Administrative Arrangements Order

COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA

ADMINISTRATIVE ARRANGEMENTS ORDER

I, QUENTIN BRYCE, Governor-General of the Commonwealth of Australia, acting with the advice of the Federal Executive Council, revoke all administrative arrangements previously ordered and order that:

1. The matters dealt with by a Department of State include:

(a) the matters referred to in the Part of the Schedule relating to that Department; and

(b) matters arising under the legislation administered by a Minister of State administering the Department.

2. The legislation administered by a Minister of State administering a Department is:

(a) the legislation referred to in the Part of the Schedule relating to that Department; and

(b) legislation passed before or after the date of this Order, that relates to a matter dealt with by the Department, not being legislation referred to in another Part of the Schedule.