35th Parliament

Elected 11 July 1987 · first met 14 September 1987 · dissolved 19 February 1990

The changes below took effect from its election on 11 July 1987 to 23 March 1990, the day before the next election, so they count the work of the government it produced.

Bob Hawke (Labor)

Changes

103

10 renamed from33 merged from6 absorbed34 split from5 took over functions from15 replaced

Departments of State

9 / 20

created / abolished

Other bodies

69 / 66

created / ended

Administrative Arrangements Orders

on the Federal Register, which holds few orders before 2001

The biggest reshuffle took effect on 24 July 1987, when 30 changes landed on one day.

Departments of State created (9)

Department of Administrative Services 1987–1993
Department of Community Services and Health 1987–1991
Department of Employment, Education and Training 1987–1996
Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade 1987–present
Department of Immigration, Local Government and Ethnic Affairs 1987–1993
Department of Industrial Relations 1987–1997
Department of Primary Industries and Energy 1987–1998
Department of the Arts, Sport, the Environment, Tourism and Territories 1987–1991
Department of Transport and Communications 1987–1993

Departments of State abolished (20)

Department of Health 1921–1987
Department of Foreign Affairs 1970–1987
Department of Aboriginal Affairs 1972–1990
Department of Immigration and Ethnic Affairs 1975–1987
Department of Primary Industry 1975–1987
Department of Communications 1980–1987
Department of Aviation 1982–1987
Department of Employment and Industrial Relations 1982–1987
Department of Housing and Construction 1983–1987
Department of Resources and Energy 1983–1987
Department of Sport, Recreation and Tourism 1983–1987
Department of the Special Minister of State 1983–1987
Department of Trade 1983–1987
Department of Transport 1983–1987
Department of Arts, Heritage and Environment 1984–1987
Department of Community Services 1984–1987
Department of Education 1984–1987
Department of Local Government and Administrative Services 1984–1987
Department of Science 1984–1987
Department of Territories 1984–1987

Other bodies created (69)

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Australian Surveying and Land Information Group 1987–2001
Australian International Development Assistance Bureau 1987–1995
Public Service Commission 1987–1995
Royal Commission into Aboriginal Deaths in Custody 1987–1991
Anti-Dumping Authority 1988–1998
Australian Airlines Limited 1988–1992
Australian Bureau of Agricultural and Resource Economics 1988–2010
Australian Capital Territory Electricity and Water Authority 1988–1989
Australian Film Finance Corporation 1988–2008
Australian Horticultural Corporation 1988–2001
Australian Property Group 1988–1997
Australian Sports Drug Agency 1988–2006
Australian Valuation Office 1988–2014
Bureau of Transport and Communications Economics 1988–1997
Canberra Institute of the Arts 1988–1992
Coastwatch 1988–2005
Defence Housing Authority 1988–2006
Federal Airports Corporation 1988–1998
Film Australia Limited 1988–2008
Horticultural Research and Development Corporation 1988–2001
Murray-Darling Basin Commission 1988–2008
Office of Film and Literature Classification 1988–2006
Textiles, Clothing and Footwear Development Authority 1988–1999
Child Support Agency 1988–2011
Australian Research Council 1988–2001
Civil Aviation Authority 1988–1995
National Board of Employment, Education and Training 1988–2000
Questacon – National Science and Technology Centre 1988–present
Commission for the Safety, Rehabilitation and Compensation of Commonwealth Employees 1988–1992
ANL Limited 1989–1998
Australia-Indonesia Institute 1989–present
Bureau of Immigration Research 1989–1993
Cash Transaction Reports Agency 1989–1992
National Capital Planning Authority 1989–1996
Office of the Chief Scientist 1989–present
OTC Limited 1989–1992
Private Health Insurance Administration Council 1989–2015
Resource Assessment Commission 1989–1993
Shipping Industry Reform Authority 1989–1995
Snowy Mountains Engineering Corporation Limited 1989–1993
Therapeutic Goods Administration 1989–present
Waterfront Industry Reform Authority 1989–1992
Australian Industrial Registry 1989–2010
Australian Industrial Relations Commission 1989–2010
Australian Defence Industries Pty Ltd 1989–1999
Australian Postal Corporation 1989–present
Australian Telecommunications Authority 1989–1997
Australian Telecommunications Corporation 1989–1992
Immigration Review Tribunal 1989–1999
Migration Internal Review Office 1989–1999
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Commercial Development Corporation 1990–2001
Australian National Maritime Museum 1990–present
Cotton Research and Development Corporation 1990–present
CSS Board 1990–2006
Defence Intelligence Organisation 1990–present
Energy Research and Development Corporation 1990–1998
Grains Research and Development Corporation 1990–present
Land and Water Resources Research and Development Corporation 1990–2009
Marine Incident Investigation Unit 1990–1999
National Australia Day Council Limited 1990–present
Office of Evaluation and Audit 1990–2005
Pig Research and Development Corporation 1990–2001
PSS Board 1990–2006
Purchasing Australia 1990–1997
Rural Industries Research and Development Corporation 1990–present
Sugar Research and Development Corporation 1990–2013
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Commission 1990–2005
Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies 1990–present
Industry Commission 1990–1998

Other bodies ended (66)

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Australian Survey Office 1910–1987
Explosives Factory Maribyrnong 1910–1989
Commonwealth Government Clothing Factory 1912–1989
Commonwealth Small Arms Factory 1912–1989
River Murray Commission 1917–1988
Public Service Board 1923–1987
Ordnance Factory Maribyrnong 1924–1989
Ammunition Factory Footscray 1927–1989
Munitions Filling Factory St Marys 1942–1989
Ordnance Factory Bendigo 1942–1989
Williamstown Naval Dockyard 1942–1988
Explosives Factory Mulwala 1943–1989
Bureau of Agricultural Economics 1945–1988
Australian National Airlines Commission 1946–1988
Overseas Telecommunications Commission (Australia) 1946–1989
Division of National Mapping 1947–1987
National Biological Standards Laboratory 1958–1989
National Capital Development Commission 1958–1989
Australian Capital Territory Electricity Authority 1963–1988
Australian Institute of Aboriginal Studies 1964–1990
Totalizator Agency Board of the Australian Capital Territory 1964–1989
Australian Research Grants Committee 1965–1988
Canberra School of Music 1965–1988
Canberra Theatre Trust 1965–1989
Canberra College of Advanced Education 1967–1990
Flight Crew Officers' Industrial Tribunal 1967–1989
Joint Intelligence Organisation 1969–1990
Bureau of Transport Economics 1970–1988
Snowy Mountains Engineering Corporation 1970–1989
Aboriginal Arts and Crafts Pty Ltd 1971–1990
Office of the Commissioner for Employees' Compensation 1971–1988
Australian Conciliation and Arbitration Commission 1973–1989
Australian Legal Aid Office 1973–1990
Film Australia 1973–1988
Australian Apple and Pear Corporation 1974–1988
Australian Shipping Commission 1974–1989
Industries Assistance Commission 1974–1990
Temporary Assistance Authority 1974–1990
Australian Postal Commission 1975–1989
Australian Telecommunications Commission 1975–1989
Advisory Council for Inter-government Relations 1976–1989
Australian Development Assistance Bureau 1976–1987
Canberra School of Art 1976–1988
Superannuation Fund Investment Trust 1976–1990
Defence Service Homes Corporation 1976–1988
Bureau of Flora and Fauna 1978–1988
Commonwealth Accommodation and Catering Services Limited 1978–1988
National Energy Research, Development and Demonstration Council 1978–1990
Australian Canned Fruits Corporation 1979–1988
Parliament House Construction Authority 1979–1989
Australian Bicentennial Authority 1980–1989
Aboriginal Development Commission 1980–1990
Commonwealth Schools Commission 1981–1988
Commonwealth Tertiary Education Commission 1981–1988
Independent Air Fares Committee 1981–1990
Australian Institute of Sport 1981–1989
National Building Technology Centre 1982–1988
Inter-State Commission 1983–1990
Steel Industry Authority 1983–1988
National Australia Day Council 1984–1990
Office of Defence Production 1984–1989
ACT Health Authority 1985–1989
Business Regulation Review Unit 1986–1989
Royal Commission into Grain Storage, Handling and Transport 1986–1988
Bureau of Resource Economics 1987–1988
Australian Capital Territory Electricity and Water Authority 1988–1989

Every change (103)

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9 March 1990

Industries Assistance Commission merged into Industry Commission
Inter-State Commission merged into Industry Commission

5 March 1990

Departments of State created (9)

Departments of State abolished (20)

Other bodies created (69)

Other bodies ended (66)

Every change (103)

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