The Australian Government is made up of many different types of government bodies.
Flipchart of Commonwealth entities and companies
The Flipchart is a reference of all non-corporate and corporate Commonwealth entities and companies. Commonwealth entities and companies are government bodies that are subject to the Public Governance, Performance and Accountability Act 2013 (the PGPA Act).
Commonwealth entities and companies on the Flipchart are organised by their portfolio.
Portfolios are established through the Administrative Arrangements Order (AAO) available on the Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet website.
If your organisation is not on the Flipchart then it is not a Commonwealth entity or company. It may be another type of government body.
More information about the types of government bodies can be found at Types of Australian Government bodies and AGOR.
List of Commonwealth entities and companies
The List provides more information on Commonwealth entities and companies, including:
- enabling legislation
- accountable authority or governing board
- other governance related details.
Table of changes
Key changes to the Flipchart are summarised in the Table of Changes.
Table of Changes to the Flipchart - 2022-23
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Date* |
Change |
Entity Name |
Portfolio |
Change Details |
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Note: Changes on 1 July 2022 reflect Machinery of Government changes announced on 23 June 2022 commencing on 1 July 2022. |
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6/03/23 |
Amend |
Indigenous Land and Sea Corporation |
Prime Minister and Cabinet |
Governance structure or characteristics changed from 'Material' to 'Small' |
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6/03/23 |
Amend |
Clean Energy Regulator |
Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water |
Governance structure or characteristics changed from 'Small' to 'Material' |
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6/03/23 |
Add |
Office of the Fair Work Ombudsman |
Employment and Workplace Relations |
A new non-corporate Commonwealth entity established by the Fair Work Legislation Amendment (Secure Jobs, Better Pay) Act 2022, on 6 March 2023 |
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6/03/23 |
Remove |
Fair Work Ombudsman and Registered Organisations Commission Entity (FWOROC Entity) |
Employment and Workplace Relations |
FWOROC Entity abolished as a non-corporate Commonwealth entity by an amendment to Schedule 1 of the Public Governance, Performance and Accountability Rule 2014, on 6 March 2023 |
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6/02/23 |
Remove |
Australian Building and Construction Commission (ABCC) |
Employment and Workplace Relations |
ABCC abolished as a non-corporate Commonwealth entity by the Fair Work Legislation Amendment (Secure Jobs, Better Pay) Act 2022, on 6 February 2023 |
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15/11/22 |
Add |
Northern Territory Aboriginal Investment Corporation |
Prime Minister and Cabinet |
A new corporate Commonwealth entity established on 15 November 2022 |
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15/11/22 |
Add |
Domestic, Family and Sexual Violence Commission |
Social Services |
A new non-corporate Commonwealth entity established on 1 November 2022 |
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15/11/22 |
Remove |
Financial Adviser Standards and Ethics Authority Ltd (FASEA) |
Treasury |
FASEA deregistered by ASIC on 10 September 2022, ceasing as a Commonwealth company |
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5/09/22 |
Remove |
National Recovery and Resilience Agency (NRRA) |
Home Affairs |
NRRA abolished as a non-corporate Commonwealth entity on 3 September 2022, with functions transferred to the NEMA |
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5/09/22 |
Add |
National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) |
Home Affairs |
A new non-corporate Commonwealth entity established on 1 September 2022. NEMA integrates the functions from the NRRA and Emergency Management Australia, a group within the Department of Home Affairs |
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5/09/22 |
Amend |
Independent Hospital Pricing Authority |
Health and Aged Care |
Independent Hospital Pricing Authority has been renamed the Independent Health and Aged Care Pricing Authority from 12 August 2022 |
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1/07/22 |
Amend |
Department of Agriculture, Water and the Environment |
Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry |
The Department of Agriculture, Water and the Environment has been renamed the Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry |
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1/07/22 |
Amend |
Australian Crime Commission (Australian Criminal Intelligence Commission) |
Attorney-General's |
Entity moved from the Home Affairs portfolio to the Attorney-General's portfolio |
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1/07/22 |
Amend |
Australian Federal Police |
Attorney-General's |
Entity moved from the Home Affairs portfolio to the Attorney-General's portfolio |
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1/07/22 |
Amend |
Australian Institute of Criminology |
Attorney-General's |
Entity moved from the Home Affairs portfolio to the Attorney-General's portfolio |
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1/07/22 |
Amend |
Australian Transaction Reports and Analysis Centre (AUSTRAC) |
Attorney-General's |
Entity moved from the Home Affairs portfolio to the Attorney-General's portfolio |
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1/07/22 |
Amend |
Office of the Special Investigator |
Attorney-General's |
Entity moved from the Home Affairs portfolio to the Attorney-General's portfolio |
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1/07/22 |
Add |
Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water |
Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water |
New Department of State created, to be known as the Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water |
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1/07/22 |
Amend |
Bureau of Meteorology |
Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water |
Entity moved from the Agriculture, Water and the Environment portfolio to Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water portfolio |
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1/07/22 |
Amend |
Clean Energy Regulator |
Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water |
Entity moved from the Industry, Science, Energy and Resources portfolio to the Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water portfolio |
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1/07/22 |
Amend |
Climate Change Authority |
Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water |
Entity moved from the Industry, Science, Energy and Resources portfolio to the Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water portfolio |
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1/07/22 |
Amend |
Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority |
Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water |
Entity moved from Agriculture, Water and the Environment portfolio to the Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water portfolio |
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1/07/22 |
Amend |
North Queensland Water Infrastructure Authority |
Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water |
Entity moved from Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development and Communications portfolio to the Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water portfolio |
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1/07/22 |
Amend |
Australian Institute of Marine Science |
Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water |
Entity moved from the Industry, Science, Energy and Resources portfolio to the Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water portfolio |
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1/07/22 |
Amend |
Australian Renewable Energy Agency |
Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water |
Entity moved from the Industry, Science, Energy and Resources portfolio to the Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water portfolio |
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1/07/22 |
Amend |
Clean Energy Finance Corporation |
Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water |
Entity moved from the Industry, Science, Energy and Resources portfolio to the Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water portfolio |
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1/07/22 |
Amend |
Director of National Parks |
Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water |
Entity moved from Agriculture, Water and the Environment portfolio to the Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water portfolio |
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1/07/22 |
Amend |
Murray-Darling Basin Authority |
Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water |
Entity moved from Agriculture, Water and the Environment portfolio to the Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water portfolio |
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1/07/22 |
Amend |
Sydney Harbour Federation Trust |
Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water |
Entity moved from Agriculture, Water and the Environment portfolio to the Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water portfolio |
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1/07/22 |
Amend |
Snowy Hydro Limited |
Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water |
Company moved from the Industry, Science, Energy and Resources portfolio to the Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water portfolio |
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1/07/22 |
Amend |
Department of Education, Skills and Employment |
Education |
The Department of Education, Skills and Employment renamed the Department of Education |
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1/07/22 |
Add |
Department of Employment and Workplace Relations |
Employment and Workplace Relations |
New Department of State created, to be known as the Department of Employment and Workplace Relations |
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1/07/22 |
Amend |
Asbestos Safety and Eradication Agency |
Employment and Workplace Relations |
Entity moved from the Attorney-General's portfolio to the Employment and Workplace Relations portfolio |
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1/07/22 |
Amend |
Australian Building and Construction Commission |
Employment and Workplace Relations |
Entity moved from the Attorney-General's portfolio to the Employment and Workplace Relations portfolio |
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1/07/22 |
Amend |
Australian Skills Quality Authority (National Vocational Education and Training Regulator) |
Employment and Workplace Relations |
Entity moved from the Education, Skills and Employment portfolio to the Employment and Workplace Relations portfolio |
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1/07/22 |
Amend |
Fair Work Commission |
Employment and Workplace Relations |
Entity moved from the Attorney-General's portfolio to the Employment and Workplace Relations portfolio |
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1/07/22 |
Amend |
Fair Work Ombudsman and Registered Organisations Commission Entity |
Employment and Workplace Relations |
Entity moved from the Attorney-General's portfolio to the Employment and Workplace Relations portfolio |
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1/07/22 |
Amend |
Safe Work Australia |
Employment and Workplace Relations |
Entity moved from the Attorney-General's portfolio to the Employment and Workplace Relations portfolio |
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1/07/22 |
Amend |
Seafarers Safety, Rehabilitation and Compensation Authority (Seacare Authority) |
Employment and Workplace Relations |
Entity moved from the Attorney-General's portfolio to the Employment and Workplace Relations portfolio |
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1/07/22 |
Amend |
Coal Mining Industry (Long Service Leave Funding) Corporation |
Employment and Workplace Relations |
Entity moved from the Attorney-General's portfolio to the Employment and Workplace Relations portfolio |
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1/07/22 |
Amend |
Comcare |
Employment and Workplace Relations |
Entity moved from the Attorney-General's portfolio to the Employment and Workplace Relations portfolio |
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1/07/22 |
Amend |
Digital Transformation Agency |
Finance |
Entity moved from the Prime Minister and Cabinet portfolio to the Finance portfolio |
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1/07/22 |
Amend |
Department of Health |
Health and Aged Care |
The Department of Health renamed the Department of Health and Aged Care |
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1/07/22 |
Amend |
National Recovery and Resilience Agency |
Home Affairs |
Entity moved from the Prime Minister and Cabinet portfolio to the Home Affairs portfolio |
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1/07/22 |
Amend |
Department of Industry, Science, Energy and Resources |
Industry, Science and Resources |
The Department of Industry, Science, Energy and Resources renamed the Department of Industry, Science and Resources |
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1/07/22 |
Amend |
Department of Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development and Communications |
Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development, Communications and the Arts |
The Department of Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development and Communications renamed the Department of Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development, Communications and the Arts |
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1/07/22 |
Amend |
National Archives of Australia |
Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development, Communications and the Arts |
Entity moved from the Attorney-General's portfolio to the Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development, Communications and the Arts portfolio |
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1/07/22 |
Amend |
Old Parliament House |
Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development, Communications and the Arts |
Entity moved from the Prime Minister and Cabinet portfolio to the Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development, Communications and the Arts portfolio |
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* This is the date that the change was made in the flipchart, not necessarily the date that the change occurred to the entity or company. The Flipchart of Commonwealth entities and companies and the List of Commonwealth entities and companies under the PGPA Act are not legal documents. |
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Copies of previous year summaries of changes are available under Tools and templates. The date of the Flipchart and the List is the date when Finance made changes to them, not necessarily the date when the change occurred to the entity or company.
Both the PGPA Flipchart and List of Commonwealth entities and companies can be used digitally to access additional functionality. In the Flipchart users can click on the names of the Commonwealth entities and companies to visit their webpage and get more information. The Bodies List provides this and additional links to enabling legislation and Australian Business Number.
Finance takes great care to ensure the information contained in the Flipchart and the List is accurate. It is not the source of authority; it is a resource to help users quickly find information on Commonwealth entities and companies at a point in time.