Centrelink
1 October 2005 – 1 July 2011
Previously Commonwealth Services Delivery Agency (1997–2005).
Statutory agency in the Human Services portfolio that delivered income support payments and services for several departments, including pensions, unemployment and family payments.
Names over time
- Commonwealth Services Delivery Agency1997–2005
- Centrelink2005–2011
How it came into existence
Renamed from the Commonwealth Services Delivery Agency on 1 October 2005 by the Human Services Legislation Amendment Act 2005, which abolished its board and made its chief executive responsible to the Secretary of the Department of Human Services.
Legislation: Human Services (Centrelink) Act 1997
How it ended
Integrated into the Department of Human Services on 1 July 2011 under the Human Services Legislation Amendment Act 2011, with Centrelink continuing as a service brand of the department and later of Services Australia.
- Delivery of social security and family payments
Main functions
- Delivery of pensions, benefits and allowances
- Family assistance payments
- Jobseeker registration and referral
- Student assistance payments
- Emergency and disaster recovery payments
Where it sits
Last in the portfolio of Department of Human Services.
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