34th Parliament
Elected 1 December 1984 · first met 21 February 1985 · dissolved 5 June 1987
The changes below took effect from its election on 1 December 1984 to 10 July 1987, the day before the next election, so they count the work of the government it produced.
- Bob Hawke (Labor)
Changes
46
8 renamed from6 merged from3 absorbed16 split from5 took over functions from8 replaced
Departments of State
7 / 7
created / abolished
Other bodies
36 / 34
created / ended
Administrative Arrangements Orders
0
on the Federal Register, which holds few orders before 2001
The biggest reshuffle took effect on 13 December 1984, when 14 changes landed on one day.
What was happening
- Australia Act · 3 March 1986 · The last constitutional links with the United Kingdom Parliament end. (National milestone)
Departments of State created (7)
- Department of Arts, Heritage and Environment 1984–1987
- Department of Community Services 1984–1987
- Department of Education 1984–1987
- Department of Industry, Technology and Commerce 1984–1993
- Department of Local Government and Administrative Services 1984–1987
- Department of Science 1984–1987
- Department of Territories 1984–1987
Departments of State abolished (7)
- Department of Administrative Services 1975–1984
- Department of Home Affairs and Environment 1980–1984
- Department of Science and Technology 1980–1984
- Department of Defence Support 1982–1984
- Department of Industry and Commerce 1982–1984
- Department of Education and Youth Affairs 1983–1984
- Department of Territories and Local Government 1983–1984
Other bodies created (36)
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- Office of Defence Production 1984–1989
- Australian Fisheries Service 1985–1992
- Australian Submarine Corporation Pty Ltd 1985–2004
- Christmas Island Services Corporation 1985–1992
- Commission for the Future 1985–1998
- National Occupational Health and Safety Commission 1985–2006
- Veterans' Review Board 1985–present
- ACT Health Authority 1985–1989
- Royal Commission of Inquiry into Alleged Telephone Interceptions 1985–1986
- Australian Meat and Live-stock Research and Development Corporation 1985–1991
- Australian Customs Service 1985–2009
- Australian Sports Commission 1985–present
- Defence Force Discipline Appeal Tribunal 1985–present
- Affirmative Action Agency 1986–1999
- Australian Sports Foundation Limited 1986–present
- Business Regulation Review Unit 1986–1989
- Dairy Research and Development Corporation 1986–2003
- Industry Research and Development Board 1986–2007
- Australian Trade Commission 1986–2016
- Royal Commission of Inquiry into Chamberlain Convictions 1986–1987
- Australian Film, Television and Radio School 1986–present
- Australian Quarantine and Inspection Service 1986–2012
- Royal Commission into Grain Storage, Handling and Transport 1986–1988
- Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission 1986–2009
- Aerospace Technologies of Australia Pty Ltd 1987–1995
- Australian Construction Services 1987–1997
- Australian Pork Corporation 1987–2001
- Australian Space Office 1987–1996
- Bureau of Resource Economics 1987–1988
- Bureau of Rural Resources 1987–1992
- Bureau of Tourism Research 1987–2004
- Insurance and Superannuation Commission 1987–1998
- Office of Multicultural Affairs 1987–1996
- Wreck Bay Aboriginal Community Council 1987–present
- Office of the Inspector-General of Intelligence and Security 1987–present
- Australian Nuclear Science and Technology Organisation 1987–present
Other bodies ended (34)
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- Taxation Boards of Review 1925–1986
- Australian Trade Commissioner Service 1933–1986
- Government Aircraft Factories 1946–1987
- Life Insurance Commissioner 1946–1987
- Australian Egg Board 1948–1985
- Australian Atomic Energy Commission 1953–1987
- Courts-Martial Appeal Tribunal 1957–1985
- Australian Honey Board 1962–1987
- Australian Dental Standards Laboratory 1973–1985
- Australian Film and Television School 1973–1986
- Australian Information Service 1973–1986
- Insurance Commissioner 1973–1987
- Academic Salaries Tribunal 1974–1987
- Export Development Grants Board 1974–1986
- Capital Territory Health Commission 1975–1985
- Export Finance and Insurance Corporation 1975–1986
- Office of the Commissioner for Community Relations 1975–1986
- Australian Industrial Research and Development Incentives Board 1976–1986
- ACT Schools Authority 1977–1987
- National Aboriginal Conference 1977–1985
- Australian Overseas Projects Corporation 1978–1986
- Defence Research Centre Salisbury 1978–1987
- Australian Institute of Multicultural Affairs 1979–1986
- Repatriation Review Tribunal 1979–1985
- Bureau of Labour Market Research 1980–1986
- Phosphate Mining Company of Christmas Island 1981–1987
- Human Rights Commission 1981–1986
- Royal Commission of Inquiry into the Activities of the Nugan Hand Group 1983–1985
- Royal Commission on the Use and Effects of Chemical Agents on Australian Personnel in Vietnam 1983–1985
- Royal Commission on Australia's Security and Intelligence Agencies 1983–1985
- Commission of Inquiry into Compensation Arising from Social Security Conspiracy Prosecutions 1984–1986
- Royal Commission into British Nuclear Tests in Australia 1984–1985
- Royal Commission of Inquiry into Alleged Telephone Interceptions 1985–1986
- Royal Commission of Inquiry into Chamberlain Convictions 1986–1987
Every change (46)
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1987
- Government Aircraft Factories replaced by Aerospace Technologies of Australia Pty Ltd
- Department of Industry, Technology and Commerce part split off to form Australian Space Office
- Department of Primary Industry part split off to form Bureau of Rural Resources
- Department of Sport, Recreation and Tourism part split off to form Bureau of Tourism Research
- Life Insurance Commissioner merged into Insurance and Superannuation Commission
- Insurance Commissioner merged into Insurance and Superannuation Commission
- Australian Institute of Multicultural Affairs replaced by Office of Multicultural Affairs
October 1986
- Department of Primary Industry part split off to form Australian Quarantine and Inspection Service
- Department of Health part split off to form Australian Quarantine and Inspection Service
6 January 1986
- Australian Trade Commissioner Service merged into Australian Trade Commission
- Export Development Grants Board merged into Australian Trade Commission
- Australian Overseas Projects Corporation merged into Australian Trade Commission
- Export Finance and Insurance Corporation merged into Australian Trade Commission
- Department of Trade part split off to form Australian Trade Commission
1986
- Office of the Status of Women part split off to form Affirmative Action Agency
- Bureau of Labour Market Research functions transferred to Department of Employment and Industrial Relations
- Australian Information Service functions transferred to Department of Foreign Affairs
- Australian Industrial Research and Development Incentives Board replaced by Industry Research and Development Board
1 July 1985
- Department of Industry, Technology and Commerce part split off to form Australian Customs Service
- Department of Sport, Recreation and Tourism part split off to form Australian Sports Commission
1 January 1985
- Repatriation Review Tribunal functions transferred to Administrative Appeals Tribunal
- Repatriation Review Tribunal replaced by Veterans' Review Board
1985
- Department of Primary Industry part split off to form Australian Fisheries Service
- Christmas Island Administration part split off to form Christmas Island Services Corporation
13 December 1984
- Department of Home Affairs and Environment renamed to Department of Arts, Heritage and Environment
- Department of Social Security part split off to form Department of Community Services
- Department of Health part split off to form Department of Community Services
- Department of Defence Support absorbed into Department of Defence
- Department of Education and Youth Affairs renamed to Department of Education
- Department of Education and Youth Affairs functions transferred to Department of Immigration and Ethnic Affairs
- Department of Industry and Commerce renamed to Department of Industry, Technology and Commerce
- Department of Science and Technology part split off to form Department of Industry, Technology and Commerce
- Department of Administrative Services renamed to Department of Local Government and Administrative Services
- Department of Territories and Local Government part split off to form Department of Local Government and Administrative Services
- Department of Science and Technology renamed to Department of Science
- Department of Territories and Local Government renamed to Department of Territories
- Department of Education and Youth Affairs functions transferred to Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet
- Department of Defence Support part split off to form Office of Defence Production