Agency Details

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.

Statutory Rules 1990 No. 109 pp.396-397(Statutory Rules 1998 No. 124 pp.1318-1321); Industrial Relations Act 1984.

Aboriginal Land Council Elections Act 2004; Aboriginal Lands Act 1995; Burial and Cremation Act 2002; Dog Control Act 2000; Launceston Flood Protection Act 1977; Local Government (Building and Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1993; Local Government (Highways) Act 1982; Local Government (Savings and Transitional) Act 1993; Local Government Act 1993; Native Title (Tasmania) Act 1994; Ockerby Gardens Helipad Act 1999; Southern Regional Cemetery Act 1981; Administrative Arrangements (Miscellaneous Amendments) Act 1990; Administrative Arrangements Act 1990; Anglican Church of Australia (All Saints Church) Act 1989; Anglican Church of Australia (Stanley Parsonage) Act 1984; Anglican Church of Australia Constitution Act 1973; Australia Acts (Request) Act 1985; Australia Acts (Request) Act 1999; Baptist Union Incorporation Act 1902; Church of England (Rectory of St. James the Apostle) Act 1980; Churches of Christ (Tasmania) Act 1978; Churches of Christ, Scientist, Incorporation Act 1980; Coastal and Other Waters (Application of State Laws) Act 1982; Constitution (State Employees) Act 1944; Constitution (Validation of Taxing Acts) Act 1991; Constitution Act 1934; Constitutional Powers (Coastal Waters) Act 1979; Crown Servants' Reinstatement Act 1970; Daylight Savings Act 1970; Ex-Servicemen's Badges Act 1967; Financial Managementand Audit Act 1990; Glebe Lands Act 1865;

Governor of Tasmania Act 1982; Hobart Hebrew Congregational Act 1958; Jim Bacon Foundation Act 2004; Legislation Publication Act 1996; Legislative Council Elections Act 1999; Parliament House Act 1962; Parliamentary (Disclosure of Interests) Act 1996; Parliamentary Privilege Acts 1858, 1885, 1898 and 1957; Police Service Act 2003; Presbyterian Church Acts 1896 and 1908; Presbyterian Church of Australia Acts 1901 and 1971; Public Accounts Committee Act 1970; Public Works Committee Act 1914; Roman Catholic Church Property Act 1932; Standard Time Act 1895; State Coastal Policy Validation Act 2003; State Policies and Projects Acr 1993; State Policies and Projects (Validtion of Actions) Act 2001; State Service Act 2000; State Service (Savings and Transitional Provisions) Act 2000; Statutory Authorities Act 1962; Subordinate Legislation Committee Act 1969; Tasmania Together Progress Board Act 2001; Tsuneichi Fujii Fellowship Trust Act 1985; Uniting Church of Australia Act 1977; Year 2000 Information Disclosure Act 1999.

Statutory Rules 1989 Number 114.