The Australian Government on 9 December 1935
Prime Minister: Joseph Lyons (United Australia) · 14th Parliament
Changes taking effect on this day
Departments of State (12)
- Attorney-General's Department1901–present
- Department of Commerce1932–1942
- Department of Defence1921–1939
- Department of External Affairs1921–1970
- Department of Health1921–1987
- Department of Industry1928–1940
- Department of the Interior1932–1939
- Department of the Treasury1901–present
- Department of Trade and Customs1901–1956
- Postmaster-General's Department1901–1975
- Prime Minister's Department1911–1971
- Repatriation Department1918–1974
Other bodies (86)
Central government
- Audit Office 1902–1998
- Chief Electoral Office 1902–1973
- Governor-General's Office 1901–1984
- Public Service Board 1923–1987
Parliament
- Department of the House of Representatives 1901–present
- Department of the Parliamentary Library 1901–2004
- Department of the Parliamentary Reporting Staff 1901–2004
- Department of the Senate 1901–present
- Joint House Department 1901–2004
Law, justice & security
- Commonwealth Crown Solicitor's Office 1903–1984
- Commonwealth Film Censorship Board 1928–1996
- Commonwealth Investigation Branch 1919–1946
- Federal Capital Territory Police 1927–1938
- Federal Court of Bankruptcy 1930–1977
- High Court of Australia 1903–present
- Northern Territory Police Force 1911–1978
- Supreme Court of the Australian Capital Territory 1934–1992
- Supreme Court of the Northern Territory 1931–1979
Treasury & finance
- Commonwealth Bank of Australia 1911–1960
- Commonwealth Bureau of Census and Statistics 1905–1974
- Commonwealth Grants Commission 1933–present
- Commonwealth Savings Bank of Australia 1928–1993
- Commonwealth Superannuation Board 1922–1976
- Federal Taxation Office 1914–1973
- National Debt Commission 1923–1994
- Note Printing Branch 1913–1998
- Royal Commission on Monetary and Banking Systems 1935–1937
- Tariff Board 1921–1974
- Taxation Boards of Review 1925–1986
Industry, science & resources
- Aerial, Geological and Geophysical Survey of Northern Australia 1935–1940
- Australian Survey Office 1910–1987
- British Phosphate Commissioners 1920–1981
- Commonwealth Oil Refineries Limited 1920–1952
- Commonwealth Solar Observatory 1924–1945
- Council for Scientific and Industrial Research 1926–1949
- Patent Office 1904–1992
Health, ageing & disability
- Australian Institute of Anatomy 1931–1984
- Commonwealth Serum Laboratories 1916–1961
- Commonwealth X-ray and Radium Laboratory 1935–1972
- Federal Health Council 1926–1936
- School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine 1930–1980
Social services & housing
- Invalid and Old-Age Pensions Office 1909–1941
Education & research
- Australian Forestry School 1926–1965
- Canberra University College 1929–1960
Employment & workplace
- Commonwealth Court of Conciliation and Arbitration 1904–1956
- Public Service Arbitrator 1921–1984
Transport & infrastructure
- Civil Aviation Branch 1921–1936
- Commonwealth Railways 1917–1975
Communications & media
- Amalgamated Wireless (Australasia) Limited 1922–1952
- Australian Broadcasting Commission 1932–1983
- Cinema and Photographic Branch 1913–1940
- Commonwealth Government Printing Office 1927–1970
Arts, sport & collections
- Australian War Memorial 1925–present
- Commonwealth Art Advisory Board 1912–1973
- Commonwealth Literary Fund 1908–1973
- Commonwealth National Library 1923–1961
Indigenous affairs
- Aboriginals Department 1911–1939
Territories & national capital
- Administration of Nauru 1921–1968
- Administration of the Territory of New Guinea 1921–1942
- Administration of the Territory of Papua 1906–1942
- Norfolk Island Administration 1914–1979
- Northern Territory Administration 1931–1978
Agriculture, fisheries & forestry
- Australian Dairy Produce Board 1935–1975
- Canned Fruits Control Board 1926–1938
- Commonwealth Forestry Bureau 1925–1946
- Commonwealth Prickly Pear Board 1920–1939
- Dried Fruits Control Board 1924–1979
- Royal Commission on the Wheat, Flour and Bread Industries 1934–1936
- Wine Overseas Marketing Board 1929–1936
Environment & water
- Bureau of Meteorology 1908–present
- River Murray Commission 1917–1988
Defence & veterans
- Air Board 1920–1976
- Ammunition Factory Footscray 1927–1989
- Assessment Appeal Tribunals 1929–1979
- Australian Commonwealth Naval Board 1911–1976
- Commonwealth Government Clothing Factory 1912–1989
- Commonwealth Small Arms Factory 1912–1989
- Explosives Factory Maribyrnong 1910–1989
- Military Board 1905–1976
- Munitions Supply Board 1921–1940
- Munitions Supply Laboratories 1922–1948
- Ordnance Factory Maribyrnong 1924–1989
- Repatriation Commission 1918–present
- War Pensions Entitlement Appeal Tribunal 1929–1979
- War Service Homes Commission 1919–1947
Foreign affairs & trade
- Australian Trade Commissioner Service 1933–1986