How to read the 2021 Implementation Pathway

Change agents are identified above each table, with time represented across the page and actions aligned to the 15-year time horizon of the 2021 Plan, presented by sector and completion horizon (see Figure IV.3).

A total of 485 actions are documented in the 2021 Implementation Pathway. Each is categorised in accordance with the supporting theory of change that was used to derive that set of actions.

The categorisation depicts 29 policy recommendations, as set out in the 2021 Plan and the accompanying 2021 Reform Priority List. They require 96 intermediate outcomes, which in turn require 360 activities.

Once implemented, each activity will create the conditions needed to achieve an intermediate outcome. The combination of each intermediate outcome will create the conditions needed to achieve the goals of the recommendation.

Irrespective of its category, every action articulates the desired effect sought by that action.

The 2021 Implementation Pathway sets out actions by change agent rather than by policy recommendation. A change agent can find collaborators on a particular recommendation by referring to the corresponding recommendation within the 2021 Plan.

Infrastructure Australia has proposed a change agent to sponsor, lead or support each action. Australian Government departments have been identified to sponsor recommendations where national coordination is appropriate, although they may not implement all of the actions in the recommendation themselves.

Proposed leads are to implement outcomes and actions, alongside proposed supporting change agents. As states and territories are major owners and regulators of infrastructure, many outcomes and activities are attributed to state and territory governments. Where appropriate, the activities have been phased for deliverability.

Figure IV.3: Each table in the Implementation Pathway comprises of six sections

1.  Change agent

The name of the change agent is listed at the top of each table, signifying that it is the sponsor, lead, or support for all of the actions underneath.

2.  Sector/Focus area

The left-hand pane of each table shows which sector or focus area of the 2021 Plan actions belong to.

3.  When this will impact

The columns of the table relate to the time horizon during which the action is expected to impact.

4.  Change agent role

Each row of actions has a heading that identifies the role of the change agent - as either the proposed sponsor, lead or support.

5.  Actions

The body of the table contains the actions, tabulated by sector, change agent role and time horizon. Each action is identified as either a recommendation, outcome or activity.

6.  Key

The key shows how the types of actions are identified and provides a definition of each change agent role.