Administrative Arrangements Order
The Administrative Arrangements Order specifies the Departments of State, the principal matters they deal with and the legislation administered by each Minister of State.
On 1 September 2016, the Governor-General of the Commonwealth of Australia revoked all administrative arrangements previously ordered and made a new Administrative Arrangements Order.
The Administrative Arrangements Order is available on the Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet website at: http://www.dpmc.gov.au/government/parliamentary-information.
RENAMING OF A DEPARTMENT OF STATE
The Prime Minister gives notice that on 19 July 2016, the Governor-General in Council, acting on the Prime Minister’s recommendation under section 64 of the Constitution, changed the name of the Department of State specified in Column 1 to the name specified in Column 2 opposite the first-mentioned name:
Column 1 | Column 2 |
Department of the Environment | Department of the Environment and Energy
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