• Source: List of Australian Government entities

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.
As of December 2023, there are 1,334 government entities reportable to the Australian Government Organisations Register. This includes:

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 entities


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 departments

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The Australian Government comprises 20 portfolio departments, each representing a seat in the federal cabinet and leading its respective portfolio area:

Attorney-General's Department
Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry
Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water
Department of Defence
Department of Education
Department of Employment and Workplace Relations
Department of Finance
Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade
Department of Health and Aged Care
Department of Home Affairs
Department of Industry, Science and Resources
Department of Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development, Communications and the Arts
Department of Parliamentary Services
Department of Social Services
Department of the House of Representatives
Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet
Department of the Senate
Department of the Treasury
Department of Veterans' Affairs
Parliamentary Budget Office




= Other principal entities

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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.




Secondary entities






Other entities






History of government departments






= September 2013

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On 18 September 2013 an Administrative Arrangements Order was issued by the Governor-General on the recommendation of the Prime Minister Tony Abbott which replaced the previous Order of 14 September 2010 issued by the Governor-General on the recommendation of the Gillard government. The Order formed or re-confirmed government departments, as follows:

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




= September 2015

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Following the appointment of Malcolm Turnbull as Prime Minister, three departments were renamed, with effect from 21 September 2015:

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




= July 2016

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Following the election of the Turnbull government, the Department of the Environment was renamed, with effect from 19 July 2016:

The Department of the Environment became the Department of the Environment and Energy




= December 2017

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Some departments were renamed, with effect from 20 December 2017:

The Department of Employment became the Department of Jobs and Small Business
The Department of Immigration and Border Protection became the Department of Home Affairs
The Department of Infrastructure and Regional Development became the Department of Infrastructure, Regional Development and Cities




= May 2019

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Following the election of the Morrison government, five departments were renamed, with effect from 29 May 2019:

The Department of Agriculture and Water Resources became the Department of Agriculture
The Department of Education and Training became the Department of Education
The Department of Human Services became Services Australia.
The Department of Jobs and Small Business became the Department of Employment, Skills, Small and Family Business
The Department of Infrastructure, Regional Development and Cities became the Department of Infrastructure, Transport, Cities and Regional Development




= February 2020

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The number of departments were cut from 18 to 14, with effect from 1 February 2020:

The Department of Education and Department of Employment, Skills, Small and Family Business (except small business functions) merged to form the Department of Education, Skills and Employment
The Department of Agriculture and environment functions of the Department of the Environment and Energy merged to form the Department of Agriculture, Water and the Environment
The Department of Industry, Innovation and Science, energy functions from the Department of the Environment and Energy and small business functions from the Department of Employment, Skills, Small and Family Business merged to form the Department of Industry, Science, Energy and Resources
The Department of Infrastructure, Transport, Cities and Regional Development and Department of Communications and the Arts merged to form the Department of Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development and Communications
Services Australia (the former Department of Human Services) was established as an executive agency within the Department of Social Services




= July 2022

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The new Albanese Government made the following modifications and increased the number of departments to 16, with effect from 1 July 2022:

The Department of Agriculture, Water and the Environment was split into the Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry and the Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water, with latter taking over energy functions from the Department of Industry, Science, Energy and Resources
The Department of Education, Skills and Employment was split into the Department of Education and the Department of Employment and Workplace Relations
The Department of Health was renamed the Department of Health and Aged Care
The policing, criminal justice and protective services functions were transferred from the Department of Home Affairs to the Attorney-General's Department.
The natural disaster management functions including the National Recovery and Resilience Agency were transferred from the Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet to the Department of Home Affairs
The Department of Industry, Science, Energy and Resources was renamed the Department of Industry, Science and Resources, with energy functions transferred to the Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water
The Department of Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development and Communications was renamed the Department of Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development, Communications and the Arts




See also


Australian state equivalents
New South Wales government agencies
South Australian government departments
Tasmanian government departments
Victorian government agencies
Queensland government departments
Western Australian government agencies




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