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This is a list of Australian Commonwealth Government departments, bureaus, authorities and commissions.
A new Government led by the Leader of the Australian Labor Party, the Hon Julia Gillard MP, was sworn in by the Governor-General of Australia on 24 June 2010. The new Government has changed the structure and portfolios of a number of agencies.
Department summary
From September 2010
Based on the Administrative Arrangements Order of 14 September 2010,[1][2] Departments are:
- The Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry
- The Attorney General's Department
- The Department of Broadband, Communications and the Digital Economy
- The Department of Climate Change and Energy Efficiency
- The Department of Defence
- The Department of Education, Employment and Workplace Relations
- The Department of Families, Housing, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs
- The Department of Finance and Deregulation
- The Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade
- The Department of Health and Ageing
- The Department of Human Services
- The Department of Immigration and Citizenship
- The Department of Infrastructure and Transport
- The Department of Innovation, Industry, Science and Research
- The Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet
- The Department of Regional Australia, Regional Development and Local Government
- The Department of Resources, Energy and Tourism
- The Department of Sustainability, Environment, Water, Population and Communities
- The Department of the Treasury
- The Department of Veterans' Affairs
Portfolio of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry
Ministers
- Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry
- Parliamentary Secretary for Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry
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
Portfolio of the Attorney-General
Ministers
- Attorney-General
- Minister for Home Affairs
- Minister for Justice
- Minister for Privacy and Freedom of Information
Department
- Attorney-General's Department
Other portfolio bodies
- Administrative Appeals Tribunal
- Administrative Review Council
- Australian Crime Commission
- Australian Customs Service
- 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
- Border Protection Command (also Defence)
- Commonwealth Director of Public Prosecutions
- Copyright Tribunal
- Criminology Research Council
- CrimTrac
- Defence Force Discipline Appeal Tribunal
- Director of Public Prosecutions
- 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
- Office of Film and Literature Classification
- Classification Board
- Classification Review Board
- Office of Parliamentary Counsel
- Office of the Privacy Commissioner
- Standing Committee of Attorneys-General
Portfolio of Broadband, Communications and the Digital Economy
Ministers
- Minister for Broadband, Communications and the Digital Economy
- Minister Assisting the Prime Minister on Digital Productivity
Department
Other portfolio bodies
- Australian Broadcasting Corporation
- Australian Communications and Media Authority
- Australian Postal Corporation
- NBN Co Limited
- Special Broadcasting Service (SBS)
Portfolio of Climate Change and Energy Efficiency
Ministers
- Minister for Climate Change and Energy Efficiency
- Parliamentary Secretary for Climate Change and Energy Efficiency
Department
Other portfolio bodies
- Office of the Renewable Energy Regulator
Portfolio of Defence
Ministers
- Minister for Defence
- Minister for Veterans' Affairs
- Minister for Defence Science and Personnel
- Minister for Defence Materiel
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
- 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
- Frontline Defence Services
- 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
Portfolio of Education, Employment and Workplace Relations
Ministers
- Minister for Tertiary Education, Skills, Jobs and Workplace Relations
- Minister for School Education, Early Childhood and Youth
- Minister for Employment Participation and Childcare
- Minister for Indigenous Employment and Economic Development
Department
Other portfolio bodies
- Accreditation Decisions Review Committee
- Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority
- Australian Fair Pay Commission
- Australian Industrial Relations Commission and Australian Industrial Registry
- Australian Institute for Teaching and School Leadership Ltd (Teaching Australia)
- Australian Learning and Teaching Council
- Australian National University
- Business-Industry-Higher Education Collaboration Council
- Coal Mining Industry (Long Service Leave Funding) Corporation
- Comcare
- 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
Portfolio of Families, Housing, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs
Ministers
- Minister for Families, Housing, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs
- Minister for Housing
- Minister for the Status of Women
- Minister for Social Housing and Homelessness
- Parliamentary Secretary for Disabilities and Carers
- Parliamentary Secretary for Community Services
Department
Other portfolio bodies
- Commonwealth, States, Territories and New Zealand Ministers' Conference on the Status of Women
- Community and Disability Services Ministers' Conference
- Community Services Ministers' Advisory Council
- Equal Opportunity for Women in the Workplace Agency
- Housing Ministers' Conference
- Ministerial Council on Gambling
- National Housing Supply Council
- Repatriation Reference Committee
- Social Security Appeals Tribunal
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
Portfolio of Finance and Deregulation
Ministers
- Minister for Finance and Deregulation
- Special Minister of State
- Minister Assisting on Deregulation
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
- Commonwealth Superannuation Administration (ComSuper)
- CSS Board
- PSS Board
- Future Fund Management Agency
- Medibank Private Ltd
- Parliamentary Retiring Allowances Trust
- Parliamentary Budget Office
Portfolio of Foreign Affairs and Trade
Ministers
- Minister for Foreign Affairs
- Minister for Trade
- Parliamentary Secretary for Trade
- Parliamentary Secretary for Pacific Island 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
- Trade Policy Advisory Council
Portfolio of Health and Ageing
Ministers
- Minister for Health and Ageing
- Minister for Indigenous Health
- Minister for Mental Health and Ageing
Department
Other portfolio bodies
- Acute Care Advisory Committee
- Aged Care Planning Advisory Committees
- Aged Care Residential Classification Scale (RCS) Review Team
- Aged Care Standards and Accreditation Agency Ltd
- Aged Care Risk Management Team and Complaints Management Team
- Australian Community Pharmacy Authority
- Australian Council for Safety and Quality in Health Care
- Australian Health Ministers Advisory Committee Working Party on Highly Specialised Drugs
- Australian Health Ministers' Advisory Council
- Australian Health Ministers' Conference
- Australian Institute of Health and Welfare
- Australian National Council on AIDS, Hepatitis C and Related Diseases
- Australian National Council on Drugs
- Australian Organ and Tissue Donation and Transplantation Authority
- Australian Pharmaceutical Advisory Council
- Australian Pharmaceutical Advisory Council (APAC) Subcommittee on Intentional Misuse of Pharmaceutical Drugs (APACIMP)
- Australian Radiation Protection and Nuclear Safety Agency
- Australian Screening Advisory Committee
- Australian Technical Advisory Group on Immunisation
- Communicable Diseases Network Australia New Zealand
- enHealth Council
- Health and Community Services Ministerial Council
- Food Standards Australia New Zealand
- Intergovernmental Committee on AIDS, Hepatitis C and Related Diseases (IGCAHRD)
- Hearing Services Consultative Committee
- Intergovernmental Committee on Drugs
- Measles Elimination Advisory Committee
- Medical Services Advisory Committee
- Methadone and Other Treatment Subcommittee
- Ministerial Council on Drug Strategy
- Monitoring and Evaluation Coordination Committee
- National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health Council
- National Advisory Council on Suicide Prevention
- National Breast Cancer Foundation
- National Blood Authority
- National Disaster Relief (Health) Committee
- National Drug Research Strategy Committee
- National Drug Strategy Reference Group for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples
- National Expert Advisory Committee on Alcohol
- National Expert Advisory Committee on Illicit Drugs
- National Expert Advisory Committee on School Drug Education
- National Expert Advisory Committee on Tobacco
- National Expert Advisory Group on Safety and Quality in Australian Health Care
- National Health and Medical Research Council
- National Immunisation Committee
- National Pathology Accreditation Advisory Council
- National Public Health Partnership
- Pharmaceutical Benefits Advisory Committee
- Pharmaceutical Benefits Pricing Authority
- Pharmaceutical Benefits Remuneration Tribunal
- Pharmaceutical Health and Rational Use of Medicines Committee
- Private Health Insurance Administration Council
- Private Health Insurance Ombudsman
- Professional Services Review
- Radiation Health and Safety Advisory Council
- Rural Health Support, Education and Training Program Committee
- Taskforce on Diabetes
Portfolio of Human Services
Ministers
Department
Other portfolio bodies
- Centrelink
- Medicare Australia
- Child Support Agency
- CRS Australia
- Australian Hearing
Portfolio of Immigration and Citizenship
Ministers
- Minister for Immigration and Citizenship
- Parliamentary Secretary for Immigration and Citizenship
Department
- Department of Immigration and Citizenship
Other portfolio bodies
- Migration Review Tribunal
- Refugee Review Tribunal
- Migration Agents Registration Authority
Portfolio of Infrastructure and Transport
Ministers
- Minister for Infrastructure and Transport
- Parliamentary Secretary for Infrastructure and Transport
Department
- Department of Infrastructure and Transport
- 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
Portfolio of Innovation, Industry, Science and Research
Ministers
Department
Other portfolio bodies
- Advisory Council on Intellectual Property
- 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
- Innovation Australia
- IP Australia
- 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
- Tourism Australia
- Tourism Ministers' Council
- Professional Standards Board for Patent and Trade Marks Attorneys
Portfolio of Prime Minister and Cabinet
Ministers
- Prime Minister
- Minister for Regional Australia, Regional Development and Local Government
- Minister for the Arts
- Minister for Social Inclusion
- Minister for Privacy and Freedom of Information
- Minister for Sport
- Special Minister of State for the Public Service and Integrity
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
- Inspector-General of Intelligence and Security
- Management Advisory Committee
- National Archives of Australia
- National Australia Day Council
- National Gallery of Australia
- National Museum of Australia
- Office of National Assessments
- Official Establishments Trust
- Museum of Australian Democracy
- Playing Australia Committee
Portfolio of the Resources and Energy and Tourism
Ministers
- Minister for Resources and Energy
- Minister for Tourism
- Minister Assisting the Minister for Tourism
Department
Other portfolio bodies
- Tourism Australia
- Tourism Ministers' Council
- Geoscience Australia
- ANZLIC -- The Spatial Information Council
- Ministerial Council on Mineral and Petroleum Resources
- National Offshore Petroleum Safety Authority
Portfolio of the Sustainability, Environment, Water, Population and Communities
Ministers
- Minister for Sustainability, Environment, Water, Population and Communities
- Parliamentary Secretary for Sustainability and Urban Water
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
- 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
Portfolio of Treasury
Ministers
- Treasurer
- Assistant Treasurer
- Minister for Financial Services and Superannuation
- 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
References
- ^ Commonwealth of Australia Administrative Arrangements Order made on 14 September 2010
- ^ "Australian Government Directory". Australian Government. http://www.directory.gov.au/index.php?tab=0. Retrieved 23 September 2010.
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