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List of Australian Government entities

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Template:Multiple issues Template:Use Australian EnglishTemplate:Use dmy dates Template:Politics of Australia sidebar This list of Australian Government entities includes ministerial departments, principal entities, secondary entities, and other entities, which are grouped into a number of areas of portfolio responsibility. Each portfolio is led by one or more government ministers who are members of the federal parliament, appointed by the governor-general on the advice of the prime minister.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

As of December 2023, there are 1,334 government entities reportable to the Australian Government Organisations Register. This includes:<ref name=":0">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

  • 191 "principal" entities, including non-corporate Commonwealth entities (such as the 20 cabinet departments), corporate Commonwealth entities, and Commonwealth companies
  • 693 "secondary" entities, such as advisory bodies, ministerial forums, and statutory offices
  • 450 "other" entities, such as subsidiaries of government companies, joint ventures, national law bodies, and bodies linked through statutory contracts, agreements or delegations

Principal entitiesEdit

Principal entities are Australian Government entities that are defined in the Public Governance, Performance and Accountability Act 2011 as either a:

  • Principal non-corporate Commonwealth entity - such as a cabinet department
  • Principal corporate Commonwealth entity - such as the CSIRO or Reserve Bank of Australia
  • Commonwealth company - such as NBN Co or Aboriginal Hostels Limited

Cabinet departmentsEdit

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Separate to the 16 cabinet departments, there are also four parliamentary departments which are not cabinet portfolios:<ref name=portfolio/>

Other principal entitiesEdit

There are 171 principal entities other than the cabinet departments. These government agencies are classified by the Australian Government Organisations Register as either a non-corporate Commonwealth entity, a corporate Commonwealth entity, or a Commonwealth company.<ref name=":0" />

Non-Corporate Commonwealth Entities
Portfolio Agencies
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Corporate Commonwealth Entities
Portfolio Companies
Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry
Attorney-General's
Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water
Defence
Education
Employment and Workplace Relations
Finance Reserve Bank of Australia
Foreign Affairs and Trade
Health and Aged Care
Industry, Science and Resources CSIRO
Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development, Communications and the Arts
Prime Minister and Cabinet
Social Services
Treasury
Veterans' Affairs
Commonwealth Companies
Portfolio Companies
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Secondary entitiesEdit

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Other entitiesEdit

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History of government departmentsEdit

September 2013Edit

On 18 September 2013 an Administrative Arrangements Order was issued by the Governor-General on the recommendation of the Prime Minister Tony Abbott<ref name="AAO Sep 2013">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> which replaced the previous Order of 14 September 2010 issued by the Governor-General on the recommendation of the Gillard government.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> The Order formed or re-confirmed government departments, as follows:

September 2015Edit

Following the appointment of Malcolm Turnbull as Prime Minister, three departments were renamed, with effect from 21 September 2015:<ref>Template:Citation</ref>

July 2016Edit

Following the election of the Turnbull government, the Department of the Environment was renamed, with effect from 19 July 2016:<ref>Template:Citation</ref><ref>Template:Citation</ref>

December 2017Edit

Some departments were renamed, with effect from 20 December 2017:<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

May 2019Edit

Following the election of the Morrison government, five departments were renamed, with effect from 29 May 2019:<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

February 2020Edit

The number of departments were cut from 18 to 14, with effect from 1 February 2020:<ref name="pmcdec2019">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref name="abcdec2019">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

July 2022Edit

The new Albanese government made the following modifications and increased the number of departments to 16, with effect from 1 July 2022:<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

May 2025Edit

The Albanese government renamed two departments, and transferred responsibilities between departments, with effect from 13 May 2025:<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

See alsoEdit

ReferencesEdit

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