38th Parliament

Elected 2 March 1996 · first met 30 April 1996 · dissolved 31 August 1998

The changes below took effect from its election on 2 March 1996 to 2 October 1998, the day before the next election, so they count the work of the government it produced.

Paul Keating (Labor)
John Howard (Liberal)

Changes

17 renamed from12 merged from7 absorbed26 split from11 took over functions from3 replaced

Departments of State

8 / 11

created / abolished

Other bodies

37 / 46

created / ended

Administrative Arrangements Orders

on the Federal Register, which holds few orders before 2001

The biggest reshuffle took effect on 1997, when 12 changes landed on one day.

Departments of State created (8)

Department of Employment, Education, Training and Youth Affairs 1996–1998
Department of Health and Family Services 1996–1998
Department of Immigration and Multicultural Affairs 1996–2001
Department of Industry, Science and Tourism 1996–1998
Department of Transport and Regional Development 1996–1998
Department of Workplace Relations and Small Business 1997–1998
Department of Finance and Administration 1997–2007
Department of the Environment 1997–1998

Departments of State abolished (11)

Department of Finance 1976–1997
Department of Employment, Education and Training 1987–1996
Department of Industrial Relations 1987–1997
Department of Tourism 1991–1996
Department of Immigration and Ethnic Affairs 1993–1996
Department of the Environment, Sport and Territories 1993–1997
Department of Human Services and Health 1993–1996
Department of Transport 1993–1996
Department of Administrative Services 1994–1997
Department of Housing and Regional Development 1994–1996
Department of Industry, Science and Technology 1994–1996

Other bodies created (37)

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National Capital Authority 1996–present
Aged Care Standards and Accreditation Agency 1997–2014
Australian Science, Technology and Engineering Council 1997–1998
Bureau of Transport Economics 1997–1999
Defence Acquisition Organisation 1997–2000
Invest Australia 1997–2008
National Office for the Information Economy 1997–2004
Office for Government Online 1997–2000
Office of Asset Sales and Information Technology Outsourcing 1997–2001
Office of the Employment Advocate 1997–2007
Australian Law Reform Commission 1997–present
Australian Communications Authority 1997–2005
Commonwealth Services Delivery Agency 1997–2005
Health Services Australia 1997–2009
AusInfo 1997–2004
Australian Imagery Organisation 1998–2000
Australian National Audit Office 1998–present
Bureau of Rural Sciences 1998–2010
Maritime Industry Finance Company Limited 1998–2006
Medibank Private Limited 1998–2014
National Archives of Australia 1998–present
National Portrait Gallery 1998–2013
Private Health Insurance Ombudsman 1998–2015
Professional Standards Board for Patent and Trade Marks Attorneys 1998–2017
Australian Rail Track Corporation Limited 1998–present
IP Australia 1998–present
Australian Greenhouse Office 1998–2007
Employment National Limited 1998–2003
Productivity Commission 1998–present
Australian Prudential Regulation Authority 1998–present
Australian Securities and Investments Commission 1998–present
Bankstown Airport Limited 1998–2003
Camden Airport Limited 1998–2003
Hoxton Park Airport Limited 1998–2003
Note Printing Australia Limited 1998–present
Sydney Airports Corporation Limited 1998–2002
Australian Safeguards and Non-Proliferation Office 1998–present

Other bodies ended (46)

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Audit Office 1902–1998
Note Printing Branch 1913–1998
Commonwealth Employment Service 1946–1998
Housing Loans Insurance Corporation 1965–1997
Australian Industry Development Corporation 1970–1997
Australian Government Publishing Service 1970–1997
International Training Institute 1973–1997
Australian Archives 1974–1998
Australian Safeguards Office 1974–1998
Australian Science and Technology Council 1975–1997
Law Reform Commission 1975–1997
Australian National Railways Commission 1975–1998
Bureau of Industry Economics 1977–1998
Australian Meat and Live-stock Corporation 1977–1998
Economic Planning Advisory Council 1983–1998
Commonwealth Bank of Australia 1984–1996
Commission for the Future 1985–1998
Australian Construction Services 1987–1997
Insurance and Superannuation Commission 1987–1998
Office of Multicultural Affairs 1987–1996
Australian Property Group 1988–1997
Bureau of Transport and Communications Economics 1988–1997
Federal Airports Corporation 1988–1998
ANL Limited 1989–1998
National Capital Planning Authority 1989–1996
Australian Telecommunications Authority 1989–1997
Energy Research and Development Corporation 1990–1998
Purchasing Australia 1990–1997
Industry Commission 1990–1998
Australian Securities Commission 1991–1998
Commonwealth Funds Management Limited 1991–1996
Meat Research Corporation 1991–1998
Australian Industrial Property Organisation 1992–1998
Commonwealth Environment Protection Agency 1992–1996
Bureau of Resource Sciences 1992–1998
Spectrum Management Agency 1993–1997
Australian Nature Conservation Agency 1993–1996
Chemical Weapons Convention Office 1994–1998
Industrial Relations Court of Australia 1994–1997
Commission of Inquiry into the Relations between the CAA and Seaview Air 1994–1996
Employment Assistance Australia 1995–1998
Employment Services Regulatory Authority 1995–1998
Office of Government Information Technology 1995–1997
Private Health Insurance Complaints Commissioner 1995–1998
Office of Asset Sales 1996–1997
Australian Science, Technology and Engineering Council 1997–1998

Administrative Arrangements Orders made

Order of 11 March 1996 · Federal Register of Legislation

Every change (76)

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31 August 1998

18 November 1996

4 June 1996

National Capital Planning Authority renamed to National Capital Authority

11 March 1996

Department of Employment, Education and Training renamed to Department of Employment, Education, Training and Youth Affairs
Department of Human Services and Health renamed to Department of Health and Family Services
Department of Housing and Regional Development part split off to form Department of Health and Family Services
Department of Immigration and Ethnic Affairs renamed to Department of Immigration and Multicultural Affairs
Office of Multicultural Affairs absorbed into Department of Immigration and Multicultural Affairs
Department of Industry, Science and Technology merged into Department of Industry, Science and Tourism
Department of Tourism merged into Department of Industry, Science and Tourism
Attorney-General's Department part split off to form Department of Industry, Science and Tourism
Department of Housing and Regional Development functions transferred to Department of the Environment, Sport and Territories
Department of Transport renamed to Department of Transport and Regional Development
Department of Housing and Regional Development part split off to form Department of Transport and Regional Development