Administrative Arrangements Order

COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA

ADMINISTRATIVE ARRANGEMENTS ORDER

ORDER BY HIS EXCELLENCY THE GOVERNOR-GENERAL

I, THOMAS, BARTON DENMAN, the Governor-General in and over the Commonwealth of Australia, acting with the advice of the Federal Executive Council, do hereby approve of the Administrative Arrangements specified in the Schedule hereto, and do order that, until further order herein, all Acts of the Commonwealth Parliament relating to the matters specified in the second column of the Schedule opposite to the name of a Department (including the Acts specified in the third column opposite the name of the Department) shall, unless the contrary intention appears in the Act, be administered by the Minister of State for the Commonwealth administering that Department.

THE SCHEDULE

The names of the Departments of State of the Commonwealth are specified in the first column of the Schedule. The matters dealt with by each Department are specified in the second column opposite to the name of the Department. The Acts specified in the third column are the Acts in force at the date of this order which are administered by the Minister of State administering the Department specified in the first column opposite their names.

FIRST COLUMN Names of Departments.	SECOND COLUMN Matters dealt with by each Department.	THIRD COLUMN Acts Administered by the Minister of each Department.
THE PRIME MINISTER’S DEPARTMENT	Auditor-General and Staff. Communication with the Governor- General. Communication with the States. Officers of the Parliament. Public Service Commissioner and Staff (as from 1st July 1912). The Commonwealth of Australia Gazette. The Federal Executive Council.	Arbitration (Public Service) Act 1911 Commonwealth Public Service Act 1902-1911 (as from 1st July 1912). Commonwealth Salaries Act 1907. Parliamentary Allowances Act 1907 Petherick Collection Act 1911. Royal Commissions Act 1902.
THE DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY	Appropriation and Supply. Banking. Currency, Coinage and Legal Tender Government Printer. Insurance. Invalid and Old-age Pensions. Public Loans. Public Moneys. State Debts. Taxation other than Duties of Customs and of Excise.	Appropriation Acts. Audit Act 1901-1909. Australian Notes Act 1910-11. Bank notes Tax Act 1910. Coinage Act 1909. Commonwealth Bank Act 1911. Commonwealth Inscribed Stock Act 1911. Constitution Alteration (State Debts) 1909. Invalid and Old-age Pensions Act 1908-1909. Land Tax Act 1910. Land Tax Assessment Act 1910-1911. Life Assurance (Companies) Act 1905. Loan Act 1911. Marine Insurance Act 1909. Supply Acts. Surplus Revenue Act 1908. Surplus Revenue Act 1909. Surplus Revenue Act 1910. Trust fund Advances Act. Trust fund Advances Act 1910 (No 2).
THE ATTORNEY-GENERAL’S DEPARTMENT	Bankruptcy and Insolvency. Bills of Exchange and Promissory Notes. Conciliation and Arbitration. Copyright. Crown Law Offices. Designs. Divorce and Matrimonial Cases. Foreign Corporations. Judiciary and Courts. Marriage. Parliamentary Drafting. Patents. Recognition throughout the Commonwealth of State Laws, Records, and Judicial Proceedings. Service and Execution throughout the Commonwealth of State Process and Judgments. Trade Marks. Trading and Financial Corporations formed within the limits of the Commonwealth.	Acts Interpretation Act 1901. Acts Interpretation Act 1904. Amendments Incorporation Act 1905. Bills of Exchange Act 1909. Commonwealth Conciliation and Arbitration Act 1904-1911. Copyright Act 1905. Designs Act 1906. Evidence Act 1905. Extradition Act 1903. High Court Procedure Act 1903. High Court Procedure Amendment Act 1903. Judiciary Act 1903-1909. Jury Exemption Act 1905. Parliamentary Papers Act 1908. Patents Act 1903-1909. Patents Trade Marks and Designs Act 1910. Rules Publication Act 1903. Service and Execution of Process Acts 1901-1905. State Law and Records Recognition Act 1901. Statutory Declarations Act 1911. Trade Marks Act 1905.
THE DEPARTMENT OF EXTERNAL AFFAIRS	Consular Appointments. External Affairs. Pearl shell and Trepang Fisheries in Australian Waters beyond Territorial Limits. High Commissioner. Immigration and Emigration. Influx of Criminals. Naturalization and Aliens. Passports. People of Races (other than the Aboriginal races in any state) for whom it is deemed necessary to make special laws. Relations with the Pacific Islands. Territories of the Commonwealth.	Contract Immigrants Act 1905. Emigration Act 1910. High Commissioner Act 1909. Immigration Restriction Acts 1901-1910. Naturalization Act. Northern Territory Acceptance Act 1910. Northern Territory (Administration) Act 1910 Pacific Islands Labourer’s Act 1901-1906. Papua Act 1905.
THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENCE	Control of Railways with respect to transport for Naval and Military purposes. Naval and Military Defence. Naval and Military Factories and Workshops.	Defence Acts 1903-1911. Naval Agreement Act 1903. Naval Defence Act 1910-1911.
THE DEPARTMENT OF TRADE AND CUSTOMS	Bounties. Bureau of Agriculture. Customs and Excise. Fisheries (other than Pearl Shell or Trepang) in Australian waters beyond Territorial Limits. Inter-State Commission. Lighthouses, Lightships, Beacons and Buoys. Quarantine. Trade and Commerce, including Navigation and Shipping. Weights and Measures.	Australian Industries Preservation Act 1906-1910. Beer Excise Act 1901. Bounties Act 1907. Commerce (Trade Descriptions) Act 1905. Customs Act 1901-1910 Customs (Inter-state Accounts) Act 1910. Customs Tariff 1902. Customs Tariff 1908. Customs Tariff Amendment 1908. Customs Tariff 1910. Customs Tariff 1911. Customs Tariff (South African Preference) 1906. Customs Tariff 1906 (Agricultural Machinery). Distillation Act 1901. Excise Act 1901. Excise Procedure Act 1907. Excise(Sugar) Act 1910. Excise Tariff 1902 . Excise Tariff 1908. Excise Tariff (Starch) 1908. Excise Tariff (Sugar) 1905. Excise Tariff (Amendment) 1906 (Sugar). Excise Tariff 1906 (Spirits). Lighthouses Act 1911. Manufactures Encouragement Act 1908. Quarantine Act 1908. Sea-Carriage of Goods Act 1904. Seamen’s Compensation Act 1911. Secret Commissions Act 1905. Shale Oils Bounties Act 1910. Spirits Act 1906. Sugar Bounty Act 1903. Sugar Bounty Act 1905-1910.

FIRST COLUMN

Names of Departments.

SECOND COLUMN

Matters dealt with by each Department.

THIRD COLUMN

Acts Administered by the Minister of each Department.

THE PRIME MINISTER’S DEPARTMENT

Auditor-General and Staff.

Communication with the Governor- General.

Communication with the States.

Officers of the Parliament.

Public Service Commissioner and

Staff (as from 1st July 1912).

The Commonwealth of Australia Gazette.

The Federal Executive Council.

Arbitration (Public Service) Act 1911

Commonwealth Public Service Act 1902-1911 (as from 1st July 1912).

Commonwealth Salaries Act 1907.

Parliamentary Allowances Act 1907

Petherick Collection Act 1911.

Royal Commissions Act 1902.

THE DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY

Appropriation and Supply.

Banking.

Currency, Coinage and Legal Tender

Government Printer.

Insurance.

Invalid and Old-age Pensions.

Public Loans.

Public Moneys.

State Debts.

Taxation other than Duties of Customs and of Excise.

Appropriation Acts.

Audit Act 1901-1909.

Australian Notes Act 1910-11.

Bank notes Tax Act 1910.

Coinage Act 1909.

Commonwealth Bank Act 1911.

Commonwealth Inscribed Stock Act 1911.

Constitution Alteration (State Debts) 1909.

Invalid and Old-age Pensions Act 1908-1909.

Land Tax Act 1910.

Land Tax Assessment Act 1910-1911.

Life Assurance (Companies) Act 1905.

Loan Act 1911.

Marine Insurance Act 1909.

Supply Acts.

Surplus Revenue Act 1908.

Surplus Revenue Act 1909.

Surplus Revenue Act 1910.

Trust fund Advances Act.

Trust fund Advances Act 1910 (No 2).

THE ATTORNEY-GENERAL’S DEPARTMENT

Bankruptcy and Insolvency.

Bills of Exchange and Promissory Notes.

Conciliation and Arbitration.

Crown Law Offices.

Designs.

Divorce and Matrimonial Cases.

Foreign Corporations.

Judiciary and Courts.

Marriage.

Parliamentary Drafting.

Patents.

Recognition throughout the Commonwealth of State Laws, Records, and Judicial Proceedings.

Service and Execution throughout

the Commonwealth of State Process and Judgments.

Trade Marks.

Trading and Financial Corporations formed within the limits of the Commonwealth.

Acts Interpretation Act 1901.

Acts Interpretation Act 1904.

Amendments Incorporation Act 1905.

Bills of Exchange Act 1909.

Commonwealth Conciliation and Arbitration Act 1904-1911.

Designs Act 1906.

Evidence Act 1905.

Extradition Act 1903.

High Court Procedure Act 1903.

High Court Procedure Amendment Act 1903.

Judiciary Act 1903-1909.

Jury Exemption Act 1905.

Parliamentary Papers Act 1908.

Patents Act 1903-1909.

Patents Trade Marks and Designs Act 1910.

Rules Publication Act 1903.

Service and Execution of Process Acts 1901-1905.

State Law and Records Recognition Act 1901.

Statutory Declarations Act 1911.

Trade Marks Act 1905.

THE DEPARTMENT OF EXTERNAL AFFAIRS

Consular Appointments.

External Affairs.

Pearl shell and Trepang Fisheries in Australian Waters beyond Territorial Limits.

High Commissioner.

Immigration and Emigration.

Influx of Criminals.

Naturalization and Aliens.

Passports.

People of Races (other than the Aboriginal races in any state) for whom it is deemed necessary to make special laws.

Relations with the Pacific Islands.

Territories of the Commonwealth.

Contract Immigrants Act 1905.

Emigration Act 1910.

High Commissioner Act 1909.

Immigration Restriction Acts 1901-1910.

Naturalization Act.

Northern Territory Acceptance Act 1910.

Northern Territory (Administration) Act 1910

Pacific Islands Labourer’s Act 1901-1906.

Papua Act 1905.

THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENCE

Control of Railways with respect to transport for Naval and Military purposes.

Naval and Military Defence.

Naval and Military Factories and Workshops.

Defence Acts 1903-1911.

Naval Agreement Act 1903.

Naval Defence Act 1910-1911.

THE DEPARTMENT OF TRADE AND CUSTOMS

Bounties.

Bureau of Agriculture.

Customs and Excise.

Fisheries (other than Pearl Shell or Trepang) in Australian waters beyond Territorial Limits.

Inter-State Commission.

Lighthouses, Lightships, Beacons and Buoys.

Quarantine.

Trade and Commerce, including Navigation and Shipping.

Weights and Measures.

Australian Industries Preservation Act 1906-1910.

Beer Excise Act 1901.

Bounties Act 1907.

Commerce (Trade Descriptions) Act 1905.

Customs Act 1901-1910

Customs (Inter-state Accounts) Act 1910.

Customs Tariff 1902.

Customs Tariff 1908.

Customs Tariff Amendment 1908.

Customs Tariff 1910.

Customs Tariff 1911.

Customs Tariff (South African Preference) 1906.

Customs Tariff 1906 (Agricultural Machinery).

Distillation Act 1901.

Excise Act 1901.

Excise Procedure Act 1907.

Excise(Sugar) Act 1910.

Excise Tariff 1902 .

Excise Tariff 1908.

Excise Tariff (Starch) 1908.

Excise Tariff (Sugar) 1905.

Excise Tariff (Amendment) 1906 (Sugar).

Excise Tariff 1906 (Spirits).

Lighthouses Act 1911.

Manufactures Encouragement Act 1908.

Quarantine Act 1908.

Sea-Carriage of Goods Act 1904.

Seamen’s Compensation Act 1911.

Secret Commissions Act 1905.

Shale Oils Bounties Act 1910.

Spirits Act 1906.

Sugar Bounty Act 1903.

Sugar Bounty Act 1905-1910.

FIRST COLUMN

Names of Departments.

SECOND COLUMN

Matters dealt with by each Department.

THIRD COLUMN

Acts Administered by the Minister of each Department.

THE DEPARTMENT OF HOME AFFAIRS

Astronomy.

Census and Statistics.

Elections.

Franchise.

Lands

Meteorology.

Public Service Commissioner (until 1st July, 1912).

Public Works.

Railways.

Representation of the People.

Rivers.

Seat of Government.

Surveys.

Census and Statistics Act 1905.

Commonwealth Public Service

Act 1902-1911 (until 1st July, 1912).

Commonwealth Electoral Acts 1902-1911.

Commonwealth Franchise Act 1902.

Constitution Alteration (Senate Elections) 1906.

Disputed Elections and Qualifications Act 1907.

Electoral Divisions Act 1903.

Electoral Validating Act 1906.

Governor-General’s Residences

Act 1906.

Kalgoorie to Port Augusta Railway Survey Act 1907.

Kalgoorie to Port Augusta Railway Act 1911.

Land Acquisition Act 1906.

Meteorology Act 1906.

Referendum (Constitution Alteration) Act 1906-1910.

Representation Act 1905.

Seat of Government Act 1908.

Seat of Government Acceptance Act 1909.

Seat of government (Administration) Act 1910.

Senate Elections Act 1903.

THE POSTMASTER-GENERAL’S DEPARTMENT

Postal, Telegraphic and other like Services.

Pacific Cable Act 1911.

Post and Telegraph Act 1901-1910

Post and Telegraph Rates Act 190-1911.

Purchase Telephone Lines Acquisition Act 1911

Telegraph act 1909.

Wireless Telegraphy Act 1905.

Given under my hand and the Seal of the Commonwealth of Australia, this fourth day of April One thousand nine hundred and twelve.

(SEAL) DENMAN,

Governor-General.

By His Excellency’s command,

ANDREW FISHER