Department of Finance and Deregulation explained

Agency Name:	Department of Finance and Deregulation
Formed:	3 December 2007
Type:	Department
Preceding1:	Department of Finance and Administration
Dissolved:	18 September 2013
Superseding:	Department of Finance (II)
Jurisdiction:	Commonwealth of Australia
Headquarters:	Canberra
Employees:	(at April 2013)
Budget:	522m (2012)^[1]
Minister1 Name:	Lindsay Tanner
Minister1 Pfo:	Minister (2007–2010)
Minister2 Name:	Penny Wong
Minister2 Pfo:	Minister (2010–2013)
Chief1 Position:	Secretary (2007–2009)
Chief2 Name:	David Tune
Chief2 Position:	Secretary (2009–2013)

The Australian Department of Finance and Deregulation was a Federal Government department that existed between December 2007 and September 2013. Its role was to help the Australian Government achieve its policy objectives by contributing to four key outcomes:

1. sustainable Government finances;
2. more efficient Government operations;
3. efficiently functioning Parliament; and
4. effective and efficient use of information and communication technology by the Australian Government.

Statement of Purpose

The purpose of the Department of Finance and Deregulation was stated as:^[2]

Operations

The matters dealt with by the Department included:

• Budget policy advice and process
• Government financial accountability
• Shareholder advice on Government Business Enterprises
• Superannuation of former and current members of parliament and Australian Government employees
• Government asset sales
• Management of non-Defence Government-owned property
• Electoral matters (through the Australian Electoral Commission)
• Administration of Parliamentarians' entitlements
• Administration of the Australian Government's self-managed general insurance fund
• Government online delivery and information technology and communications management (through the Australian Government Information Management Office)
• Advice on the Australian Government Future Fund
• Management of government records (through the National Archives of Australia)
• Central advertising system

Notes and References

1. Web site: Statement of Comprehensive Income . PDF . Annual Report . 2012 . Department of Finance and Deregulation . 23 September 2013 .
2. Web site: Role and Statement of Purpose . Department of Finance and Deregulation . https://web.archive.org/web/20071228051419/http://www.finance.gov.au/AboutUs/role_and_statement_of_purpose.html . 28 December 2007 . dead .