8th Parliament
Elected 13 December 1919 · first met 26 February 1920 · dissolved 6 November 1922
The changes below took effect from its election on 13 December 1919 to 15 December 1922, the day before the next election, so they count the work of the government it produced.
- Billy Hughes (Nationalist)
Changes
20
5 merged from9 split from3 took over functions from3 replaced
Departments of State
3 / 2
created / abolished
Other bodies
25 / 22
created / ended
Administrative Arrangements Orders
0
on the Federal Register, which holds few orders before 2001
The biggest reshuffle took effect on 1921, when 5 changes landed on one day.
Departments of State created (3)
- Department of Health 1921–1987
- Department of Defence 1921–1939
- Department of External Affairs 1921–1970
Departments of State abolished (2)
- Department of Defence 1901–1921
- Department of the Navy 1915–1921
Other bodies created (25)
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- British Phosphate Commissioners 1920–1981
- Commonwealth Institute of Science and Industry 1920–1926
- Commonwealth Oil Refineries Limited 1920–1952
- Commonwealth Prickly Pear Board 1920–1939
- Expropriation Board 1920–1927
- Notes Board 1920–1924
- Royal Commission on Taxation 1920–1923
- Royal Commission on the Increase of the Selling Price of Coal 1920
- Air Board 1920–1976
- Administration of Nauru 1921–1968
- Australian Commonwealth Shipping Board 1921–1933
- Federal Capital Advisory Committee 1921–1925
- Munitions Supply Board 1921–1940
- Tariff Board 1921–1974
- Royal Commission on the Matter of Uniform Railway Gauge 1921
- Royal Commission on Pillaging of Ships' Cargoes 1921
- Civil Aviation Branch 1921–1936
- Public Service Arbitrator 1921–1984
- Royal Commission on Cockatoo Island Dockyard 1921
- Administration of the Territory of New Guinea 1921–1942
- Royal Commission upon the Loyalty to the British Crown of German Nationals Resident in Australia whose Property is Liable to a Charge Created by the Treaty of Peace Regulations made under the Treaty of Peace (Germany) Act 1919–1920 1921
- Amalgamated Wireless (Australasia) Limited 1922–1952
- Commonwealth Superannuation Board 1922–1976
- Federal Taxation Board of Appeal 1922–1925
- Munitions Supply Laboratories 1922–1948
Other bodies ended (22)
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- Commonwealth Quarantine Service 1909–1921
- Inter-State Commission 1913–1920
- Commonwealth Naval Dockyard 1913–1921
- Federal Capital Director of Design and Construction 1913–1920
- Australian Wheat Board 1915–1921
- Commonwealth Government Line of Steamers 1916–1921
- Advisory Council of Science and Industry 1916–1920
- Central Wool Committee 1916–1921
- Royal Commission on Public Service Administration 1918–1920
- Commonwealth Prices Advisory Board 1918–1920
- Royal Commission upon the Public Expenditure of the Commonwealth of Australia with a View to Effecting Economies 1918–1921
- Royal Commission on the Sugar Industry 1919–1920
- Royal Commission on Industrial Troubles on Melbourne Wharfs 1919–1920
- Royal Commission on Late German New Guinea 1919–1920
- Royal Commission to Inquire into Complaints by the Munition Worker Passengers to Australia by the Transport Bahia Castillo 1919
- Royal Commission on Northern Territory Administration 1919–1920
- Royal Commission on the Basic Wage 1919–1920
- Royal Commission on the Increase of the Selling Price of Coal 1920
- Royal Commission on the Matter of Uniform Railway Gauge 1921
- Royal Commission on Pillaging of Ships' Cargoes 1921
- Royal Commission on Cockatoo Island Dockyard 1921
- Royal Commission upon the Loyalty to the British Crown of German Nationals Resident in Australia whose Property is Liable to a Charge Created by the Treaty of Peace Regulations made under the Treaty of Peace (Germany) Act 1919–1920 1921
Every change (20)
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1922
- Munitions Supply Board part split off to form Munitions Supply Laboratories
21 December 1921
- Department of Defence merged into Department of Defence
- Department of the Navy merged into Department of Defence
- Prime Minister's Department part split off to form Department of External Affairs
9 May 1921
- Department of Defence functions transferred to Department of Home and Territories
31 March 1921
- Commonwealth Court of Conciliation and Arbitration part split off to form Public Service Arbitrator
28 March 1921
- Department of Defence part split off to form Civil Aviation Branch
7 March 1921
- Commonwealth Quarantine Service merged into Department of Health
- Department of Trade and Customs part split off to form Department of Health
1921
- Commonwealth Government Line of Steamers merged into Australian Commonwealth Shipping Board
- Commonwealth Naval Dockyard merged into Australian Commonwealth Shipping Board
- Federal Capital Director of Design and Construction replaced by Federal Capital Advisory Committee
- Department of Defence part split off to form Munitions Supply Board
- Inter-State Commission replaced by Tariff Board
November 1920
- Department of Defence part split off to form Air Board
- Military Board part split off to form Air Board
1920
- Advisory Council of Science and Industry replaced by Commonwealth Institute of Science and Industry
- Department of the Treasury part split off to form Notes Board
- Invalid and Old-Age Pensions Office functions transferred to Repatriation Commission
- Department of the Treasury functions transferred to Repatriation Department