27th Parliament
Elected 25 October 1969 · first met 25 November 1969 · dissolved 2 November 1972
The changes below took effect from its election on 25 October 1969 to 1 December 1972, the day before the next election, so they count the work of the government it produced.
- John Gorton (Liberal)
- William McMahon (Liberal)
Changes
17
5 renamed from2 merged from8 split from2 replaced
Departments of State
4 / 4
created / abolished
Other bodies
22 / 6
created / ended
Administrative Arrangements Orders
0
on the Federal Register, which holds few orders before 2001
The biggest reshuffle took effect on 12 March 1971, when 4 changes landed on one day.
What was happening
- Vietnam War · 3 August 1962 to 11 January 1973 · From the arrival of the Australian Army Training Team to the proclamation ending Australian involvement. (War or armed conflict)
Departments of State created (4)
Departments of State abolished (4)
Other bodies created (22)
Show all 22 bodies created
- Narcotics Bureau 1969–1979
- Australian Film Development Corporation 1970–1975
- Australian Industry Development Corporation 1970–1997
- Bureau of Transport Economics 1970–1988
- Education Research and Development Committee 1970–1981
- Films Board of Review 1970–1996
- Metric Conversion Board 1970–1981
- Office of Parliamentary Counsel 1970–present
- Royal Commission into Exploratory and Production Drilling for Petroleum in the Area of the Great Barrier Reef 1970–1974
- Snowy Mountains Engineering Corporation 1970–1989
- Australian Government Publishing Service 1970–1997
- Canberra Botanic Gardens 1970–1978
- Australian Wool Commission 1970–1973
- Aboriginal Arts and Crafts Pty Ltd 1971–1990
- Anglo-Australian Telescope Board 1971–2010
- Australian Commission on Advanced Education 1971–1977
- Office of the Commissioner for Employees' Compensation 1971–1988
- Administration of Papua New Guinea 1971–1973
- Australian Institute of Marine Science 1972–present
- National Urban and Regional Development Authority 1972–1973
- Commonwealth Radiation Laboratory 1972–1973
- Defence Force Retirement and Death Benefits Authority 1972–2011
Other bodies ended (6)
- Commonwealth Government Printing Office 1927–1970
- Commonwealth X-ray and Radium Laboratory 1935–1972
- Defence Forces Retirement Benefits Board 1948–1972
- Administration of the Territory of Papua and New Guinea 1949–1971
- Commonwealth-New Guinea Timbers Limited 1952–1972
- Commonwealth Advisory Committee on Advanced Education 1965–1971
Every change (17)
Show every change, day by day
12 March 1971
- Prime Minister's Department merged into Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet
- Department of the Cabinet Office merged into Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet
- Prime Minister's Department part split off to form Department of the Vice-President of the Executive Council
- Department of the Treasury part split off to form Department of the Vice-President of the Executive Council
20 October 1970
- Department of the Interior part split off to form Canberra Botanic Gardens
24 June 1970
- Snowy Mountains Hydro-electric Authority part split off to form Snowy Mountains Engineering Corporation
1970
- Department of Shipping and Transport part split off to form Bureau of Transport Economics
- Department of Customs and Excise part split off to form Films Board of Review
- Attorney-General's Department part split off to form Office of Parliamentary Counsel
December 1969
- Department of Customs and Excise part split off to form Narcotics Bureau