Australian Government Organisations Register
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
| Western Australian Fisheries Joint Authority (Reclassified) |
| Law Courts Ltd |
| High Court of Australia |
| Supreme Court of the Australian Capital Territory |
| Australian National University Council |
| Asbestos Safety and Eradication Agency Council |
| Federal Safety Commissioner |
| National Workplace Relations Consultative Council |
| Safety, Rehabilitation and Compensation Commission |
| Fair Work Commission Expert Panel |
| Security of Payments Working Group |
| Australian Energy Market Commission |
| Australian Energy Market Operator |
| Snowy Hydro Limited |
| Tourism Access Working Group (Reclassified) |
| Advisory Committee on Medicines |
| Australian Advisory Council on the Medicinal use of Cannabis |
| Cancer Australia Advisory Council |
| National Blood Authority - - duplicate structure |
| Australian Hearing Services |
| Department of Human Services |
| Department of Immigration and Border Protection |
| Australian Nuclear Science and Technology Organisation |
| Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation |
| Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Norfolk Island |
| Full Time Judge of the Supreme Court of Norfolk Island |
| Australian Institute of Family Studies |
| Department of Social Services |
| National Disability Insurance Scheme Launch Transition Agency |
| Australia's National Research Organisation for Women's Safety |
| Australian Housing & Urban Research Institute |
| Our Watch |
| Australian Institute of Family Studies Director |
| National Disability Insurance Agency CEO |
| Note Printing Australia Ltd |
| Asian Development Bank |
| Utility Regulators Forum (Reclassified) |
| Wholesale Telecommunications Consultative Forum (Reclassified) |
| European Bank for Reconstruction and Development |
| International Monetary Fund |
| World Bank Group |
| Australian War Memorial |
| Department of Veterans' Affairs |