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This is a list of Australian government departments, bureaus and commissions, authorities and corporations.
Government in Australia is delivered by a number of agencies, grouped under areas of portfolio responsibility. Each portfolio is led by a government minister who is a member of the Parliament of Australia, appointed by the Governor-General of Australia as the representative of the Crown. The Governor-General is advised on the appointment of ministers by the Prime Minister, who in turn demonstrates to the Governor-General that he has the confidence of the House.[1]
The agencies are principally grouped as eighteen principal departments, each led by a secretary, director-general, or similarly-titled executive officer and comprising a number of portfolios covering specific policy areas across the department and allocated statutory authorities, trading enterprises, boards, councils and other public bodies. Agencies have varying levels of operational autonomy, and deliver one or more of frontline public services, administrative functions and law enforcement. Some are structured as for-profit corporations. Where there are multiple portfolios within a department, the Secretary may be accountable to a number of ministers.
A government led by the leader of the Liberal Party of Australia, the Hon. Malcolm Turnbull MP in coalition with the Leader of the National Party of Australia, the Hon. Barnaby Joyce MP, was sworn in by the Governor-General on 18 September 2013.[2] The Government changed the structure and portfolios of a number of agencies.[3]
Department summary
From September 2013
The following is a list of government departments that were formed or re-confirmed on 18 September 2013 by way of an Administrative Arrangements Order issued by the Governor-General on the recommendation of the Prime Minister Tony Abbott.[4] The Administrative Arrangements Order replaced the previous Order of 14 September 2010 issued by the Governor-General on the recommendation of the Gillard Government.[5][6]
- The Department of Agriculture replacing the Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry
- The Attorney General's Department, assuming the arts functions previously managed by the Department of Regional Australia, Local Government, Arts and Sport
- The Department of Communications replacing the Department of Broadband, Communications and the Digital Economy
- The Department of Defence
- The Department of Education replacing some of the functions of the Department of Education, Employment and Workplace Relations
- The Department of Employment replacing some of the function of the Department of Education, Employment and Workplace Relations
- The Department of the Environment replacing the Department of Climate Change and Energy Efficiency and the Department of Sustainability, Environment, Water, Population and Communities
- The Department of Finance replacing the Department of Finance and Deregulation
- The Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade, assuming the tourism functions previously managed by the Department of Resources, Energy and Tourism
- The Department of Health replacing the Department of Health and Ageing and assuming the sport functions previously managed by the Department of Regional Australia, Local Government, Arts and Sport
- The Department of Human Services
- The Department of Immigration and Border Protection replacing most of the functions of the Department of Immigration and Citizenship
- The Department of Industry replacing most of the functions of the Department of Innovation, Industry, Science and Research and the Department of Resources, Energy and Tourism
- The Department of Infrastructure and Regional Development replacing the Department of Infrastructure and Transport and most of the functions of the Department of Regional Australia, Local Government, Arts and Sport
- The Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet, assuming the indigenous affairs functions previously managed by the Department of Families, Housing, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs
- The Department of Social Services replacing the majority of the functions of the Department of Families, Housing, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs
- The Department of the Treasury
- The Department of Veterans' Affairs
From September 2015
Following the appointment of Turnbull as Prime Minister, three departments were renamed:[7]
- The Department of Agriculture became the Department of Agriculture and Water Resources
- The Department of Industry and Science became the Department of Industry, Innovation and Science
- The Department of Communications became the Department of Communications and the Arts
Agriculture portfolio
Ministers
- Minister for Agriculture
- Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Agriculture
Department
Other portfolio bodies
- Australian Egg Corporation
- Australian Fisheries Management Authority
- Australian Landcare Council
- Australian Livestock Export Corporation Limited
- Australian Pesticides and Veterinary Medicines Authority (formerly National Registration Authority for Agricultural and Veterinary Chemicals)
- Australian Pork Limited
- Australian Wine and Brandy Corporation
- Australian Wool Innovation Limited
- Cotton Research and Development Corporation
- Dairy Adjustment Authority
- Dairy Australia
- Fisheries Research and Development Corporation
- Forest and Wood Products Research and Development Corporation
- Grains Research and Development Corporation
- Grape and Wine Research and Development Corporation
- Horticulture Australia Limited
- Land & Water Australia
- Meat and Livestock Australia
- Murray-Darling Basin Commission
- Murray-Darling Basin Ministerial Council
- National Consultative Committee on Animal Welfare
- National Land and Water Resources Audit
- National Rural Advisory Council
- Natural Resource Management Ministerial Council
- Northern Territory Fisheries Joint Authority
- Plant Breeder's Rights Office
- Quarantine and Exports Advisory Council
- Primary Industries Ministerial Council
- Queensland Fisheries Joint Authority
- Rural Industries Research and Development Corporation
- Statutory Fishing Rights Allocation Review Panel
- Sugar Research and Development Corporation
- Torres Strait Protected Zone Joint Authority
- Western Australian Fisheries Joint Authority
- Wheat Export Authority
Attorney-General's portfolio
Ministers
Department
Other portfolio bodies
- Administrative Appeals Tribunal
- Administrative Review Council
- Australian Crime Commission
- Australian Federal Police
- Australian Government Solicitor
- Australian Human Rights Commission
- Australian Institute of Criminology
- Australian Law Reform Commission
- Australian Security Intelligence Organisation
- Australian Transaction Reports and Analysis Centre
- Commonwealth Director of Public Prosecutions
- Copyright Tribunal
- Criminology Research Council
- CrimTrac
- Defence Force Discipline Appeal Tribunal
- Family Law Council
- Federal Costs Advisory Committee
- Federal Police Disciplinary Tribunal
- Insolvency and Trustee Service, Australia
- International Legal Services Advisory Council
- Ministerial Council on the Administration of Justice
- National Alternative Dispute Resolution Advisory Council
- National Counter Terrorism Committee
- National Native Title Tribunal
- Australian Classification Board
- Office of Parliamentary Counsel
- Office of the Privacy Commissioner
- Standing Committee of Attorneys-General
Communications portfolio
Ministers
- Minister for Communications
- Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Communications
Department
Other portfolio bodies
- Australian Broadcasting Corporation
- Australian Communications and Media Authority
- Australian Postal Corporation
- NBN Co Limited
- Special Broadcasting Service (SBS)
Defence portfolio
Ministers
- Minister for Defence
- Minister for Veterans' Affairs
- Assistant Minister for Defence
- Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Defence
Departments
- Department of Defence
- Australian Defence Force
- Defence Science and Technology Organisation
- Intelligence and Security
- Defence Materiel Organisation
- Department of Veterans' Affairs
Other portfolio bodies
- Defence
- Office of Reserve Service Protection
- Army & Air Force Canteen Service
- Australian Defence Force Academy Consultative Council
- Australian Oceanographic Data Centre
- Australian Defence Human Research Ethics Committee
- Australian Maritime Defence Council
- Australian Military Forces Relief Trust Fund
- Border Protection Command (also Attorney-General's)
- Capability Development Advisory Forum
- Commercial Support Consultative Forum
- Contracting Consultative Forum
- Defence Exporters Council
- Defence Families of Australia
- Defence Force Retirement and Death Benefits Authority
- Defence Housing Authority
- Defence Reserves Support Council
- Defence Materiel Organisation
- Military Superannuation and Benefits Board of Trustees No. 1
- RAAF Veterans' Residence Trust
- RAAF Welfare Trust Fund
- Royal Australian Navy Relief Trust Fund
- Veterans' Affairs
- Australian War Memorial
- Military Rehabilitation & Compensation Commission
- Office of Australian War Graves
- Repatriation Commission
- Repatriation Medical Authority
- Review of Service Delivery Arrangements
- Specialist Medical Review Council
- Veterans' Review Board
- Vietnam Veterans Counselling Service
Education and Training portfolio
Ministers
- Minister for Education and Training
- Assistant Minister for Education
- Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Education
Department
Other portfolio bodies
- Accreditation Decisions Review Committee
- Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority
- Australian Institute for Teaching and School Leadership Ltd (Teaching Australia)
- Australian Learning and Teaching Council
- Australian National University
- Business-Industry-Higher Education Collaboration Council
Employment portfolio
Ministers
- Minister for Employment
- Assistant Minister for Employment
Department
Other portfolio bodies
- Australian Fair Pay Commission
- Australian Industrial Relations Commission and Australian Industrial Registry
- Coal Mining Industry (Long Service Leave Funding) Corporation
- Defence Force Remuneration Tribunal
- Fair Work Ombudsman
- National Workplace Relations Consultative Council
- Office of Australian Building and Construction Commissioner
- Remuneration Tribunal Secretariat
- Safe Work Australia
- Safety, Rehabilitation and Compensation Commission
- Seafarers Safety, Rehabilitation and Compensation Authority (Seacare Authority)
- Workplace Authority
- Workplace Relations Ministers Council
- Comcare
Environment portfolio
Ministers
Department
Other portfolio bodies
- Antarctic Animal Ethics Committee
- Antarctic Ethics Committee (Human Experimentation)
- Antarctic Research Assessment Committees (ARACs)
- Antarctic Science Advisory Committee
- Australia--Netherlands Committee on Old Dutch Shipwrecks
- Australian Antarctic Names and Medals Committee
- Australian Heritage Council
- Bureau of Meteorology
- Climate Change Authority
- Environment Protection and Heritage Council
- Great Barrier Reef Consultative Committee
- Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority
- Great Barrier Reef Ministerial Council
- Great Barrier Reef Structural Adjustment Package Technical Advisory Committee
- Hazardous Waste Technical Group
- National Cultural Heritage Committee
- National Environment Protection Council
- National Environmental Education Council
- National Water Commission
- New South Wales World Heritage Properties Ministerial Council
- Office of the Renewable Energy Regulator
- Science Program Management Committee
- State of the Environment Committee 2006
- Stockholm Intergovernmental Forum
- Sydney Harbour Federation Trust
- Tasmanian Wilderness World Heritage Area Ministerial Council
- Threatened Species Scientific Committee
- Wet Tropics Ministerial Council
Finance portfolio
Ministers
- Minister for Finance
- Special Minister of State
- Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Finance
Departments
Other portfolio bodies
- Finance
- Australian Electoral Commission
- Albury-Wodonga Development Corporation
- Australian Government Employees Superannuation Trust
- Australian Industry Development Corporation
- Australian Political Exchange Council
- Australian Procurement and Construction Ministerial Council
- Australian Reward Investment Alliance
- Australian River Co. Limited
- chief information officer Committee
- Comcare
- Commonwealth Superannuation Administration (ComSuper)
- CSS Board
- PSS Board
- Future Fund Management Agency
- Medibank Private Limited
- Parliamentary Retiring Allowances Trust
- Parliamentary Budget Office
Foreign Affairs and Trade portfolio
Ministers
- Minister for Foreign Affairs
- Minister for Trade and Investment
- Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Foreign Affairs
Department
Other portfolio bodies
- Australian Agency for International Development (AusAID)
- Australian Centre for International Agricultural Research
- Australian Trade Commission (Austrade)
- Australian Secret Intelligence Service
- Export Finance and Insurance Corporation
- Tourism Australia
- Tourism Ministers' Council
- Trade Policy Advisory Council
Health portfolio
Ministers
- Minister for Health
- Minister for Sport
- Assistant Minister for Health
Department
Other portfolio bodies
- Australian Institute of Health and Welfare
- Australian National Council on Drugs
- Australian Pharmaceutical Advisory Council
- Australian Radiation Protection and Nuclear Safety Agency
- Cancer Australia
- Food Standards Australia New Zealand
- National Breast Cancer Foundation
- National Health and Medical Research Council
- Pharmaceutical Benefits Advisory Committee
- Private Health Insurance Ombudsman
Immigration and Border Protection portfolio
Ministers
- Minister for Immigration and Border Protection
- Assistant Minister for Immigration and Border Protection
Department
Other portfolio bodies
- Australian Border Force
- Border Protection Command (also Defence)
- Migration Agents Registration Authority
- Migration Review Tribunal
- Refugee Review Tribunal
Industry portfolio
Ministers
- Minister for Industry, Innovation and Science
- Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Industry
Department
Other portfolio bodies
- Advisory Council on Intellectual Property
- ANZLIC—The Spatial Information Council
- Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies
- Australian Institute of Marine Science
- Australian Nuclear Science and Technology Organisation
- Australian Research Council
- Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation
- Cooperative Research Centres Committee
- Geoscience Australia
- Innovation Australia
- IP Australia
- Ministerial Council on Mineral and Petroleum Resources
- National Offshore Petroleum Safety Authority
- Questacon—The National Science and Technology Centre
- Oceans Policy Science Advisory Group
- Plant Breeder's Rights Advisory Committee
- Pooled Development Funds Registration Board
- Professional Standards Board for Patent and Trade Marks Attorneys
Infrastructure and Regional Development portfolio
Ministers
- Minister for Infrastructure and Regional Development
- Assistant Minister for Infrastructure and Regional Development
Department
- Department of Infrastructure and Regional Development
- Australian Transport Safety Bureau
- Office of Transport Security
- AusLink
- Bureau of Transport and Regional Economics (BTRE)
Other portfolio bodies
- Australian Transport Safety Bureau
- Airservices Australia
- Australian Maritime Safety Authority
- Australian Motor Vehicle Certification Board
- Australian Rail Track Corporation
- Australian Transport Council
- Civil Aviation Safety Authority
- International Air Services Commission
- Local Government and Planning Ministers' Council
- National Marine Safety Committee
- National Transport Commission
- Regional Development Council
- Standing Committee on Regional Development
- Standing Committee on Transport
Prime Minister and Cabinet portfolio
Ministers
- Prime Minister
- Minister for Indigenous Affairs
- Minister Assisting the Prime Minister for the Public Service
- Minister Assisting the Prime Minister for Women
- Two Parliamentary Secretaries to the Prime Minister
Department
Other portfolio bodies
- Australia Council
- Australian Film Television and Radio School
- Australian Institute of Family Studies
- Australian National Audit Office
- Australian National Maritime Museum
- Australian Public Service Commission
- Bundanon Trust
- Commonwealth Ombudsman
- Commonwealth, States, Territories and New Zealand Ministers' Conference on the Status of Women
- Equal Opportunity for Women in the Workplace Agency
- Inspector-General of Intelligence and Security
- Management Advisory Committee
- Museum of Australian Democracy
- National Archives of Australia
- National Australia Day Council
- National Gallery of Australia
- National Museum of Australia
- Office of National Assessments
- Official Establishments Trust
- Playing Australia Committee
Indigenous
- Office of Indigenous Policy Coordination (OIPC)
- Torres Strait Regional Authority (TSRA)
- Indigenous Land Corporation (ILC)
- Office of the Registrar of Indigenous Corporations (ORIC)
- Office of the Aboriginal Land Commissioner
- Anindilyakawa Land Council
- Central Land Council
- Northern Land Council
- Tiwi Land Council
- Indigenous Business Australia
- Ministerial Council for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Affairs
- Township Leasing
- Aboriginal Benefit Account Advisory Committee
- Aboriginal Hostels Limited
- Defunct – see OIPC
Social Services portfolio
Ministers
- Minister for Social Services
- Assistant Minister for Social Services
- Minister for Human Services
- Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Social Services
Department
Other portfolio bodies
- Australian Hearing
- Centrelink
- Child Support Agency
- Community and Disability Services Ministers' Conference
- Community Services Ministers' Advisory Council
- CRS Australia
- Housing Ministers' Conference
- Medicare Australia
- Ministerial Council on Gambling
- National Housing Supply Council
- Repatriation Reference Committee
- Social Security Appeals Tribunal
Treasury portfolio
Ministers
- Treasurer
- Minister for Small Business
- Assistant Treasurer
- Parliamentary Secretary to the Treasurer
Department
Other portfolio bodies
- Australian Accounting Standards Board
- Australian Bureau of Statistics
- Australian Competition and Consumer Commission
- Australian Loan Council
- Australian Competition Tribunal
- Australian Office of Financial Management
- Australian Prudential Regulation Authority
- Australian Securities and Investments Commission
- Australian Statistics Advisory Council
- Australian Taxation Office
- Commonwealth Consumer Affairs Advisory Council
- Commonwealth Grants Commission
- Corporations and Markets Advisory Committee
- Companies Auditors and Liquidators Disciplinary Board
- Inspector-General of Taxation
- Financial Reporting Council
- Financial Sector Advisory Council
- Foreign Investment Review Board
- Life Insurance Actuarial Standards Board
- Ministerial Council on Consumer Affairs
- Ministerial Council for Corporations
- National Competition Council
- Productivity Commission
- Reserve Bank of Australia
- Superannuation Complaints Tribunal
See also
- Australian State Equivalents
References
- ↑ "Infosheet 20 - The Australian system of government". About Parliament: House of Representatives. Parliament of Australia. Retrieved 15 July 2016.
- ↑ "Abbott government sworn in". news.com.au. 18 September 2013. Retrieved 18 September 2013.
- ↑ "Tony Abbott's cabinet and outer ministry". Sydney Morning Herald. 16 September 2013. Retrieved 16 September 2013.
- ↑ "Administrative Arrangements Order" (PDF). Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet. Commonwealth of Australia. 18 September 2013. Retrieved 27 October 2013.
- ↑ "Administrative Arrangements Order" (PDF). Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet. Commonwealth of Australia. 14 September 2010.
- ↑ "Australian Government Directory". Australian Government. Retrieved 23 September 2010.
- ↑ Minute Paper for the Executive Council, Executive Council Meeting No. 21 (PDF), Federal Executive Council, 21 September 2015
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