This section provides information on the function, composition, origins and other details of Australian Government bodies.
The bodies covered are described in the scope of bodies reported. The scope is based on the characteristics used to describe the 12 main types of bodies identified for classification purposes. The Portfolio departments are responsible for collecting information about the entities and bodies listed.
Update
The Register reflects revised estimates reported in the 2017-18 Budget papers for Average Staffing Level, Total Appropriations and Departmental Expenditure for all Principal Bodies.
May 2017 update
| Bodies as at last update (3 February 2017) |
1,220 |
|
Additions - new bodies created
Removals - cessations/consolidations
|
1
-3
|
| Current number of bodies (as at 17 May 2017) |
1,218 |
| Net reductions in bodies the government is in the process of ceasing or consolidating |
-30 |
| Adjusted total |
1,188 |
* These bodies will remain on the Register until they have ceased operations or consolidation has occurred
View a summary of the key statistics and the register movements list of new and/or ceased bodies.
Access to further documentation
Find more information, including a spreadsheet of bodies and the guide to the register's fields on the Department of Finance website.
Find, access and reuse public data
Download datasets relating to the register from the data.gov.au website.
List of Australian Government bodies by portfolio and type