Australian Capital Territory
Administrative Arrangements 2008 (No 2)
Notifiable instrument NI2008-526

I make the following administrative arrangements under the Australian Capital Territory (Self-Government) Act 1988 (Cwlth) and the Public Sector Management Act 1994.
Dated 10 November 2008.

Jon Stanhope
Chief Minister

Australian Capital Territory
Administrative Arrangements 2008 (No 2)
Notifiable instrument NI2008-526
made under the
Australian Capital Territory (Self-Government) Act 1988 (Cwlth) and the Public Sector Management Act 1994

    
    
Contents
	Page
	1	Name of arrangements	1
	2	Commencement	1
	3	Definitions	1
	4	Ministerial portfolios—allocation of powers	1
	5	Authorisation of Ministers to act on each others behalf	1
	6	Constitution of administrative units	1
	7	Ministerial functions and functions of administrative units	1
	8	Repeal	1
Schedule 1	Portfolios, administrative units and functions	1

1	Name of arrangements
These arrangements are the Administrative Arrangements 2008 (No 2).
2	Commencement
These arrangements commence on the day after their notification day.
3	Definitions
In these arrangements:
Public Sector Management Act means the Public Sector Management Act 1994.
Self-Government Act means the Australian Capital Territory (Self‑Government) Act 1988 (Cwlth).
4	Ministerial portfolios—allocation of powers 
For the Self-Government Act, section 43 (1), a Minister mentioned in schedule 1, column 1 is allocated responsibility for the following matters relating to the powers of the Executive:
	(a)	governing the Territory in relation to the matters mentioned in column 2 opposite the reference to the Minister; 
	(b)	executing and maintaining the Territory enactments mentioned in column 3 opposite the reference to the Minister and the subordinate laws under those enactments; 
	(c)	exercising the powers of the Executive under the Commonwealth laws mentioned in column 3 opposite the reference to the Minister; 
	(d)	exercising prerogatives of the Crown for the matters mentioned in paragraphs (a), (b) and (c).
5	Authorisation of Ministers to act on each others behalf 
	(1)	For the Self-Government Act, section 43 (2), any Minister is authorised to act on the Chief Minister’s behalf or on behalf of another Minister.
	(2)	Subsection (1) is subject to the Legislation Act 2001, section 41 (Making of certain statutory instruments by Executive).
6	Constitution of administrative units
For the Public Sector Management Act, section 13—
	(a)	the administrative units mentioned in schedule 1, column 4 are established or continued in existence, as the case requires; and
	(b)	a chief executive mentioned in schedule 1, column 5 is placed in control of the administrative unit or units mentioned in column 4 opposite the reference to the chief executive.
7	Ministerial functions and functions of administrative units 
For the Public Sector Management Act, section 14—
	(a)	a Minister mentioned in schedule 1, column 1 is allocated responsibility for the administrative unit or units mentioned in column 4 opposite the reference to the Minister; and
	(b)	an administrative unit mentioned in schedule 1, column 4 is allocated responsibility for—
	(i)	the matters mentioned in column 2 opposite the reference to the unit; and
	(ii)	the Territory enactments mentioned in column 3 opposite the reference to the unit; and
	(iii)	powers of the Executive under Commonwealth laws mentioned in column 3 opposite the reference to the unit; and
	(iv)	the prerogatives of the Crown for the matters mentioned in subparagraphs (i), (ii) and (iii).
8	Repeal
The Administrative Arrangements 2008 (No 1) NI2008-137 are repealed.

Schedule 1	Portfolios, administrative units and functions
(see s 4-7)

Minister
column 1	matters
column 2	enactments
column 3	administrative units
column 4	chief executives
column 5	
Chief Minister	Government policies, priorities and projects
Intergovernmental relations
Council of Australian Governments
Coordination of government administration
Support to Cabinet and its Committees

Government accountability frameworks and access to government information
Regional policy
Sustainability policy coordination
Land release policy
Land development
Major project facilitation
Infrastructure strategy
Public sector management
Community engagement

Audit services to Government
	Annual Reports (Government Agencies) Act 2004
Auditor-General Act 1996
Australian Capital Territory (Self-Government) Act 1988 (Cwlth)

City of Canberra Arms Act 1932

Executive Documents Release Act 2001

Inquiries Act 1991

Legislative Assembly (Broadcasting) Act 2001
Legislative Assembly (Members’ Staff) Act 1989
Legislative Assembly Precincts Act 2001

Planning and Development Act 2007, chapter 4
Public Interest Disclosure Act 1994
Public Sector Management Act 1994

Remuneration Tribunal Act 1995
Royal Commissions Act 1991
	Chief Minister’s Department
	Chief Executive,
Chief Minister’s Department
	
Minister for Transport	Transport policy and regulation
Road Services
ACTION Buses	Interstate Road Transport Act 1985 (Cwlth)
Interstate Road Transport Charge Act 1985 (Cwlth)

Motor Vehicle Standards Act 1989 (Cwlth)

NRMA-ACT Road Safety Trust Act 1992

Road Transport (Alcohol and Drugs) Act 1977
Road Transport Charges (Australian Capital Territory) Act 1993 (Cwlth)
Road Transport (Dimensions and Mass) Act 1990
Road Transport (Driver Licensing) Act 1999
Road Transport (General) Act 1999, except part 10
Road Transport (Public Passenger Services) Act 2001

Road Transport (Safety and Traffic Management) Act 1999
Road Transport Reform (Dangerous Goods) Act 1995 (Cwlth)
Road Transport Reform (Vehicles and Traffic) Act 1993 (Cwlth)
Road Transport (Vehicle Registration) Act 1999
Roads and Public Places Act 1937	Department of Territory and Municipal Services	Chief Executive, Department of Territory and Municipal Services	
Minister for Territory and Municipal Services	Municipal services
Libraries 
Land management and stewardship 
Government services including shared services, transactional, information, payment and property services
	Animal Diseases Act 2005
Animal Welfare Act 1992

Cemeteries and Crematoria Act 2003
Clinical Waste Act 1990

Domestic Animals Act 2000

Fertilisers Act 1904
Fisheries Act 2000

Government Procurement Act 2001
Gungahlin Drive Extension Authorisation Act 2004

Lakes Act 1976
Litter Act 2004

Pest Plants and Animals Act 2005
Plant Diseases Act 2002

Stock Act 2005

Territory Records Act 2002
Tree Protection Act 2005
Trespass on Territory Land Act 1932

Utilities Act 2000, part 14 and sections 254 and 256 in relation to part 14

Waste Minimisation Act 2001
	Department of Territory and Municipal Services	Chief Executive, Department of Territory and Municipal Services	
Minister for Business and Economic Development	Economic development
Business support programs	Mutual Recognition (Australian Capital Territory) Act 1992

Trans-Tasman Mutual Recognition Act 1997	Chief Minister’s Department	Chief Executive, Chief Minister’s Department	
Minister for Indigenous Affairs	Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander affairs	Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Elected Body Act 2008

Native Title Act 1994	Department of Disability, Housing and Community Services	Chief Executive, Department of Disability, Housing and Community Services	
Minister for the Arts and Heritage	Arts and cultural services
Cultural Facilities Corporation
Heritage	Cultural Facilities Corporation Act 1997

Heritage Act 2004
	Chief Minister’s Department	Chief Executive, Chief Minister’s Department	
Treasurer	Fiscal and economic policy
Taxation and revenue
Budget and financial reporting
Insurance
Gaming
Competition policy
Government business enterprise ownership policy
Regulatory reform 
Public Sector Superannuation Fund management

	ACTEW/AGL Partnership Facilitation Act 2000
Appropriation Acts

Casino Control Act 2006
Competition Policy Reform Act 1996

Duties Act 1999

Emergencies Act 2004, schedule 1

Financial Agreement Act 1994
Financial Management Act 1996
Financial Relations Agreement Act 2000
First Home Owner Grant Act 2000

Gambling and Racing Control Act 1999
Games, Wagers and Betting Houses Act 1901
Gaming and Betting Act 1906
Gaming Machine Act 2004

Insurance Authority Act 2005
Interactive Gambling Act 1998

Land Rent Act 2008
Land Tax Act 2004
Legislation Act 2001, chapter 5
Lotteries Act 1964

Motor Sport (Public Safety) Act 2006

Payroll Tax Act 1987
Pool Betting Act 1964

Rates Act 2004
Road Transport (General) Act 1999, part 10
Road Transport (Third-Party Insurance) Act 2008
Superannuation (Legislative Assembly Members) Act 1991

Taxation Administration Act 1999
Taxation (Government Business Enterprises) Act 2003
Territory Owned Corporations Act 1990
Territory Superannuation Provision Protection Act 2000

Unlawful Games Act 1984
Utilities Act 2000, part 3A
Utilities (Network Facilities Tax) Act 2006	Department of Treasury	Chief Executive, Department of Treasury
	
Minister for Health	Health policy
Health infrastructure
Acute health services
Community health services
Cancer services
Aged care and rehabilitation services
Mental health services
Population health services
	Blood Donation (Transmittable Diseases) Act 1985

Drugs of Dependence Act 1989, except section 123 and section 140

Epidemiological Studies (Confidentiality) Act 1992

Food Act 2001

Gene Technology Act 2003
Gene Technology (GM Crop Moratorium) Act 2004

Health Act 1993
Health Professionals Act 2004
Health Professionals (Special Events Exemptions) Act 2000
Health Records (Privacy and Access) Act 1997
Human Cloning and Embryo Research Act 2004

Intoxicated People (Care and Protection) Act 1994

Medicines, Poisons and Therapeutic Goods Act 2008
Mental Health (Treatment and Care) Act 1994, except part 3, part 8, part 9, section 141, section 142 and section 143

Poisons Act 1933
Poisons and Drugs Act 1978
Public Health Act 1997
Public Health (Prohibited Drugs) Act 1957

Radiation Protection Act 2006

Smoking (Prohibition in Enclosed Public Places) Act 2003
Supervised Injecting Place Trial Act 1999, except section 7, section 8 and section 13

Tobacco Act 1927
Transplantation and Anatomy Act 1978
	ACT Health	Chief Executive, ACT Health	
Minister for Community Services	Carers
Community recovery 
Therapy services
Community support services
Concessions
Community facilities
Volunteering		Department of Disability, Housing and Community Services	Chief Executive, Department of Disability, Housing and Community Services	
Minister for Women	Status of women		Department of Disability, Housing and Community Services	Chief Executive, Department of Disability, Housing and Community Services	
Attorney-General	Human Rights
Administration of justice
Legal policy
Legal services
Electoral services
Fair trading
Registration, inspection and regulatory services	ACT Civil and Administrative Tribunal Act 2008
Act of Settlement 1700 12 & 13 Will 3 c 2
Administration and Probate Act 1929
Administrative Appeals Tribunal Act 1989
Administrative Decisions (Judicial Review) Act 1989
Adoption Act 1993, section 104 (2) and section 109 (2)
Age of Majority Act 1974
Agents Act 2003
Anglican Church of Australia Constitution Act 1961
Anglican Church of Australia Constitutions Act 1902
Anglican Church of Australia Trust Property Act 1917
Anglican Church of Australia Trust Property Act 1928
Annual Leave Act 1973
Associations Incorporation Act 1991
Australian-American Educational Foundation Act 1966
Australian Crime Commission (ACT) Act 2003

Bail Act 1992
Bill of Rights 1688 1 Will & Mary sess 2 c 2
Births, Deaths and Marriages Registration Act 1997
Business Names Act 1963

Charitable Collections Act 2003
Children and Young People Act 1999, chapter 5, sections 63 to 67, 69 to 74, 76 to 84A, 88 to 96, 98 to 103, 105A, 106 (3), 109, 116, 118, 123, 124, 131, chapter 11, section 408 and section 413
Civil Law (Property) Act 2006
Civil Law (Sale of Residential Property) Act 2003
Civil Law (Wrongs) Act 2002
Civil Partnerships Act 2008
Classification (Publications, Films and Computer Games) (Enforcement) Act 1995
Commercial Arbitration Act 1986
Confiscation of Criminal Assets Act 2003
Consumer and Trader Tribunal Act 2003
Consumer Credit Act 1995
Consumer Credit (Administration) Act 1996
Cooperatives Act 2002
Coroners Act 1997
Court Procedures Act 2004
Credit Act 1985
Crime Prevention Powers Act 1998
Crimes Act 1900
Crimes (Controlled Operations) Act 2008
Crimes (Forensic Procedures) Act 2000
Crimes (Restorative Justice) Act 2004
Crimes (Sentence Administration) Act 2005
Crimes (Sentencing) Act 2005
Criminal and Civil Justice 1351 25 Edw 3 St 5 c 4
Criminal Code 2002

Dangerous Substances Act 2004
Director of Public Prosecutions Act 1990
Discrimination Act 1991
Domestic Relationships Act 1994
Domestic Violence Agencies Act 1986
Domestic Violence and Protection Orders Act 2001
Domestic Violence and Protection Orders Act 2008
Door-to-Door Trading Act 1991

Drugs of Dependence Act 1989, section 123 and section 140 
Due Process of Law Act 1354 28 Edw 3 c 3
Due Process of Law Act 1368 42 Edw 3 c 3

Eggs (Labelling and Sale) Act 2001
Electoral Act 1992
Electronic Transactions Act 2001
Enforcement of Public Interests Act 1973
Evidence Act 1971
Evidence (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1991

Fair Trading Act 1992
Fair Trading (Consumer Affairs) Act 1973
Fair Trading (Fuel Prices) Act 1993
Family Provision Act 1969
Forfeiture Act 1991
Free Access to Courts 1400 2 Hen 4 c 1
Freedom of Information Act 1989
Fuels Control Act 1979

Government Solicitor Act 1989
Guardianship and Management of Property Act 1991

Hawkers Act 2003
Human Rights Act 2004
Human Rights Commission Act 2005

Independent Competition and Regulatory Commission Act 1997

Judicial Commissions Act 1994
Juries Act 1967
Jurisdiction of Courts (Cross-vesting) Act 1993
Justices of the Peace Act 1989
Land Titles Act 1925
Land Titles (Unit Titles) Act 1970
Law Officer Act 1992
Lay-by Sales Agreements Act 1963
Leases (Commercial and Retail) Act 2001
Legal Aid Act 1977
Legal Profession Act 2006
Legislation Act 2001, except chapter 5
Limitation Act 1985
Liquor Act 1975
Listening Devices Act 1992
Long Service Leave Act 1976

Machinery Act 1949
Magistrates Court Act 1930
Magna Carta (1297) 25 Edw 1 c 29
Major Events Security Act 2000
Married Persons Property Act 1986
Mediation Act 1997
Medical Treatment (Health Directions) Act 2006
Mental Health (Treatment and Care) Act 1994, part 3, part 8, part 9, section 141, section 142 and section 143
Mercantile Law Act 1962

Notaries Public Act 1984

Oaths and Affirmations Act 1984
Occupational Health and Safety Act 1989
Ombudsman Act 1989

Parentage Act 2004
Partnership Act 1963
Pawnbrokers Act 1902
Perpetuities and Accumulations Act 1985
Petition of Right 1627 3 Chas 1 c 1
Powers of Attorney Act 2006
Presbyterian Church (Proposals for Union with other Churches) Act 1972
Presbyterian Church Trust Property Act 1971
Proportional Representation (Hare-Clark) Entrenchment Act 1994
Prostitution Act 1992
Protection of Public Participation Act 2008
Public Advocate Act 2005
Public Trustee Act 1985

Referendum (Machinery Provisions) Act 1994
Registrar-General Act 1993
Registration of Deeds Act 1957
Residential Tenancies Act 1997
Roman Catholic Church Property Trust Act 1937
Royal Marriages Act 1772 12 Geo 3 c 11

Sale of Goods Act 1954
Sale of Goods (Vienna Convention) Act 1987
Sale of Motor Vehicles Act 1977
Salvation Army Property Trust Act 1934
Scaffolding and Lifts Act 1912
Second-hand Dealers Act 1906
Security Industry Act 2003
Spent Convictions Act 2000
Supervised Injecting Place Trial Act 1999, section 7, section 8 and section 13
Supreme Court Act 1933

Terrorism (Extraordinary Temporary Powers) Act 2006
Testamentary Guardianship Act 1984
Trade Measurement Act 1991
Trade Measurement (Administration) Act 1991
Trustee Act 1925
Trustee Companies Act 1947

Unclaimed Moneys Act 1950
Uncollected Goods Act 1996
Uniting Church in Australia Act 1977
Unit Titles Act 2001, parts 1, 4 to 9, divisions 11.2 and 11.3, parts 13, 14, sections 178 to 181 and schedule 1
Utilities Act 2000, part 11 and part 12

Victims of Crime Act 1994
Victims of Crime (Financial Assistance) Act 1983

Wills Act 1968
Witness Protection Act 1996
Workers Compensation Act 1951	Department of Justice and Community Safety	Chief Executive, Department of Justice and Community Safety	
Minister for the Environment, Climate Change and Water	Climate change policy
Environmental sustainability policy
Environment protection
Water policy
Water efficiency programs	Commissioner for the Environment Act 1993

Electricity (Greenhouse Gas Emissions) Act 2004
Electricity (National Scheme) Act 1997
Environment Protection Act 1997

Hemp Fibre Industry Facilitation Act 2004

National Environment Protection Council Act 1994
National Gas (ACT) Act 2008
Nature Conservation Act 1980

Utilities Act 2000, except part 3A, part 5, division 10.3, part 11, part 12, part 14 and section 254 and section 256 in relation to part 14

Water Efficiency Labelling and Standards Act 2005
Water Resources Act 2007	Department of the Environment, Climate Change, Energy and Water	Chief Executive, Department of the Environment, Climate Change, Energy and Water	
Minister for Energy	Energy policy
Energy efficiency programs	Electricity Feed-in (Renewable Energy Premium) Act 2008

Utilities Act 2000, part 3A	Department of the Environment, Climate Change, Energy and Water	Chief Executive, Department of the Environment, Climate Change, Energy and Water	
Minister for Police and Emergency Services	ACT policing
Emergency services	Crimes (Child Sex Offenders) Act 2005

Emergencies Act 2004, except schedule 1

Firearms Act 1996

Prohibited Weapons Act 1996	Department of Justice and Community Safety
	Chief Executive, Department of Justice and Community Safety
	
Minister for Disability and Housing	Housing policy
Public housing
Community housing
Housing assistance services
Homelessness
Disability policy and services	Disability Services Act 1991

Housing Assistance Act 2007
	Department of Disability, Housing and Community Services	Chief Executive, Department of Disability, Housing and Community Services	
Minister for Ageing	Ageing		Department of Disability, Housing and Community Services	Chief Executive, Department of Disability, Housing and Community Services	
Minister for Multicultural Affairs	Multicultural affairs		Department of Disability, Housing and Community Services	Chief Executive, Department of Disability, Housing and Community Services	
Minister for Industrial Relations	Industrial relations policy
Workplace safety policy
Workers Compensation policy
	Annual Leave Act 1973

Contractors Debts Act 1897

Dangerous Substances Act 2004

Fuels Control Act 1979

Holidays Act 1958

Long Service Leave (Building and Construction Industry) Act 1981
Long Service Leave (Contract Cleaning Industry) Act 1999
Long Service Leave Act 1976

Machinery Act 1949

Occupational Health and Safety Act 1989

Scaffolding and Lifts Act 1912
Standard Time and Summer Time Act 1972

Truck Act 1900

Workers Compensation Act 1951
Work Safety Act 2008
	Chief Minister’s Department	Chief Executive, Chief Minister’s Department	
Minister for Corrections	Corrective services	Corrections Management Act 2007	Department of Justice and Community Safety	Chief Executive, Department of Justice and Community Safety	
Minister for Education and Training	Education policy
Government and non‑government schools
Preschools
Early childhood education
Vocational education and training
Canberra Institute of Technology	Board of Senior Secondary Studies Act 1997
Building and Construction Industry Training Levy Act 1999

Canberra Institute of Technology Act 1987

Education Act 2004

Training and Tertiary Education Act 2003

University of Canberra Act 1989
	Department of Education and Training	Chief Executive, Department of Education and Training	
Minister for Children and Young People	Children’s policy
Child and family centres
Childcare services
Family support
Out of home care for children
Youth policy 
Youth services
Youth justice	Adoption Act 1993, except section 104 (2) and section 109 (2)

Children and Young People Act 1999, except chapter 5, sections 63 to 67, 69 to 74, 76 to 84A, 88 to 96, 98 to 103, 105A, 106 (3), 109, 116, 118, 123, 124, 131, chapter 11, section 408 and section 413
Children and Young People Act 2008
	Department of Disability, Housing and Community Services
	Chief Executive,
Department of Disability, Housing and Community Services	
Minister for Planning	Planning, development and building control
Survey and leasing
Occupational licensing
Electricity and natural gas, water and sewerage industry technical regulation	Architects Act 2004
Australian Capital Territory (Planning and Land Management) Act 1988 (Cwlth), section 16, section 19, section 25, section 29 and part 10

Building Act 2004

Common Boundaries Act 1981
Community Title Act 2001
Construction Occupations (Licensing) Act 2004

Districts Act 2002

Electricity Safety Act 1971
Enclosed Lands Protection Act 1943

Gas Safety Act 2000

Lands Acquisition Act 1994

Planning and Development Act 2007, except chapter 4
Public Place Names Act 1989
Public Roads Act 1902 

Recovery of Lands Act 1929

Surveyors Act 2007

Unit Titles Act 2001, parts 2, 3, 10, division 11.1 and part 12
Utilities Act 2000, part 5 and division 10.3
Utilities (Telecommunication Installations) Act 2001

Water and Sewerage Act 2000	ACT Planning and Land Authority	Chief Planning Executive, ACT Planning and Land Authority	
Minister for Tourism, Sport and Recreation	Tourism policy and services
Sport and recreation
Racing
Territory Venues including EPIC	Boxing Control Act 1993

Drugs in Sport Act 1999

Exhibition Park Corporation Act 1976

Nudity Act 1976

Public Baths and Public Bathing Act 1956	Department of Territory and Municipal Services	Chief Executive, Department of Territory and Municipal Services	
		Betting (ACTTAB) Limited Act 1964

Gambling and Racing Control Act 1999
Games, Wagers and Betting Houses Act 1901
Gaming and Betting Act 1906

Race and Sports Bookmaking Act 2001
Racing Act 1999	Department of Treasury	Chief Executive, Department of Treasury