Appendix 2: Machinery of Government Changes
Table A1: Movements between APS agencies, 2024
| Date | Agency employees moved from | Agency employees moved to | Number of ongoing staff | Number of non-ongoing staff |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12/09/2024 | Home Affairs | Attorney-General's | 7 | . |
| 26/09/2024 | Finance | Parliamentary Workplace Support Service | 21 | 5 |
| 26/09/2024 | Australian Public Service Commission | Parliamentary Workplace Support Service | 25 | 6 |
| 30/09/2024 | National Mental Health Commission | Health and Aged Care | 32 | . |
| 14/10/2024 | Administrative Appeals Tribunal | Administrative Review Tribunal | 639 | 158 |
| 21/11/2024 | Social Services | Domestic, Family and Sexual Violence Commission | 9 | 5 |
Table A2: Machinery of Government engagements from Non-APS agencies, 2024
| Date | Agency | Ongoing staff | Non-ongoing staff |
|---|---|---|---|
| Not Applicable. | |||
Table A3: Total Machinery of Government movements into and out of the APS, 2005 to 2024
| Year | Additions | Reductions | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ongoing | Non-ongoing | Total | Ongoing | Non-ongoing | Total | |
| 2005 | 5046 | 250 | 5296 | 52 | 1 | 53 |
| 2006 | 527 | 40 | 567 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 2007 | 150 | 424 | 574 | . | . | . |
| 2008 | 360 | 65 | 425 | . | 466 | 466 |
| 2009 | 20 | . | 20 | . | . | . |
| 2010 | 158 | 36 | 194 | . | . | . |
| 2011 | 210 | 35 | 245 | 4 | . | 4 |
| 2012 | 64 | 2 | 66 | . | . | . |
| 2013 | 7 | . | 7 | 2 | . | 2 |
| 2014 | 262 | 2 | 264 | . | . | . |
| 2015 | 631 | 49 | 680 | 299 | 87 | 386 |
| 2016 | 164 | 1 | 165 | . | . | . |
| 2017 | 84 | . | 84 | . | . | . |
| 2018 | 33 | . | 33 | 1808 | 24 | 1832 |
| 2019 | 207 | . | 207 | 1685 | 288 | 1973 |
| 2020 | 3 | . | 3 | . | . | . |
| 2021 | 183 | 37 | 220 | 1 | . | 1 |
| 2022 | . | . | . | . | . | . |
| 2023 | . | . | . | . | . | . |
| 2024 | . | . | . | . | . | . |
Table A4: Changes to agency names and portfolios, 2024
| Date | Change | Entity Name | Portfolio | Change Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1/03/2024 | Amend | Asbestos and Silica Safety and Eradication Agency | Employment and Workplace Relations | The entity known as the Asbestos Safety and Eradication Agency is now renamed the Asbestos and Silica Safety and Eradication Agency from 15 December 2023, as provided in the Fair Work Legislation Amendment (Closing Loopholes) Act 2023 |
| 1/10/2024 | Remove | National Mental Health Commission | Health and Aged Care | National Mental Health Commission abolished as a non-corporate Commonwealth entity on 30 September 2024 by an amendment to Schedule 1 of the Public Governance, Performance and Accountability Rule 2014 |
| 21/10/2024 | Remove | Administrative Appeals Tribunal |
Attorney-General's | Administrative Appeals Tribunal abolished as a non-corporate Commonwealth entity by the Administrative Review Tribunal (Consequential and Transitional Provisions No. 1) Act 2024 on 14 October 2024. |
| 21/10/2024 | Add | Administrative Review Tribunal | Attorney-General's | Administrative Review Tribunal established as a non-corporate Commonwealth entity by the Administrative Review Tribunal Act 2024 on 14 October 2024 |