Department of Communications and the Arts

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Department of Communications and the Arts
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Department overview
Formed21 September 2015 (2015-09-21)
Preceding Department
Jurisdiction Commonwealth of Australia
Headquarters Canberra
Minister responsible
Department executive
Child agencies
Website www.communications.gov.au

The Australian Department of Communications and the Arts is a department of the Government of Australia charged with responsibility for communications policy and programs and cultural affairs.

Australia Country in Oceania

Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a sovereign country comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands. It is the largest country in Oceania and the world's sixth-largest country by total area. The neighbouring countries are Papua New Guinea, Indonesia, and East Timor to the north; the Solomon Islands and Vanuatu to the north-east; and New Zealand to the south-east. The population of 26 million is highly urbanised and heavily concentrated on the eastern seaboard. Australia's capital is Canberra, and its largest city is Sydney. The country's other major metropolitan areas are Melbourne, Brisbane, Perth, and Adelaide.

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Contents

The head of the department is the Secretary of the Department of Communications, currently Mike Mrdak, who reports to the Hon. Paul Fletcher MP, who is currently the Minister for Communications and Minister for the Arts.

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History

The department was created in September 2015 following Malcolm Turnbull becoming prime minister, replacing the Department of Communications, and transferring responsibility for the arts from the Attorney-General's Department. [1]

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Preceding departments

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Operational functions

The Administrative Arrangements Order made on 21 September 2015 detailed the following responsibilities to the department: [2]

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See also

Notes

  1. ↑ There was previously a domestic Return of Indigenous Cultural Property (RICP) program run by the former Department of Environment, Water, Heritage and the Arts (DEWHA - 207-2010), which supported the return of both human remains and secret sacred objects from institutions within Australia, but it looks as if the functionality has been incorporated in IRP.

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References

  1. ↑ Minute Paper for the Executive Council, Executive Council Meeting No. 21 (PDF), Federal Executive Council, 21 September 2015, archived from the original (PDF) on 30 September 2015, retrieved 4 October 2015
  2. ↑ "Administrative Arrangements Order". Commonwealth of Australia. 21 September 2015. Retrieved 20 October 2015.
  3. ↑ "Indigenous repatriation". Australian Government. Department of Communications and the Arts. Retrieved 5 May 2019.
  4. ↑ "Aboriginal remains repatriation". Creative Spirits. Retrieved 5 May 2019.
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