The Australian Government on 19 August 1991
Prime Minister: Bob Hawke (Labor) · 36th Parliament
Changes taking effect on this day
- Northern Land Council part split off to form Anindilyakwa Land Council
- Commonwealth Development Bank of Australia absorbed into Commonwealth Bank of Australia
- Commonwealth Serum Laboratories Commission renamed to CSL Limited
- National Health and Medical Research Council part split off to form National Food Authority
Departments of State (17)
- Attorney-General's Department1901–present
- Department of Administrative Services1987–1993
- Department of Defence1942–present
- Department of Employment, Education and Training1987–1996
- Department of Finance1976–1997
- Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade1987–present
- Department of Health, Housing and Community Services1991–1993
- 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 (262)
Central government
- 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
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 Protective Service 1984–2004
- Australian Security Intelligence Organisation 1949–present
- Cash Transaction Reports Agency 1989–1992
- 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
- Immigration Review Tribunal 1989–1999
- 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
- Australian Accounting Standards Board 1991–present
- Australian Bureau of Statistics 1974–present
- Australian Industry Development Corporation 1970–1997
- Australian Property Group 1988–1997
- Australian Securities Commission 1991–1998
- Australian Taxation Office 1973–present
- Australian Valuation Office 1988–2014
- Commonwealth Bank of Australia 1984–1996
- Commonwealth Funds Management Limited 1991–1996
- Commonwealth Grants Commission 1933–present
- Commonwealth Savings Bank of Australia 1928–1993
- Companies and Securities Advisory Committee 1991–2002
- Companies Auditors and Liquidators Disciplinary Board 1991–2017
- ComSuper 1976–2015
- Corporations and Securities Panel 1991–2000
- CSS Board 1990–2006
- Defence Force Retirement and Death Benefits Authority 1972–2011
- Economic Planning Advisory Council 1983–1998
- Industry Commission 1990–1998
- Insurance and Superannuation Commission 1987–1998
- National Debt Commission 1923–1994
- Note Printing Branch 1913–1998
- Prices Surveillance Authority 1984–1995
- Primary Industry Bank of Australia Limited 1978–1994
- PSS Board 1990–2006
- Purchasing Australia 1990–1997
- Reserve Bank of Australia 1960–present
- Royal Australian Mint 1965–present
- Tax Agents' Boards 1943–2010
- 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
- Energy Research and Development Corporation 1990–1998
- Industry Research and Development Board 1986–2007
- Joint Coal Board 1947–2002
- Management and Investment Companies Licensing Board 1984–1992
- National Measurement Laboratory 1938–2004
- National Standards Commission 1950–2004
- Office of the Chief Scientist 1989–present
- Patent Office 1904–1992
- Pipeline Authority 1973–1994
- Questacon – National Science and Technology Centre 1988–present
- Snowy Mountains Engineering Corporation Limited 1989–1993
- Snowy Mountains Hydro-electric Authority 1949–2002
- Textiles, Clothing and Footwear Development Authority 1988–1999
Health, ageing & disability
- Australian Institute of Health 1984–1992
- Australian Radiation Laboratory 1973–1999
- CSL Limited 1991–1994
- Health Insurance Commission 1974–2005
- National Acoustic Laboratories 1973–1992
- National Food Authority 1991–1996
- National Health and Medical Research Council 1936–present
- National Industrial Chemicals Notification and Assessment Scheme 1990–2020
- Private Health Insurance Administration Council 1989–2015
- Therapeutic Goods Administration 1989–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 Institute of the Arts 1988–1992
- National Board of Employment, Education and Training 1988–2000
Employment & workplace
- Affirmative Action Agency 1986–1999
- Australian Industrial Registry 1989–2010
- Australian Industrial Relations Commission 1989–2010
- 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
- National Occupational Health and Safety Commission 1985–2006
- Stevedoring Industry Finance Committee 1977–1994
- Trade Union Training Authority 1975–1996
- Waterfront Industry Reform Authority 1989–1992
Transport & infrastructure
- Albury-Wodonga Development Corporation 1974–2014
- ANL Limited 1989–1998
- Australian Airlines Limited 1988–1992
- Australian Construction Services 1987–1997
- Australian Maritime Safety Authority 1991–present
- Australian National Railways Commission 1975–1998
- 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
- Marine Incident Investigation Unit 1990–1999
- National Rail Corporation Limited 1991–2002
- National Road Transport Commission 1991–2004
- Qantas Airways Limited 1967–1995
- Shipping Industry Reform Authority 1989–1995
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 Corporation 1989–present
- Australian Telecommunications Authority 1989–1997
- Australian Telecommunications Corporation 1989–1992
- OTC Limited 1989–1992
- Special Broadcasting Service 1978–1991
Arts, sport & collections
- Australia Council 1973–2023
- Australian Archives 1974–1998
- Australian Film Commission 1975–2008
- Australian Film Finance Corporation 1988–2008
- Australian Film, Television and Radio School 1986–present
- Australian National Gallery 1975–1992
- Australian National Maritime Museum 1990–present
- Australian Sports Commission 1985–present
- Australian Sports Drug Agency 1988–2006
- Australian Sports Foundation Limited 1986–present
- Australian War Memorial 1925–present
- Film Australia Limited 1988–2008
- National Australia Day Council Limited 1990–present
- National Film and Sound Archive 1984–1999
- National Library of Australia 1961–present
- National Museum of Australia 1980–present
Indigenous affairs
- Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Commercial Development Corporation 1990–2001
- Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Commission 1990–2005
- Aboriginal Hostels Limited 1973–present
- Aboriginal Land Commissioner 1977–present
- Anindilyakwa Land Council 1991–present
- Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies 1990–present
- Central Land Council 1977–present
- Northern Land Council 1977–present
- Office of Evaluation and Audit 1990–2005
- Office of the Registrar of Aboriginal Corporations 1978–2007
- Tiwi Land Council 1978–present
- Wreck Bay Aboriginal Community Council 1987–present
Territories & national capital
- Christmas Island Administration 1958–present
- Christmas Island Services Corporation 1985–1992
- Cocos (Keeling) Islands Administration 1955–present
- National Capital Planning Authority 1989–1996
Agriculture, fisheries & forestry
- Australian Bureau of Agricultural and Resource Economics 1988–2010
- Australian Dairy Corporation 1975–2003
- Australian Dried Fruits Board 1991–2001
- Australian Fisheries Service 1985–1992
- Australian Horticultural Corporation 1988–2001
- Australian Meat and Live-stock Corporation 1977–1998
- 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
- Australian Wool Realisation Commission 1991–1993
- Bureau of Rural Resources 1987–1992
- Cotton Research and Development Corporation 1990–present
- Dairy Research and Development Corporation 1986–2003
- Fisheries Research and Development Corporation 1991–present
- Grains Research and Development Corporation 1990–present
- Grape and Wine Research and Development Corporation 1991–2014
- Horticultural Research and Development Corporation 1988–2001
- Land and Water Resources Research and Development Corporation 1990–2009
- Meat Research Corporation 1991–1998
- Pig Research and Development Corporation 1990–2001
- Rural Industries Research and Development Corporation 1990–present
- Sugar Research and Development Corporation 1990–2013
- Wool Research and Development Corporation 1991–1993
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
- Resource Assessment Commission 1989–1993
- 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
- Army and Air Force Canteen Service 1979–present
- Australian Defence Industries Pty Ltd 1989–1999
- Australian Military Forces Relief Trust Fund 1947–present
- Australian Submarine Corporation Pty Ltd 1985–2004
- Defence Force Discipline Appeal Tribunal 1985–present
- Defence Housing Authority 1988–2006
- Defence Intelligence Organisation 1990–present
- Defence Science and Technology Organisation 1974–2015
- Defence Signals Directorate 1978–2013
- Materials Research Laboratories 1974–1994
- Office of Australian War Graves 1975–present
- 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-Indonesia Institute 1989–present
- 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
- Bureau of Immigration Research 1989–1993
- Coastwatch 1988–2005
- Migration Internal Review Office 1989–1999
- Natural Disasters Organisation 1974–1993
- Office of Multicultural Affairs 1987–1996