mogmentum — Australian Government Structure

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Portfolio hubs

Ministerial departments — the 16 departments of state

Ministerial Dept

Established by AAO; each led by a Cabinet minister

Parliamentary Dept

Senate, HoR, Library, PBO — serve Parliament not executive

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Cabinet ministers

Primary ministers responsible for portfolios

Prime Minister

Head of government; chairs Cabinet

Cabinet Minister

Member of Cabinet; full portfolio responsibility

3

Assistant ministers

Parliamentary Secretaries; support senior ministers

Assistant Minister

Delegated responsibilities within a portfolio

4

Senate ministers

Extended ministry; represent portfolios in the Senate

Senate Minister

Outer ministry; attends Cabinet on invitation

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Divisions

Internal departmental units; no separate legal identity

Division / Directorate

Organisational unit within a department

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Agencies & statutory bodies

Non-corporate and corporate Commonwealth entities

Listed Entity

PGPA Schedule 1 — ANAO, AEC, ASIO, ABS, AFP

Executive Agency

ATO, Services Australia — operational independence

Corporate CE — regulatory

ASIC, ACCC, APRA — regulatory powers

Corporate CE — service

CSIRO, ABC, SBS — own board, legal identity

Tribunal

AATA, Fair Work Commission — reviews decisions

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Commercial & advisory

Commonwealth companies + cross-jurisdictional structures

Govt Business Enterprise

Corporations Act; commercial; dividend-paying. Australia Post, NBN Co

Special Purpose Vehicle

Project entity, often cross-jurisdictional. Marinus Link

Advisory body

GRDC, ACARA, Safe Work Australia — advisory only

National Law Body

AHPRA — under state/territory national law

Inter-jurisdictional

Joint Cwlth–State bodies; COAG-related

Royal Charter Body

Established by Letters Patent or Charter

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Sources: AGOR · Budget Paper No. 4 · APSED · AAO