The Department of Administrative Services was an Australian governmentdepartment that existed between July 1987 and March 1993. It was the third so-named Commonwealth department.
The department was created in July 1987 after the abolishment of several departments and was known as a 'super ministry.'[2]
Scopeedit
Information about the department's functions and/or government funding allocation could be found in the Administrative Arrangements Orders, the annual Portfolio Budget Statements and in the department's annual reports.
According to the Administrative Arrangements Order (AAO) made on 24 July 1987, the department dealt with:[3]
Acquisition, leasing, management and disposal of land and property in Australia and overseas
Transport and storage services
Co-ordination of purchasing policy and civil Purchasing
Disposal of goods
Provision of accommodation and catering
Protective services at Commonwealth establishments
Analytical laboratory services
Meteorology Ionospheric prediction
National Archives
Valuation services
Geodesy, mapping and surveying services
Planning, execution and maintenance of Commonwealth Government works
Design and maintenance of Government furniture, furnishings and fittings
Information co-ordination and services within Australia, including printing, publishing and advertising
Electoral matters
Australian honours and symbols policy
Provision of facilities for members of Parliament other than in Parliament House
Administrative support for Royal Commissions and certain Committees of Inquiry.
Structureedit
The department was an Australian Public Service department, staffed by officials who were responsible to the Minister for Administrative Services.[1]
The secretary of the department was initially Graham Glenn, with Noel Tanzer succeeding him on 1 March 1989.[4] Tanzer's mandate was to have the department work as a unit and begin to operate in accordance with commercial principles.
Referencesedit
^ abc"CA 5983: Department of Administrative Services [III], Central Office", National Archives of Australia, retrieved 9 February 2021
^, Encyclopedia of Australian Science, archived from the original on 7 March 2012
^(PDF), National Archives of Australia, 24 July 1987, archived from the original (PDF) on 27 April 2013
^(PDF), Going the extra mile: A history of the Commonwealth Car Service 1910–2010(PDF), Department of Finance and Deregulation, p. 130, ISBN978-1-921600-56-2, (PDF) from the original on 21 January 2014
November 20, 2023
department, administrative, services, 1987, 1993, department, administrative, services, australian, government, department, that, existed, between, july, 1987, march, 1993, third, named, commonwealth, department, department, administrative, servicesdepartment,. The Department of Administrative Services was an Australian government department that existed between July 1987 and March 1993 It was the third so named Commonwealth department Department of Administrative ServicesDepartment overviewFormed24 July 1987 1 Preceding DepartmentDepartment of Housing and Construction III for Government works furniture furnishings and fittingsDepartment of Sport Recreation and Tourism for information coordination and servicesDepartment of Territories II for the Parliament House Construction AuthorityDepartment of Science III for meteorology ionospheric prediction and analytical laboratory services Department of Resources and Energy for geodosy and mapping function Department of Arts Heritage and Environment for responsibility for the Australian ArchivesDissolved24 March 1993 1 Superseding agencyDepartment of the Arts and Administrative ServicesJurisdictionCommonwealth of AustraliaHeadquartersBelconnen CanberraDepartment executivesGraham Glenn Secretary 1987 1989 Noel Tanzer Secretary 1989 1993 Contents 1 History 2 Scope 3 Structure 4 ReferencesHistory editThe department was created in July 1987 after the abolishment of several departments and was known as a super ministry 2 Scope editInformation about the department s functions and or government funding allocation could be found in the Administrative Arrangements Orders the annual Portfolio Budget Statements and in the department s annual reports According to the Administrative Arrangements Order AAO made on 24 July 1987 the department dealt with 3 Acquisition leasing management and disposal of land and property in Australia and overseas Transport and storage services Co ordination of purchasing policy and civil Purchasing Disposal of goods Provision of accommodation and catering Protective services at Commonwealth establishments Analytical laboratory services Meteorology Ionospheric prediction National Archives Valuation services Geodesy mapping and surveying services Planning execution and maintenance of Commonwealth Government works Design and maintenance of Government furniture furnishings and fittings Information co ordination and services within Australia including printing publishing and advertising Electoral matters Australian honours and symbols policy Provision of facilities for members of Parliament other than in Parliament House Administrative support for Royal Commissions and certain Committees of Inquiry Structure editThe department was an Australian Public Service department staffed by officials who were responsible to the Minister for Administrative Services 1 The secretary of the department was initially Graham Glenn with Noel Tanzer succeeding him on 1 March 1989 4 Tanzer s mandate was to have the department work as a unit and begin to operate in accordance with commercial principles References edit a b c CA 5983 Department of Administrative Services III Central Office National Archives of Australia retrieved 9 February 2021 Department of Administrative Services III Central Office 1987 1993 Encyclopedia of Australian Science archived from the original on 7 March 2012 Administrative Arrangements Order issued 24 July 1987 PDF National Archives of Australia 24 July 1987 archived from the original PDF on 27 April 2013 Chapter 8 A more commercial approach 1983 1990 PDF Going the extra mile A history of the Commonwealth Car Service 1910 2010 PDF Department of Finance and Deregulation p 130 ISBN 978 1 921600 56 2 archived PDF from the original on 21 January 2014 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Department of Administrative Services 1987 1993 amp oldid 1163512913, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
