List of Australian Commonwealth Government entities
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This is a list of Australian Commonwealth Government departments, bureaus, authorities and commissions.
This list of Australian Commonwealth Government entities represents the structure of the former Howard Government. A new Government led by the Leader of the Australian Labor Party, the Hon Kevin Rudd MP, was sworn in by the Governor-General of Australia on 3 December 2007. The new Government has changed the structure and portfolios of a number of agencies and the list list below requires revision.
[edit] Department summary
[edit] From December 2007
Based on the Administrative Arrangements Order of 3 December 2007[1], 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 (part of the Prime Minister and Cabinet Portfolio)
- The Department of Defence
- The Department of Education, Employment and Workplace Relations
- The Department of the Environment, Water, Heritage and the Arts
- 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, Transport, Regional Development and Local Government
- The Department of Innovation, Industry, Science and Research
- The Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet
- The Department of Resources, Energy and Tourism
- The Department of the Treasury
- The Department of Veterans' Affairs
[edit] To November 2007
[edit] Portfolio of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry
[edit] Ministers
- Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry
- Minister for Fisheries, Forestry and Conservation
[edit] Department
[edit] 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
[edit] Portfolio of the Attorney-General
[edit] Ministers
[edit] Department
[edit] Other Portfolio Bodies
- Administrative Appeals Tribunal
- Administrative Review Council
- Australian Crime Commission
- Australian Customs Service
- Australian Federal Police
- Australian Government Solicitor
- Australian Institute of Criminology
- Australian Law Reform Commission
- Australian Security Intelligence Organisation
- Australian Transaction Reports and Analysis Centre
- Border Protection Command (also Defence)
- Classification Board
- Classification Review Board
- 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
- Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission
- 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
- Office of Parliamentary Counsel
- Office of the Privacy Commissioner
- Standing Committee of Attorneys-General
[edit] Portfolio of Broadband, Communications and the Digital Economy
[edit] Ministers
- Minister for Broadband, Communications and the Digital Economy
[edit] Department
Broadband, Communications and the Digital Economy
[edit] Other Portfolio Bodies
- Australia Business Arts Foundation Ltd
- Australia Council
- Australian Broadcasting Authority
- Australian Broadcasting Corporation
- Australian Communications and Media Authority
- Australian Film Commission
- Australian Film Television and Radio School
- Australian Government Information Management Office
- Australian National Maritime Museum
- Australian Postal Corporation
- Australian Sports Commission
- Australian Sports Drug Agency
- Bundanon Trust
- Cultural Ministers Council
- Film Australia Limited
- Film Finance Corporation Australia Ltd
- Information Management Strategy Committee
- National Archives of Australia
- National Gallery of Australia
- National Library of Australia
- National Museum of Australia
- NetAlert Ltd
- Networking the Nation
- Online Council
- Playing Australia, Festival Australia and Contemporary Music Touring Program
- Special Broadcasting Service Corporation (SBS)
- Taxation Incentives for the Arts Committee
- Telstra Corporation Limited
[edit] Portfolio of Defence
[edit] Ministers
[edit] Departments
- Department of Defence
- Australian Defence Force
- Defence Science and Technology Organisation
- Intelligence and Security
- Defence Imagery and Geospatial Organisation
- Defence Intelligence Organisation
- Defence Signals Directorate
- Defence Security Authority
- Defence Materiel Organisation
- Department of Veterans' Affairs
[edit] 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
[edit] Portfolio of Education, Science and Training
[edit] Ministers
- Minister for Education, Science and Training
- Minister for Vocational and Technical Education
[edit] Department
[edit] Other Portfolio Bodies
- Anglo-Australian Telescope Board
- 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
- Questacon---The National Science and Technology Centre
[edit] Portfolio of Employment and Workplace Relations
[edit] Ministers
[edit] Department
[edit] Other Portfolio Bodies
- Comcare
- Defence Force Remuneration Tribunal
- Equal Opportunity for Women in the Workplace Agency
- Indigenous Business Australia
- National Occupational Health and Safety Commission
- National Workplace Relations Consultative Council
- Workplace Authority
- Remuneration Tribunal
- Safety, Rehabilitation and Compensation Commission
- Seafarers Safety, Rehabilitation and Compensation Authority (Seacare Authority)
- Workplace Relations Ministers' Council
[edit] Portfolio of Environment and Water Resources
[edit] Ministers
- Minister for the Environment and Water Resources
[edit] Department
[edit] 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
[edit] Portfolio of Families, Housing, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs
[edit] Ministers
- Minister for Families, Housing, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs
- Minister for Housing
- Minister for the Status of Women
- Parliamentary Secretary for Disabilities and Children's Services
[edit] Department
[edit] Other Portfolio Bodies
- Australian Institute of Family Studies
- Commonwealth Advisory Committee on Homelessness
- Community and Disability Services Ministers' Conference
- Community Services Ministers' Advisory Council
- National Childcare Accreditation Council Inc
- National Disability Advisory Council
- National Supported Accommodation Assistance Program (SAAP) Coordination and Development Committee (CAD) Representatives
- National Supported Accommodation Assistance Program (SAAP) Information Sub Committee
- Social Security Appeals Tribunal
[edit] 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
- Defunct – see OIPC
[edit] Portfolio of Finance and Administration
[edit] Ministers
- Minister for Finance and Administration
- Minister for Human Services
- Special Minister of State
[edit] Departments
[edit] Other Portfolio Bodies
- Finance
- Australian Electoral Commission
- Albury-Wodonga Development Corporation
- Australian Government Employees Superannuation Trust
- Australian Industry Development Corporation
- Australian River Co. Limited
- Commonwealth Grants Commission
- Commonwealth Superannuation Administration (ComSuper)
- CSS Board
- PSS Board
- Information Management Strategy Committee
- Parliamentary Retiring Allowances Trust
- Human Services
- Child Support Agency
- Centrelink
- Australian Hearing
- CRS Australia
- Health Services Australia
- Medicare Australia
[edit] Portfolio of Foreign Affairs and Trade
[edit] Ministers
[edit] Department
[edit] 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
[edit] Portfolio of Health and Ageing
[edit] Ministers
[edit] Department
[edit] 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 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
[edit] Portfolio of Immigration and Citizenship
[edit] Ministers
[edit] Department
[edit] Other Portfolio Bodies
- Migration Review Tribunal
- Refugee Review Tribunal
[edit] Portfolio of Industry, Tourism and Resources
[edit] Ministers
- Minister for Industry, Tourism and Resources
- Minister for Small Business and Tourism
[edit] Department
[edit] Other Portfolio Bodies
- Advisory Council on Intellectual Property
- ANZLIC -- The Spatial Information Council
- Industry Research and Development Board
- IP Australia
- Ministerial Council on Mineral and Petroleum Resources
- National Oil and Gas Safety Advisory Committee
- Pooled Development Funds Registration Board
- Professional Standards Board for Patent and Trade Marks Attorneys
- Tourism Australia
- Tourism Ministers' Council
[edit] Portfolio of Prime Minister and Cabinet
[edit] Ministers
[edit] Department
[edit] Other Portfolio Bodies
- National Australia Day Council
- Australian National Audit Office
- Australian Public Service Commission
- Commonwealth Ombudsman
- Inspector-General of Intelligence and Security
- Management Advisory Committee
- National Water Commission
- Office of National Assessments
- Official Establishments Trust
[edit] Portfolio of Transport and Regional Services
[edit] Ministers
[edit] Department
- Department of Transport and Regional Services
- Australian Transport Safety Bureau
- Office of Transport Security
- AusLink
- Bureau of Transport and Regional Economics (BTRE)
[edit] Other Portfolio Bodies
- Australian Transport Safety Bureau
- Airservices Australia
- Australian Bicycle Council
- Australian Global Navigation Satellite System Coordination Committee (AGCC)
- Australian Local Government and Planning Ministers' Council
- Australian Maritime College
- Australian Maritime Safety Authority
- Australian Motor Vehicle Certification Board
- Australian Rail Operations Unit
- Australian Rail Track Corporation
- Australian Transport Council
- Christmas Island Administration
- Civil Aviation Safety Authority
- Cocos (Keeling) Islands Administration
- East Kimberley Council of Australian Governments (COAG) Indigenous Trial
- International Air Services Commission
- Jervis Bay Territory Administration
- Local Government and Planning Joint Committee
- National Capital Authority
- National Transport Commission
- Navigation Safety Advisory Committee
- Northern Territory Administrator
- Office of the Administrator Norfolk Island
- Regional Development Council
- Regional Women's Advisory Council
- Standing Committee on Regional Development Secretariat
- Stevedoring Industry Finance Committee
- Tasmanian Freight Equalisation Scheme Review Authority
[edit] Portfolio of Treasury
[edit] Ministers
- Treasurer
- Minister for Revenue
- Assistant Treasurer
[edit] Department
[edit] 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
- 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
