Appendix: Commonwealth of Australia Gazette of 24 July 1987 [Administrative Arrangements Order]
COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA ADMINISTRATIVE ARRANGEMENTS ORDERED BY HIS EXCELLENCY THE GOVERNOR-GENERAL
1, SIR NINIAN MARTIN STEPHEN, Governor-General of the Commonwealth of Australia, acting with the advice of the Federal Executive Council, hereby approve the following administrative arrangements to take effect on and from 24 July 1987 in substitution for the arrangements in operation immediately before the date of this Order:
1. The matters dealt with by each Department of State include the matters specified in the second column of the Schedule to this Order opposite to the name of that Department in the first column of that Schedule and other matters arising under the enactments administered by the Minister of State or each of the Ministers of State, as the case may be, administering that Department.
2. The enactments administered by a Minister of State administering a Department are the enactments specified in the third column of the Schedule to this Order opposite to the name of that Department and any enactment (whether passed before or after the date of this Order) that relates to a matter dealt with by that Department, not being an enactment specified in that colomn opposite to the name of another Department.
GIVEN under my Hand and (L.S.) the Great Seal of Australia on 24 July 1987.
N. M. STEPHEN Governor-General
By his Excellency's Command R. J. L. HAWKE Prime Minister (Ex. Min. No. 6)
THE SCHEDULE
| First Column Name of Department | Second Column Principal Matters dealt with | Third Column Enactments |
| The Department of Aboriginal Affairs | Policies and - programs for the advancement of the Aborginal and Torres Strait Island peoples, including consultation and co- ordination. | Aboriginal Affairs (Arrangements with Aborginal the States) Act 1973
Affairs Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Heritage Protection Act 1984 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders (Queensland Discriminatory Laws) Act 1975 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders (Queensland Reserves and Communities Self-management) Act 1978 Aboriginal Councils and Associations Act 1976 Aboriginal Land Grant (Jervis Bay Territory) Act 1986 Aboriginal Land (Lake Condah and Framlingham Forest) Act 1987 Aboriginal Land Rights (Northern Territory) Act 1976 Australian Institute of Aboriginal Studies Act 1964 States Grants (Aboriginal Advancement) Acts States Grants (Aboriginal Assistance) Acts |
| The Department of Administrative Services | 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 | Archives Act 1983
Australian Protective Service Act 1987 Commonwealth Electoral Act 1918 Commonwealth Grants Commission Act 1973 Defence (Transitional Provisions) Act 1946 and Defence Transition (Residual Provisions) Act 1952 insofar as they relate to National Security (General) Regulations 54, 55, 55A, 60e, 60c, and 60j, to 60m Flags Act 1953 Lands Acquisition Act 1955 |
| The Department of Administrative Services- continued | 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 | Lands Acquisition (Defence) Act 1968
Lands Acquisition (Northern Territory Pastoral Leases) Act 1981 Members of Parliament (Slat)) Act 1984 Meteorology Act 1955 Ministers of State Act 1952 Northern Territory (Commonwealth Lands) Act 1980 Northern Territory (Self-Government) Act 1978, Sections 69 and 70 Parliament House Construction Authority Act 1979 Parliamentary Allowances Act 1952 Procurement of Goods, Works and Services Act 1981 Public Accounts Committee Act 1951 Public Works Committee Act 1969 Referendum (Machinery Provisions) Act 1984 Representation Act 1983 |
| The Department of the Arts, Sport, the Environment, Tourism and Territories | Cultural affairs, including support for the arts National collections National heritage Sport and recreation Environment and conservation Tourism, including the tourist industry International expositions and support for international conferences and special events Administration of the Australian Capital Territory Administration of the Jervis Bay Territory, the Territory of Cocas (Keeling) Islands, the Territory of Christmas Island, the Coral Sea Islands Territory, the Territory of Ashmore and Cattier Islands, the Australian Antarctic Territory, and the Territory of Heard Island and the McDonald Islands, and of Commonwealth responsibilities on Norfolk Island Constitutional development of the Northern Territory of Australia | Antarctic Marine Living Resources
Conservation Act 1981 Antarctic Treaty Act 1960 Antarctic Treaty (Environment Protection) Act 1980 Ashmore and Cattier Islands Acceptance Act 1933 Australia Council Act 1975 Australian Antarctic Territory Acceptance Act 1933 Australian Antarctic Territory Act 1954 Australian Capital Territory Electricity Supply Act 1962 Australian Capital Territory Gaming and Liquor Authority Act 1981 Australian Capital Territory Stamp Duty Act 1969 Australian Capital Territory Tax (Cheques) Act 1969 Australian Capital Territory Tax (Hire Purchase Business) Act 1969 Australian Capital Territory Tax (Insurance Business) Act 1969 Australian Capital Territory Tax (Life Insurance Business) Act 1981 Australian Capital Territory Tax (Purchases of Marketable Securities) Act 1969 Australian Capital Territory Tax (Sales of Marketable Securities) Act 1969 Australian Capital Territory Tax (Transfers of Marketable Securities) Act 1986 Australian Capital Territory Tax (Vehicle Registration) Act 1981 Australian Capital Territory Taxation (Administration) Act 1969 Australian Federal Police Act 1979, - Section 69 Australian Film Commission Act 1975 Australian Film, Television and Radio School Act 1973 Australian Heritage Commission Act 1975 Australian Institute of Sport Act 1986 Australian Institute of Sport (Consequential Provisions) Act 1986 Australian Sports Commission Act 1985 Australian Tourist Commission Act 1967 Canberra College of Advanced Education Act 1967 Canberra Water Supply (Googong Dam) Act 1974 Captains Flat (Abatement of Pollution) Agreement Act 1975 Christmas Island Act 1958 Christmas Island Agreement Acts Cocos (Keeling) Islands Act 1955 |
| The Department of the Arts, Sport, the Environment, Tourism and Territories- continued | Commonwealth Functions (Statutes Review) Act 1981, Part 11
Commonwealth Teaching Service Act 1972 Coral Sea Islands Act 1969 Darwin Lands Acquisition Act 1945 Environment (Financial Assistance) Act 1977 Environment Protection (Alligator Rivers Region) Act 1978 Environment Protection (Impact of Proposals) Act 1974 Environment Protection (Nuclear Codes) Act 1978 Environment Protection (Sea Dumping) Act 1981 Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Act 1975 Heard Island and McDonald Islands Act 1953 Historic Shipwrecks Act 1976 Jervis Bay Territory Acceptance Act 1915 Koongarra Project Area Act 1981 Lemonthyme and Southern Forests (Commission of Enquiry) Act 1987 National Capital Development Commission Act 1957 National Fitness Act 1941 National Gallery Act 1975 National Library Act 1960 National Museum of Australia Act 1980 National Parks and Wildlife Conservation Act 1975 Norfolk Island Act 1979 Northern Territory Acceptance Act 1910 Northern Territory (Self-Government) Act 1978, except sections 69 and 70 Parliament Act 1974 Pay-roll Tax (Territories) Act 1971 Pay-roll Tax (Territories) Assessment Act 1971 Protection of Movable Cultural Heritage Act 1986 Public Lending Right Act 1985 Removal of Prisoners (Australian Capital Territory) Act 1968 Removal of Prisoners (Territories) Act 1923, insofar as it relates to the Northern Territory of Australia (except to the extent administered by the Attorney-General) and to Norfolk Island, the Territory of Cocos (Keeling) Islands, the Territory of Christmas Island, the Coral Sea Islands Territory, the Territory of Ashmore and Cartier Islands, the Heard Island and McDonald Islands Territory and the Australian Antarctic Territory Seat of Government Acceptance Acts Seat of Government Act 1908 Seat of Government (Administration) Acts States Grants (Air Quality Monitoring) Act 1976 States Grants (Nature Conservation) Act 1974 Urban and Regional Development (Financial Assistance) Act 1974, insofar as it relates to national estate grants Whale Protection Act 1980 Wildlife Protection (Regulation of Exports and Imports) Act 1982 World Heritage Properties Conservation Act 1983 |
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| The Attorney- General's Department | Law and justice Legal services Human rights and civil liberties Law enforcement Co-ordination of protective security and counter-terrorism Marriage and family law Consumer affairs Bankruptcy and insolvency Legal aid Censorship Copyright Negotiable instruments | Acts Ciation Act 1976
Acts Interpretation Act 1901 Administrative Appeals Tribunal Act 1975 Administrative Changes (Consequential Provisions) Acts Administrative Decisions (Judicial Business law and practices Review) Act 1977 Amendments Incorporation Act 1905 Arbitration (Foreign Awards and Agreements) Act 1974 Australia Act 1986 Australian (Request and Consent) Act 1985 Australian Capital Territory Evidence (Temporary Provisions) Act 1971 Australian Capital Territory Supreme Court Act 1933 |