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- ↑ AIHW Act 1987/(from 4 May 1992) Australian Institute of Health and Welfare, Federal Register of Legislation, Australian Government, 27 November 2018
- ↑ Our people & structure, 25 June 2024
- ↑ Australian Institute of Health and Welfare
- ↑ "Agency Resources and Planned Performance".
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