Department of Finance and Deregulation
Australian government department, 2007–2013
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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:
- Sustainable Government finances
- More efficient Government operations
- Efficiently functioning Parliament
- Effective and efficient use of information and communication technology by the Australian Government
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| Department overview | |
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| Formed | 3 December 2007[1] |
Preceding Department | |
| Dissolved | 18 September 2013 |
Superseding Department | |
| Jurisdiction | Commonwealth of Australia |
| Headquarters | |
| Employees | 1,946 (at April 2013)[2] |
| Annual budget | A$522m (2012)[3] |
Ministers responsible |
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Department executives |
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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:[citation needed]
- Budget policy advice and process
- Government financial accountability
- Shareholder advice on Government Business Enterprises
- Superannuation of former and current members of parliament and Australian Government employees
- Government asset sales
- Management of non-Defence Government-owned property
- Electoral matters (through the Australian Electoral Commission)
- Administration of Parliamentarians' entitlements
- Administration of the Australian Government's self-managed general insurance fund
- Government online delivery and information technology and communications management (through the Australian Government Information Management Office)
- Advice on the Australian Government Future Fund
- Management of government records (through the National Archives of Australia)
- Central advertising system
