Department of Regional Australia, Local Government, Arts and Sport
DRALGAS
14 December 2011 – 18 September 2013
Previously Department of Regional Australia, Regional Development and Local Government (2010–2011).
Department of State responsible for regional development, local government and the non-self-governing territories, together with the arts and cultural institutions (through the Office for the Arts) and sport (through the Office for Sport).
Names over time
- Department of Regional Australia, Regional Development and Local Government2010–2011
- Department of Regional Australia, Local Government, Arts and Sport2011–2013
How it came into existence
Created by the Administrative Arrangements Order of 14 December 2011, when the Department of Regional Australia, Regional Development and Local Government was renamed on taking the arts (the Office for the Arts) from the Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet and sport from the Department of Health and Ageing. Simon Crean added the arts to his regional Australia and local government portfolio.
- Renamed from Department of Regional Australia, Regional Development and Local Government · 14 December 2011
- Regional development
- Local government
- Territories
- Arts and cultural policy (Office for the Arts)
- National collecting institutions
- Sport and recreation (Office for Sport)
- Portfolio oversight of the Australian Sports Commission
Changes during its life
- Sport integrity policy
- Arts and cultural policy (Office for the Arts)
How it ended
Abolished on 18 September 2013 by the Abbott government's Administrative Arrangements Order: regional development, local government and the territories went to the Department of Infrastructure and Regional Development, the arts to the Attorney-General's Department and sport to the Department of Health. The department had continued after Simon Crean left the ministry in March 2013.
- Arts and cultural policy (Office for the Arts)
- National collecting institutions
The Abbott government's Administrative Arrangements Order of 18 September 2013 dissolved the department and placed the arts in the Attorney-General's portfolio.
- Sport and recreation (Office for Sport)
- Portfolio oversight of the Australian Sports Commission
- Regional development
- Local government
- Administration of the non-self-governing territories
Main functions
- Regional development policy and programs
- Local government relations and financial assistance grants
- Administration of the non-self-governing territories
- Arts and cultural policy, including the national collecting institutions (Office for the Arts)
- National cultural policy (Creative Australia, 2013)
- Sport and recreation policy and the Australian Sports Commission (Office for Sport)
Bodies in this portfolio (1)
- National Portrait Gallery 1998–2013
Lineage
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Sources
Primary sources
- Administrative Arrangements Order of 14 December 2011 (created it)
- Administrative Arrangements Order of 18 September 2013 (took effect as it ended)
2 more Administrative Arrangements Orders set it out
- Administrative Arrangements Order of 9 February 2012 (sets it out)
- Administrative Arrangements Order of 16 May 2013 (sets it out)