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Department of the Arts and Administrative Services

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Department of the Arts and Administrative Services
Department overview
Formed24 March 1993[1]
Preceding Department
Dissolved30 March 1994[1]
Superseding Department
JurisdictionCommonwealth of Australia
HeadquartersCity, Canberra
Minister responsible
Department executives

The Department of the Arts and Administrative Services was an Australian government department that existed between March 1993 and January 1994.

Scope

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Information about the department's functions and government funding allocation could be found in the Administrative Arrangements Orders, the annual Portfolio Budget Statements and in the Department's annual reports.

At the department's creation it was responsible for:[1]

  • Acquisition, leasing, management and disposal of land and property in Australia and overseas
  • Transport and storage services
  • Coordination of purchasing policy and civil purchasing
  • Disposal of goods
  • Analytical laboratory services
  • Ionospheric prediction
  • Management of government records
  • Valuation services
  • Geodesy, mapping and surveying services
  • Planning, execution and maintenance of Commonwealth Government works
  • Design and maintenance of Government furniture, furnishings and fittings
  • Government printing and publishing services
  • Electoral matters
  • Australian honours and symbols policy
  • Provision of facilities for members of Parliament other than in Parliament House
  • Administrative support for Royal Commissions and certain other inquiries
  • Information co-ordination and services within Australia, including advertising
  • Cultural affairs, including support for the arts

Structure

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The Department was an Australian Public Service department, staffed by officials who were responsible to the Minister for the Arts and Administrative Services.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d CA 7663: Department of the Arts and Administrative Services, Central Office, National Archives of Australia, retrieved 29 December 2013