Department of Administrative Services (1987–93)

The Department of Administrative Services was an Australian government department that existed between July 1987 and March 1993. It was the third so-named Commonwealth department.

Department of Administrative Services
Department overview
Formed24 July 1987[1]
Preceding Department
Dissolved24 March 1993[1]
Superseding agency
JurisdictionCommonwealth of Australia
HeadquartersBelconnen, Canberra
Department executives

History

The department was created in July 1987 after the abolishment of several departments and was known as a 'super ministry.'[2]

Scope

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

According to the Administrative Arrangements Order (AAO) made on 24 July 1987, the department dealt with:[3]

  • Acquisition, leasing, management and disposal of land and property in Australia and overseas
  • Transport and storage services
  • Co-ordination of purchasing policy and civil Purchasing
  • Disposal of goods
  • Provision of accommodation and catering
  • Protective services at Commonwealth establishments
  • Analytical laboratory services
  • Meteorology Ionospheric prediction
  • National Archives
  • Valuation services
  • Geodesy, mapping and surveying services
  • Planning, execution and maintenance of Commonwealth Government works
  • Design and maintenance of Government furniture, furnishings and fittings
  • Information co-ordination and services within Australia, including printing, publishing and advertising
  • 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 Committees of Inquiry.

Structure

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

The secretary of the department was initially Graham Glenn, with Noel Tanzer succeeding him on 1 March 1989.[4] Tanzer's mandate was to have the department work as a unit and begin to operate in accordance with commercial principles.

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References
  1. CA 5983: Department of Administrative Services [III], Central Office, National Archives of Australia, retrieved 9 December 2013
  2. Department of Administrative Services [III], Central Office (1987 - 1993), Encyclopedia of Australian Science, archived from the original on 7 March 2012
  3. Administrative Arrangements Order issued 24 July 1987 (PDF), National Archives of Australia, 24 July 1987, archived from the original (PDF) on 27 April 2013
  4. "Chapter 8: A more commercial approach: 1983 –1990" (PDF), Going the extra mile: A history of the Commonwealth Car Service 1910–2010 (PDF), Department of Finance and Deregulation, p. 130, ISBN 978-1-921600-56-2, archived (PDF) from the original on 21 January 2014
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