COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA
ADMINISTRATIVE ARRANGEMENTS
ORDER BY HIS EXCELLENCY THE GOVERNOR-GENERAL
I, SIR RONALD CRAUFURD MUNRO FERGUSON, the Governor-General in and over the Commonwealth of Australia, acting with the advice of the Federal Executive Council, do hereby approve of the Administrative Arrangements specified in the Schedule hereto, and do order that, until further order herein, all Acts of the Commonwealth Parliament relating to the matters specified in the second column of the Schedule opposite to the name of a Department (including the Acts specified in the third column opposite the name of the Department) shall, unless the contrary intention appears in the Act, be administered by the Minister of State for the Commonwealth administering that Department.
THE SCHEDULE
The names of the Departments of State of the Commonwealth are specified in the first column of the Schedule.
The matters dealt with by each Department are specified in the second column opposite to the name of the Department.
The Acts specified in the third column are the Acts in force at the date of this order which are administered by the Minister of State administering the Department specified in the first column opposite their names.
FIRST COLUMN Names of Departments | SECOND COLUMN Matters dealt with by each Department | THIRD COLUMN Acts Administered by the Minister of each Department |
THE PRIME MINISTER’S DEPARTMENT | Auditor-General and Staff Communication with the Governor- General Communication with the States Historic Memorials Officers of the Parliament Public Service Commissioner and Staff Royal Commissions The Commonwealth of Australia Gazette The Federal Executive Council | Arbitration (Public Service) Act 1911 Committee of Public accounts Act 1913 Commonwealth Public Service Act 1902-1915 Commonwealth Public Works Committee Act 1913-1914 Commonwealth Salaries Act 1907 Meat Export trade commission Act 1914 Ministers of State Act 1915 Parliamentary Allowances Act 1907 Petherick Collection Act 1911 Royal Commissions Act 1902-1912
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THE DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY
| Appropriation and Supply Banking Currency, Coinage and Legal Tender Government Printer Insurance Invalid and Old-age Pensions Maternity Allowances Pensions and Retiring Allowances, Section 84 of Constitution Public Loans Public Moneys State Debts Taxation other than Duties of Customs and of Excise War Pensions Workmen’s Compensation
| Appropriation Acts Audit Act 1901-1912 Australian Notes Act 1910-1914 Bank Notes Tax Act 1910 Coinage Act 1909 Commonwealth Bank Act 1911-1914 Commonwealth Inscribed Stock Act 1911-1915 Commonwealth Workmen’s Constitution Alteration (State Debts) 1909 Estate Duty Act 1914 Estate Duty Assessment Act 1914 Income Tax Act 1915 Income tax Assessment Act 1915 Invalid and Old-age Pensions Act 1908-1912 Land Tax Act 1910-1914 Land Tax Assessment Act 1910-1914 Life Assurance Companies Act 1905 Loan Acts 1911, 1912, 1913, 1914, Marine Insurance Act 1909 Maternity Allowance Act 1912 Supply Acts Surplus Revenue Acts 1908, 1909, Treasury Bills Act 1914-1915 Trust fund Advances Act 1910 Trust fund Advances Act 1910 (No. 2) War Loan Acts, 1914, 1915 War Pensions Act 1914-1915
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THE ATTORNEY-GENERAL’S DEPARTMENT | Bankruptcy and Insolvency Bills of Exchange and Promissory Notes Conciliation and Arbitration Copyright Crown Law Offices Designs Divorce and Matrimonial Causes Foreign Corporations Judiciary and Courts Marriage Parliamentary Drafting Patents Recognition throughout the Service and Execution throughout the Commonwealth of State Trade Marks Trading and Financial Corporations formed within the limits of the Commonwealth | Acts Interpretation Act 1901 Acts Interpretation Act 1904 Amendments Incorporation Act 1905 Bills of Exchange Act 1909-1912 Commonwealth Conciliation and Arbitration Act 1904-1915 Copyright Act 1912 Crimes Act 1914-1915 Designs Act 1906-1912 Enemy Contracts Annulment Act 1915 Evidence Act 1905 Extradition Act 1903 High Court Procedure Act 1903-1915 Judiciary Act 1903-1915 Jury Exemption Act 1905 Parliamentary Papers Act 1908 Patents Act 1903-1909 Patents, Trade Marks and Designs Act Patents, Trade Marks and Designs Act Rules Publication Act 1903 Service and Execution of Process Acts 1901-1912 State Law and Records Recognition Statutory Declarations Act 1901 Trade Marks Act 1905-1912
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THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENCE | Administration of Territory in Control of Railways with respect to Factories and Workshops for defence Land defence of the Commonwealth Provision of troops for active service Royal Military College
| Defence Act 1903-1915 War Precautions Act 1914-1915
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THE DEPARTMENT OF TRADE AND CUSTOMS | Bounties Customs and Excise Fisheries (other than Pearl Shell or Trepang) in Australian waters beyond Territorial Limits Inter-State Commission Lighthouses, Lightships, Beacons and Buoys Quarantine Trade and Commerce, including Navigation and Shipping Weights and Measures
| Australian Industries Preservation Act 1906-1910 Beer Excise Act 1901-1912 Bounties Act 1907-1912 Commerce (Trade Descriptions) Act 1905 Customs Act 1901-1914 Customs Tariff 1908-1911 Customs Tariff (South African Preference) 1906 Distillation Act 1901 Excise Act 1901 Excise Procedure Act 1907 Excise Tariff 1902 Excise Tariff 1908 Excise Tariff (Starch) 1908 Excise Tariff 1906 (Spirits) Freight Arrangements Act 1915 Inter-State Commission Act 1912 Iron Bounty Act 1914 Lighthouses Act 1911-1915 Quarantine Act 1908-1912 Sea-Carriage of Goods Act 1904 Seamen’s Compensation Act 1911 Secret Commissions Act 1905 Shale Oils Bounties Act 1910 Spirits Act 1906-1915 Spirits Purchase Act 1915 Trading with the Enemy Acts 1914 Wood Pulp and Rock Phosphate Bounties Act 1912-1917
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FIRST COLUMN Names of Departments. | SECOND COLUMN Matters dealt with by each Department. | THIRD COLUMN Acts Administered by the Minister of each Department. |
THE DEPARTMENT OF EXTERNAL AFFAIRS | Consular Appointments External Affairs Pearl shell and Trepang Fisheries in Australian Waters beyond Territorial Limits High Commissioner Immigration and Emigration Influx of Criminals Naturalization and Aliens Passports People of Races (other than the Aboriginal races in any state) for whom it is deemed necessary to make special laws Relations with the Pacific Islands Territories of the Commonwealth |
Contract Immigrants Act 1905 Emigration Act 1910 High Commissioner Act 1909 Immigration Act 1901-1912 Naturalization Act 1903 Norfolk Island Act 1913 Northern Territory Acceptance Act Northern Territory (Administration) Pacific Island Labourers Act 1901- Papua Act 1905 |
THE DEPARTMENT OF HOME AFFAIRS
THE POSTMASTER-GENERAL’S DEPARTMENT
THE DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY |
Astronomy Census and Statistics Elections Franchise Lands Meteorology Public Works Railways Representation of the People Rivers Seat of Government Surveys
Postal, Telegraphic, and other like Services
Construction and Repair of Vessels Naval Bases Naval Defence Naval Dockyards Naval Works (i.e., Marine Works) Wireless Telegraphy |
Census and Statistics Act 1905 Commonwealth Electoral Act 1902- Commonwealth Franchise Act 1902 Compulsory Voting Act 1915 Constitution Alteration (Senate Disputed Elections and Qualifications Electoral Divisions Act 1903 Electoral Validating Act 1906 Governor-General’s Residence Act Jervis Bay Territory Acceptance Act Kalgoorlie to Port Augusta Railway Kalgoorlie to Port Augusta Railway Lands Acquisition Act 1906 Lands Acquisition Act 1912 Meteorology Act 1906 Pine Creek to Katherine River Railway Pine Creek to Katherine River Railway Referendum (Constitution Alteration) Representation Act 1905 Seat of Government Act 1908 Seat of Government Acceptance Act Seat of Government (Administration) Senate Elections Act 1903 War Census Acts 1915
Pacific Cable Act 1911 Post and Telegraph Act 1901-1913 Post and Telegraph Rates Act 1902- Purchase Telephone Line Acquisition Telegraph Act 1909
Naval Defence Act 1910-1912 Naval Discipline Act Wireless Telegraphy Act 1905-1915
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Given under my hand and the Seal of the Commonwealth of Australia, this twenty-second day of September One thousand nine hundred and fifteen.
(SEAL) R. M. FERGUSON,
[Governor-General.]
By His Excellency’s command,
ANDREW FISHER