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The Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade, assuming the tourism functions previously managed by the Department of Resources, Energy and Tourism; The Department of Health replacing the Department of Health and Ageing and assuming the sport functions previously managed by the Department of Regional Australia, Local Government, Arts and Sport
The Australian Public Service formally comprises all Australian Government departments and agencies where staff members are or can be employed under the Public Service Act 1999. [ 49 ] [ 50 ] [ 51 ] At December 2021, there were 155,796 APS employees, [ 52 ] up 4.8% from December 2020.
The Australian Public Service Commission (APSC) is a statutory agency of the Australian Government, within the Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet, that acts to ensure the organisational and workforce capability to meet future needs and sustainability of the Australian Public Service (APS), that comprises approximately 160,000 people, or 0.8% of the Australian workforce.
Government departments of Australia (5 C, 22 P) F. ... Australian Public Service Commission; Australian Radiation Protection and Nuclear Safety Agency;
Staff are employed as Australian Public Service officials under the Public Service Act 1999. [10] In February 2014, The Canberra Times examined pay conditions and staffing records and found that PM&C is one of the public service's best-paid departments and among its least culturally diverse. [11]
The Secretary of the Department Social Services is the head of the department, also known as the secretary of the level of Senior Executive Service Band 4 in the Australian Public Service as per the Public Service Act 1999.
As of 17 August 2024, there are 16 departments of the Australian Government. [65] Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry; Attorney-General's Department; Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water; Department of Defence; Department of Education; Department of Employment and Workplace Relations; Department of Finance
The Department of Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development and Communications was an Australian Public Service department of the Australian Government that existed between February 2020 and June 2022, responsible for transport infrastructure, transport policy, local government, external territories administration, rural and regional development, communications and the arts.