ABolition and renaming of Departments of State
The Prime Minister gives notice that on 5 December 2019, the Governor-General in Council, acting on the Prime Minister’s recommendation under section 64 of the Constitution, abolished the following Departments of State:
Department of Agriculture
Department of Employment, Skills, Small and Family Business
Department of Communications and the Arts
Services Australia
to take effect on and from 1 February 2020;
and changed the names of the Departments of State specified in Column 1 to the names specified in Column 2 opposite the first-mentioned name:
Column 1 | Column 2 |
Department of the Environment and Energy | Department of Agriculture, Water and the Environment
|
Department of Education | Department of Education, Skills and Employment |
Department of Industry, Innovation and Science | Department of Industry, Science, Energy and Resources |
Department of Infrastructure, Transport, Cities and Regional Development | Department of Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development and Communications |
to take effect on and from 1 February 2020.