The Australian Government on 19 December 1988
Prime Minister: Bob Hawke (Labor) · 35th Parliament
Changes taking effect on this day
- Australian Customs Service part split off to form Anti-Dumping Authority
- Australian National Airlines Commission renamed to Australian Airlines Limited
- Bureau of Agricultural Economics merged into Australian Bureau of Agricultural and Resource Economics
- Bureau of Resource Economics merged into Australian Bureau of Agricultural and Resource Economics
- Australian Capital Territory Electricity Authority merged into Australian Capital Territory Electricity and Water Authority
- Australian Apple and Pear Corporation replaced by Australian Horticultural Corporation
- Bureau of Flora and Fauna absorbed into Australian National Parks and Wildlife Service
- Department of Administrative Services part split off to form Australian Property Group
- Australian Sports Commission part split off to form Australian Sports Drug Agency
- Australian Taxation Office part split off to form Australian Valuation Office
- Canberra School of Art merged into Canberra Institute of the Arts
- Canberra School of Music merged into Canberra Institute of the Arts
- Australian Federal Police part split off to form Coastwatch
- National Building Technology Centre absorbed into Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation
- Defence Service Homes Corporation functions transferred to Department of Veterans' Affairs
- Film Australia replaced by Film Australia Limited
- River Murray Commission replaced by Murray-Darling Basin Commission
- Attorney-General's Department part split off to form Office of Film and Literature Classification
Departments of State (18)
- Attorney-General's Department1901–present
- Department of Aboriginal Affairs1972–1990
- Department of Administrative Services1987–1993
- Department of Community Services and Health1987–1991
- Department of Defence1942–present
- Department of Employment, Education and Training1987–1996
- Department of Finance1976–1997
- Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade1987–present
- Department of Immigration, Local Government and Ethnic Affairs1987–1993
- Department of Industrial Relations1987–1997
- Department of Industry, Technology and Commerce1984–1993
- Department of Primary Industries and Energy1987–1998
- Department of Social Security1972–1998
- Department of the Arts, Sport, the Environment, Tourism and Territories1987–1991
- Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet1971–present
- Department of the Treasury1901–present
- Department of Transport and Communications1987–1993
- Department of Veterans' Affairs1976–present
Other bodies (250)
Central government
- Advisory Council for Inter-government Relations 1976–1989
- Audit Office 1902–1998
- Australian Electoral Commission 1984–present
- Merit Protection and Review Agency 1984–1999
- Office of National Assessments 1978–2018
- Office of the Official Secretary to the Governor-General 1984–present
- Public Service Commission 1987–1995
- Remuneration Tribunal 1973–present
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
- Parliament House Construction Authority 1979–1989
Law, justice & security
- Administrative Appeals Tribunal 1976–2024
- Administrative Review Council 1976–2015
- Australian Bureau of Criminal Intelligence 1981–2003
- Australian Federal Police 1979–present
- Australian Government Solicitor 1984–2015
- Australian Institute of Criminology 1973–present
- Australian Legal Aid Office 1973–1990
- Australian Protective Service 1984–2004
- Australian Security Intelligence Organisation 1949–present
- Commonwealth Film Censorship Board 1928–1996
- Family Court of Australia 1976–2021
- Federal Court of Australia 1977–present
- Federal Police Disciplinary Tribunal 1982–2006
- Films Board of Review 1970–1996
- High Court of Australia 1903–present
- Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission 1986–2009
- Law Reform Commission 1975–1997
- National Crime Authority 1984–2003
- Office of Film and Literature Classification 1988–2006
- Office of Parliamentary Counsel 1970–present
- Office of the Commonwealth Ombudsman 1977–present
- Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions 1984–present
- Office of the Inspector-General of Intelligence and Security 1987–present
- Security Appeals Tribunal 1980–1995
- Social Security Appeals Tribunal 1975–2015
- Supreme Court of the Australian Capital Territory 1934–1992
Treasury & finance
- Accounting Standards Review Board 1984–1991
- Australian Bureau of Statistics 1974–present
- Australian Industry Development Corporation 1970–1997
- Australian Property Group 1988–1997
- Australian Taxation Office 1973–present
- Australian Valuation Office 1988–2014
- Business Regulation Review Unit 1986–1989
- Commonwealth Bank of Australia 1984–1996
- Commonwealth Development Bank of Australia 1960–1991
- Commonwealth Grants Commission 1933–present
- Commonwealth Savings Bank of Australia 1928–1993
- ComSuper 1976–2015
- Defence Force Retirement and Death Benefits Authority 1972–2011
- Economic Planning Advisory Council 1983–1998
- Industries Assistance Commission 1974–1990
- Insurance and Superannuation Commission 1987–1998
- National Companies and Securities Commission 1980–1991
- National Debt Commission 1923–1994
- Note Printing Branch 1913–1998
- Prices Surveillance Authority 1984–1995
- Primary Industry Bank of Australia Limited 1978–1994
- Reserve Bank of Australia 1960–present
- Royal Australian Mint 1965–present
- Superannuation Fund Investment Trust 1976–1990
- Tax Agents' Boards 1943–2010
- Temporary Assistance Authority 1974–1990
- Trade Practices Commission 1974–1995
- Trade Practices Tribunal 1967–1995
Industry, science & resources
- Anglo-Australian Telescope Board 1971–2010
- Anti-Dumping Authority 1988–1998
- Australian Government Analytical Laboratories 1973–2004
- Australian Nuclear Science and Technology Organisation 1987–present
- Australian Science and Technology Council 1975–1997
- Australian Space Office 1987–1996
- Australian Surveying and Land Information Group 1987–2001
- Automotive Industry Authority 1984–1994
- Bureau of Industry Economics 1977–1998
- Bureau of Mineral Resources, Geology and Geophysics 1946–1992
- Commission for the Future 1985–1998
- Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation 1949–present
- Copyright Tribunal of Australia 1969–present
- Industry Research and Development Board 1986–2007
- Joint Coal Board 1947–2002
- Management and Investment Companies Licensing Board 1984–1992
- National Energy Research, Development and Demonstration Council 1978–1990
- National Measurement Laboratory 1938–2004
- National Standards Commission 1950–2004
- Patent Office 1904–1992
- Pipeline Authority 1973–1994
- Questacon – National Science and Technology Centre 1988–present
- Snowy Mountains Engineering Corporation 1970–1989
- Snowy Mountains Hydro-electric Authority 1949–2002
- Textiles, Clothing and Footwear Development Authority 1988–1999
Health, ageing & disability
- ACT Health Authority 1985–1989
- Australian Institute of Health 1984–1992
- Australian Radiation Laboratory 1973–1999
- Commonwealth Serum Laboratories Commission 1961–1991
- Health Insurance Commission 1974–2005
- National Acoustic Laboratories 1973–1992
- National Biological Standards Laboratory 1958–1989
- National Health and Medical Research Council 1936–present
Social services & housing
- Australian Institute of Family Studies 1980–present
- Child Support Agency 1988–2011
- Commonwealth Rehabilitation Service 1948–2015
- Housing Loans Insurance Corporation 1965–1997
- Office of the Status of Women 1983–2004
Education & research
- Australian Maritime College 1978–2008
- Australian National University 1946–present
- Australian Research Council 1988–2001
- Canberra College of Advanced Education 1967–1990
- Canberra Institute of the Arts 1988–1992
- National Board of Employment, Education and Training 1988–2000
Employment & workplace
- Affirmative Action Agency 1986–1999
- Australian Conciliation and Arbitration Commission 1973–1989
- Coal Industry Tribunal 1947–1995
- Commission for the Safety, Rehabilitation and Compensation of Commonwealth Employees 1988–1992
- Commonwealth Employment Service 1946–1998
- Defence Force Remuneration Tribunal 1984–present
- Flight Crew Officers' Industrial Tribunal 1967–1989
- National Occupational Health and Safety Commission 1985–2006
- Stevedoring Industry Finance Committee 1977–1994
- Trade Union Training Authority 1975–1996
Transport & infrastructure
- Albury-Wodonga Development Corporation 1974–2014
- Australian Airlines Limited 1988–1992
- Australian Construction Services 1987–1997
- Australian National Railways Commission 1975–1998
- Australian Shipping Commission 1974–1989
- Bureau of Air Safety Investigation 1982–1999
- Bureau of Transport and Communications Economics 1988–1997
- Civil Aviation Authority 1988–1995
- Federal Airports Corporation 1988–1998
- Federal Office of Road Safety 1974–1999
- Independent Air Fares Committee 1981–1990
- Inter-State Commission 1983–1990
- Qantas Airways Limited 1967–1995
Communications & media
- Aussat Pty Ltd 1981–1992
- Australian Broadcasting Corporation 1983–present
- Australian Broadcasting Tribunal 1977–1992
- Australian Government Publishing Service 1970–1997
- Australian Postal Commission 1975–1989
- Australian Telecommunications Commission 1975–1989
- Overseas Telecommunications Commission (Australia) 1946–1989
- Special Broadcasting Service 1978–1991
Arts, sport & collections
- Australia Council 1973–2023
- Australian Archives 1974–1998
- Australian Bicentennial Authority 1980–1989
- Australian Film Commission 1975–2008
- Australian Film Finance Corporation 1988–2008
- Australian Film, Television and Radio School 1986–present
- Australian Institute of Sport 1981–1989
- Australian National Gallery 1975–1992
- Australian Sports Commission 1985–present
- Australian Sports Drug Agency 1988–2006
- Australian Sports Foundation Limited 1986–present
- Australian War Memorial 1925–present
- Canberra Theatre Trust 1965–1989
- Film Australia Limited 1988–2008
- National Australia Day Council 1984–1990
- National Film and Sound Archive 1984–1999
- National Library of Australia 1961–present
- National Museum of Australia 1980–present
Indigenous affairs
- Aboriginal Arts and Crafts Pty Ltd 1971–1990
- Aboriginal Development Commission 1980–1990
- Aboriginal Hostels Limited 1973–present
- Aboriginal Land Commissioner 1977–present
- Australian Institute of Aboriginal Studies 1964–1990
- Central Land Council 1977–present
- Northern Land Council 1977–present
- Office of the Registrar of Aboriginal Corporations 1978–2007
- Royal Commission into Aboriginal Deaths in Custody 1987–1991
- Tiwi Land Council 1978–present
- Wreck Bay Aboriginal Community Council 1987–present
Territories & national capital
- Australian Capital Territory Electricity and Water Authority 1988–1989
- Christmas Island Administration 1958–present
- Christmas Island Services Corporation 1985–1992
- Cocos (Keeling) Islands Administration 1955–present
- National Capital Development Commission 1958–1989
- Totalizator Agency Board of the Australian Capital Territory 1964–1989
Agriculture, fisheries & forestry
- Australian Bureau of Agricultural and Resource Economics 1988–2010
- Australian Dairy Corporation 1975–2003
- Australian Dried Fruits Corporation 1979–1991
- Australian Fisheries Service 1985–1992
- Australian Horticultural Corporation 1988–2001
- Australian Meat and Live-stock Corporation 1977–1998
- Australian Meat and Live-stock Research and Development Corporation 1985–1991
- Australian Plague Locust Commission 1974–present
- Australian Pork Corporation 1987–2001
- Australian Quarantine and Inspection Service 1986–2012
- Australian Tobacco Board 1965–1995
- Australian Wheat Board 1939–1999
- Australian Wine and Brandy Corporation 1981–2010
- Australian Wool Corporation 1973–1993
- Bureau of Rural Resources 1987–1992
- Dairy Research and Development Corporation 1986–2003
- Horticultural Research and Development Corporation 1988–2001
Environment & water
- Australian Antarctic Division 1948–present
- Australian Heritage Commission 1975–2004
- Australian Institute of Marine Science 1972–present
- Australian National Botanic Gardens 1984–present
- Australian National Parks and Wildlife Service 1975–1993
- Bureau of Meteorology 1908–present
- Director of National Parks and Wildlife 1975–2000
- Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority 1975–present
- Ionospheric Prediction Service 1947–2007
- Murray-Darling Basin Commission 1988–2008
- Supervising Scientist for the Alligator Rivers Region 1978–1994
Defence & veterans
- AAF Company 1946–present
- Aeronautical Research Laboratories 1949–1994
- Aerospace Technologies of Australia Pty Ltd 1987–1995
- Ammunition Factory Footscray 1927–1989
- Army and Air Force Canteen Service 1979–present
- Australian Military Forces Relief Trust Fund 1947–present
- Australian Submarine Corporation Pty Ltd 1985–2004
- Commonwealth Government Clothing Factory 1912–1989
- Commonwealth Small Arms Factory 1912–1989
- Defence Force Discipline Appeal Tribunal 1985–present
- Defence Housing Authority 1988–2006
- Defence Science and Technology Organisation 1974–2015
- Defence Signals Directorate 1978–2013
- Explosives Factory Maribyrnong 1910–1989
- Explosives Factory Mulwala 1943–1989
- Joint Intelligence Organisation 1969–1990
- Materials Research Laboratories 1974–1994
- Munitions Filling Factory St Marys 1942–1989
- Office of Australian War Graves 1975–present
- Office of Defence Production 1984–1989
- Ordnance Factory Bendigo 1942–1989
- Ordnance Factory Maribyrnong 1924–1989
- RAAF Welfare Recreational Company 1969–present
- Repatriation Commission 1918–present
- Royal Australian Air Force Veterans' Residences Trust Fund 1953–present
- Royal Australian Air Force Welfare Trust Fund 1947–present
- Royal Australian Navy Central Canteens Board 1943–present
- Royal Australian Navy Relief Trust Fund 1947–present
- Veterans' Review Board 1985–present
Foreign affairs & trade
- Australia-China Council 1978–2020
- Australia-Japan Foundation 1976–2006
- Australian Centre for International Agricultural Research 1982–present
- Australian International Development Assistance Bureau 1987–1995
- Australian Safeguards Office 1974–1998
- Australian Secret Intelligence Service 1952–present
- Australian Tourist Commission 1967–2004
- Australian Trade Commission 1986–2016
- Bureau of Tourism Research 1987–2004
- International Training Institute 1973–1997
Immigration & border
- Australian Counter Disaster College 1978–1993
- Australian Customs Service 1985–2009
- Coastwatch 1988–2005
- Natural Disasters Organisation 1974–1993
- Office of Multicultural Affairs 1987–1996