As part of a general re-organisation of the Tasmanian State Service the Department changed its name slightly and shed all functions not relevant to its central mission. The Department of Public Administration was not formally amalgamated with the new Department until 1 July 1990. A Social Justice Unit was formed comprising the Offices of Aboriginal Affairs and Ethnic and Multicultural Affairs, transferred from Community Welfare, and a new Office of the Status of Women. At some point this latter was transferred to the major agency serving the Minister Assisting the Premier on the issue. By 27 March 1996 this was Education and the other two Offices in the Unit joined it. All three returned to DPAC on 18 September 1998. An Office of Antarctic Affairs was established to develop a proposal and lobby for Hobart as the base of the antarctic treaty organisation. Some time between 1992 and 1996 the Office was transferred to the department of Tourism, Sport and Recreation. On 18 February 1992, following a change of government, the Department of Administrative Services and Consumer Affairs was abolished. Its Corporate Services Division and the Tasmanian Centre for Information Technology were amalgamated with the Department of Premier and Cabinet. The former became the basis of the Public Sector Management Office formed within DPAC. Continuing devolution of responsibility for personnel management reduced the role and size of the Office and it was gradually absorbed into the operations of DPAC. The absorption of PSMO was formally completed on 27 March 1996. At the same time the Secretariat of the Sustainable Development Advisory Council and the Local Government Office were transferred to DPAC from Environment. (On 18 September 1998 the latter Office shed its responsibility for building, plumbing and related matters.) An Industrial Relations Unit was also formed within DPAC, comprising the Tasmanian Industrial Commission, the Office of the Enterprise Commissioner and all resposibilities for the Industrial Relations Act (from DIRVET) except for inspection services. The Freedom of Information Unit was transferred to the Department of Justice (SR1996/31). On 15 August a Major Projects Unit was established (SR1996/114) and on 21 May the following year (SR1997/54) it took over all responsibilities for major projects previously exercised by Tasmania Development and Resources. This Unit was transferred to the Department of State Development on 18 September 1998. At the same time (SR1998/122) the Industrial Relations Branch, Industrial Commission and Office of the Enterprise Commissioner were transferred to the Department of Justice and Industrial Relations.~