The Australian Government on 26 June 1941
Prime Minister: Robert Menzies (United Australia) · 16th Parliament
Changes taking effect on this day
- Department of Munitions part split off to form Department of Aircraft Production
- Department of Supply and Development part split off to form Department of Aircraft Production
- Prime Minister's Department part split off to form Department of External Territories
- Department of the Treasury functions transferred to Department of Social Services
- Invalid and Old-Age Pensions Office absorbed into Department of Social Services
- Department of the Interior part split off to form Department of Transport
- Department of Supply and Development part split off to form Mineral Resources Survey
Departments of State (25)
- Attorney-General's Department1901–present
- Department of Air1939–1973
- Department of Aircraft Production1941–1946
- Department of Civil Aviation1938–1973
- Department of Commerce1932–1942
- Department of Defence Co-ordination1939–1942
- Department of External Affairs1921–1970
- Department of External Territories1941–1951
- Department of Health1921–1987
- Department of Home Security1941–1946
- Department of Information1939–1950
- Department of Labour and National Service1940–1972
- Department of Munitions1940–1948
- Department of Social Services1939–1972
- Department of Supply and Development1939–1942
- Department of the Army1939–1973
- Department of the Interior1939–1972
- Department of the Navy1939–1973
- Department of the Treasury1901–present
- Department of Trade and Customs1901–1956
- Department of Transport1941–1950
- Department of War Organisation of Industry1941–1945
- Postmaster-General's Department1901–1975
- Prime Minister's Department1911–1971
- Repatriation Department1918–1974
Other bodies (97)
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
- Australian Capital Territory Police 1938–1979
- Commonwealth Crown Solicitor's Office 1903–1984
- Commonwealth Film Censorship Board 1928–1996
- Commonwealth Investigation Branch 1919–1946
- Commonwealth Security Service 1941–1946
- 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 Prices Branch 1939–1948
- 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
- Tariff Board 1921–1974
- Taxation Boards of Review 1925–1986
Industry, science & resources
- Australian Survey Office 1910–1987
- British Phosphate Commissioners 1920–1981
- Commonwealth Liquid Fuel Control Board 1940–1950
- Commonwealth Oil Refineries Limited 1920–1952
- Commonwealth Solar Observatory 1924–1945
- Council for Scientific and Industrial Research 1926–1949
- Mineral Resources Survey 1941–1946
- National Measurement Laboratory 1938–2004
- 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
- National Health and Medical Research Council 1936–present
- School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine 1930–1980
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
- Australian Shipbuilding Board 1941–1957
- Commonwealth Railways 1917–1975
- Shipping Control Board 1940–1947
Communications & media
- Amalgamated Wireless (Australasia) Limited 1922–1952
- Australian Broadcasting Commission 1932–1983
- Australian News and Information Bureau 1940–1973
- 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
- Native Affairs Branch 1939–1954
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
- National Capital Planning and Development Committee 1938–1958
- Norfolk Island Administration 1914–1979
- Northern Territory Administration 1931–1978
Agriculture, fisheries & forestry
- Australian Apple and Pear Board 1938–1974
- Australian Barley Board 1939–1948
- Australian Canned Fruits Board 1938–1979
- Australian Dairy Produce Board 1935–1975
- Australian Hide and Leather Industries Board 1939–1948
- Australian Meat Board 1936–1977
- Australian Wheat Board 1939–1999
- Australian Wine Board 1936–1981
- Australian Wool Board 1936–1945
- Central Wool Committee 1939–1945
- Commonwealth Forestry Bureau 1925–1946
- Dried Fruits Control Board 1924–1979
- Wheat Industry Stabilization Board 1941–1948
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 Army Canteens Service 1941–1959
- 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 Laboratories 1922–1948
- Ordnance Factory Maribyrnong 1924–1989
- Repatriation Commission 1918–present
- Royal Commission to Inquire into and Report upon the Contract or Contracts with Abbco Bread Co. Pty. Limited for the Supply of Bread to the Department of the Army, and Other Matters 1941
- War Pensions Entitlement Appeal Tribunal 1929–1979
- War Service Homes Commission 1919–1947
Foreign affairs & trade
- Australian Trade Commissioner Service 1933–1986