling the number of partnerships with First Nations communities to better represent their stories in the national collection.
2025-26.pages.jsonl [CP p.8]
Build a public dashboard showing weekly active-compliance-monitoring counts by EPBC Act decision class
Create a public dashboard to display weekly compliance monitoring data categorized by EPBC Act decision classes.
2025-26.pages.jsonl [CP p.6]
Create a report on remote visits to the National Library
Generate a monthly report on remote visits to the National Library to improve service delivery.
2025-26.pages.jsonl [CP p.11]
Conduct a detailed survey on digital experience satisfaction
Conduct a comprehensive survey to assess visitor satisfaction with the digital experience and meet the target of 75%.
2025-26.pages.jsonl [CP p.11]
Develop a targeted strategy to increase onsite visits
Create a detailed action plan to boost onsite visits to 400,000 by targeting specific demographics and regions.
2025-26.pages.jsonl [CP p.11]
Adopt the Netherlands’ automated legal deposit system
Implement the automated legal deposit system used by the Netherlands to increase the percentage of legal deposit items collected.
2025-26.pages.jsonl [CP p.12]
Legislation administered
· 2
1960
National Library Act 1960
The entity administers and has primary responsibility for the National Library Act 1960.
1968
Copyright Act 1968
The entity administers legal deposit requirements under the Copyright Act 1968.
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