36th Parliament
Elected 24 March 1990 · first met 8 May 1990 · dissolved 8 February 1993
The changes below took effect from its election on 24 March 1990 to 12 March 1993, the day before the next election, so they count the work of the government it produced.
- Bob Hawke (Labor)
- Paul Keating (Labor)
Changes
47
16 renamed from2 merged from4 absorbed18 split from1 took over functions from6 replaced
Departments of State
3 / 2
created / abolished
Other bodies
51 / 32
created / ended
Administrative Arrangements Orders
0
on the Federal Register, which holds few orders before 2001
The biggest reshuffle took effect on 1992, when 9 changes landed on one day.
What was happening
- Gulf War · 2 August 1990 to 28 February 1991 · Australian ships join the multinational force in the Persian Gulf. (War or armed conflict)
- Mabo decision · 3 June 1992 · The High Court recognises native title. (National milestone)
Departments of State created (3)
Departments of State abolished (2)
Other bodies created (51)
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- National Industrial Chemicals Notification and Assessment Scheme 1990–2020
- Anindilyakwa Land Council 1991–present
- Australian Accounting Standards Board 1991–present
- Australian Maritime Safety Authority 1991–present
- Australian Securities Commission 1991–1998
- Commonwealth Funds Management Limited 1991–1996
- Companies and Securities Advisory Committee 1991–2002
- Companies Auditors and Liquidators Disciplinary Board 1991–2017
- Corporations and Securities Panel 1991–2000
- CSL Limited 1991–1994
- Fisheries Research and Development Corporation 1991–present
- Grape and Wine Research and Development Corporation 1991–2014
- National Rail Corporation Limited 1991–2002
- National Road Transport Commission 1991–2004
- Australian Dried Fruits Board 1991–2001
- Australian Wool Realisation Commission 1991–1993
- Meat Research Corporation 1991–1998
- Wool Research and Development Corporation 1991–1993
- National Food Authority 1991–1996
- Council for Aboriginal Reconciliation 1991–2001
- Military Superannuation and Benefits Board of Trustees No. 1 1991–2011
- Export Finance and Insurance Corporation 1991–present
- Special Broadcasting Service Corporation 1991–present
- Australia-India Council 1992–2023
- Australia-Korea Foundation 1992–present
- Australian Industrial Property Organisation 1992–1998
- Australian Institute of Health and Welfare 1992–present
- Australian National Training Authority 1992–2005
- Coal Mining Industry (Long Service Leave Funding) Corporation 1992–present
- Comcare 1992–present
- Commonwealth Environment Protection Agency 1992–1996
- International Air Services Commission 1992–present
- Nuclear Safety Bureau 1992–1999
- Pooled Development Funds Registration Board 1992–2002
- Safety, Rehabilitation and Compensation Commission 1992–present
- Australian and Overseas Telecommunications Corporation Limited 1992–1993
- Australian Hearing Services 1992–present
- Australian Fisheries Management Authority 1992–present
- National Transmission Agency 1992–1999
- Australian Geological Survey Organisation 1992–2001
- Australian Broadcasting Authority 1992–2005
- Bureau of Resource Sciences 1992–1998
- National Gallery of Australia 1992–present
- Australian Transaction Reports and Analysis Centre 1992–present
- Australian Emergency Management Institute 1993–2015
- Bundanon Trust 1993–present
- Bureau of Immigration and Population Research 1993–1994
- Emergency Management Australia 1993–2022
- National Childcare Accreditation Council 1993–2012
- Seafarers Safety, Rehabilitation and Compensation Authority 1993–present
- Spectrum Management Agency 1993–1997
Other bodies ended (32)
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- Patent Office 1904–1992
- Commonwealth Savings Bank of Australia 1928–1993
- Supreme Court of the Australian Capital Territory 1934–1992
- Bureau of Mineral Resources, Geology and Geophysics 1946–1992
- Commonwealth Development Bank of Australia 1960–1991
- Commonwealth Serum Laboratories Commission 1961–1991
- National Acoustic Laboratories 1973–1992
- Natural Disasters Organisation 1974–1993
- Australian National Gallery 1975–1992
- Australian Broadcasting Tribunal 1977–1992
- Australian Counter Disaster College 1978–1993
- Special Broadcasting Service 1978–1991
- Australian Dried Fruits Corporation 1979–1991
- National Companies and Securities Commission 1980–1991
- Aussat Pty Ltd 1981–1992
- Accounting Standards Review Board 1984–1991
- Australian Institute of Health 1984–1992
- Management and Investment Companies Licensing Board 1984–1992
- Australian Fisheries Service 1985–1992
- Christmas Island Services Corporation 1985–1992
- Australian Meat and Live-stock Research and Development Corporation 1985–1991
- Bureau of Rural Resources 1987–1992
- Royal Commission into Aboriginal Deaths in Custody 1987–1991
- Australian Airlines Limited 1988–1992
- Canberra Institute of the Arts 1988–1992
- Commission for the Safety, Rehabilitation and Compensation of Commonwealth Employees 1988–1992
- Bureau of Immigration Research 1989–1993
- Cash Transaction Reports Agency 1989–1992
- OTC Limited 1989–1992
- Resource Assessment Commission 1989–1993
- Waterfront Industry Reform Authority 1989–1992
- Australian Telecommunications Corporation 1989–1992
Every change (47)
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1993
- Australian Counter Disaster College renamed to Australian Emergency Management Institute
- Bureau of Immigration Research renamed to Bureau of Immigration and Population Research
- Commonwealth Savings Bank of Australia absorbed into Commonwealth Bank of Australia
- Australian National Railways Commission functions transferred to National Rail Corporation Limited
- Department of Transport and Communications part split off to form Spectrum Management Agency
21 October 1992
- Bureau of Rural Resources renamed to Bureau of Resource Sciences
- Australian Geological Survey Organisation part split off to form Bureau of Resource Sciences
5 October 1992
- Australian Broadcasting Tribunal replaced by Australian Broadcasting Authority
- Department of Transport and Communications part split off to form Australian Broadcasting Authority
July 1992
- Department of Transport and Communications part split off to form National Transmission Agency
1992
- Patent Office renamed to Australian Industrial Property Organisation
- Australian Institute of Health renamed to Australian Institute of Health and Welfare
- Department of Employment, Education and Training part split off to form Australian National Training Authority
- Canberra Institute of the Arts absorbed into Australian National University
- Commission for the Safety, Rehabilitation and Compensation of Commonwealth Employees renamed to Comcare
- Department of the Arts, Sport, the Environment and Territories part split off to form Commonwealth Environment Protection Agency
- Department of Transport and Communications part split off to form International Air Services Commission
- Management and Investment Companies Licensing Board replaced by Pooled Development Funds Registration Board
- Commission for the Safety, Rehabilitation and Compensation of Commonwealth Employees part split off to form Safety, Rehabilitation and Compensation Commission
1 November 1991
- Australian Trade Commission part split off to form Export Finance and Insurance Corporation
19 August 1991
- National Health and Medical Research Council part split off to form National Food Authority
1 July 1991
- Australian Dried Fruits Corporation replaced by Australian Dried Fruits Board
- Australian Wool Corporation part split off to form Australian Wool Realisation Commission
- Australian Meat and Live-stock Research and Development Corporation renamed to Meat Research Corporation
- Australian Wool Corporation part split off to form Wool Research and Development Corporation
1991
- Northern Land Council part split off to form Anindilyakwa Land Council
- Commonwealth Development Bank of Australia absorbed into Commonwealth Bank of Australia
- Commonwealth Serum Laboratories Commission renamed to CSL Limited
1 January 1991
- Accounting Standards Review Board replaced by Australian Accounting Standards Board
- Department of Transport and Communications part split off to form Australian Maritime Safety Authority
- National Companies and Securities Commission replaced by Australian Securities Commission
- National Companies and Securities Commission part split off to form Corporations and Securities Panel