Department of Finance and Deregulation

Department of Finance and Deregulation
Department overview
Formed 3 December 2007[1]
Preceding Department
Dissolved 18 September 2013
Superseding agency
Jurisdiction Commonwealth of Australia
Headquarters Canberra
Employees 1,946 (at April 2013)[2]
Annual budget A$522m (2012)[3]
Ministers responsible
Department executives

The Australian Department of Finance and Deregulation was a Federal Government department that existed between December 2007 and September 2013. Its role was to help the Australian Government achieve its policy objectives by contributing to four key outcomes:

  1. sustainable Government finances;
  2. more efficient Government operations;
  3. efficiently functioning Parliament; and
  4. effective and efficient use of information and communication technology by the Australian Government.

Statement of Purpose

The purpose of the Department of Finance and Deregulation was stated as:[4]

We provide high quality, strategic policy and financial advice to support government decision-making and improved Australian Government financial management.We deliver professional support services to our Ministers, Parliamentarians and their staff, and the Government as a whole.

Operations

The matters dealt with by the Department included:

References

  1. CA 9194: The Department of Finance and Deregulation, National Archives of Australia, retrieved 19 December 2013
  2. Australian Public Service Commission (2 December 2013), State of the Service Report: State of the Service Series 2012-13 (PDF), Australian Public Service Commission, p. 253, archived from the original (PDF) on 6 December 2013
  3. "Statement of Comprehensive Income" (PDF). Annual Report. Department of Finance and Deregulation. 2012. Retrieved 23 September 2013.
  4. "Role and Statement of Purpose". Department of Finance and Deregulation.
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