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Formed 18 September 2013 (2013-09-18) Jurisdiction Commonwealth of Australia Headquarters King Edward Terrace, Parkes, Australian Capital Territory Ministers responsible Mathias Cormann,Minister for Finance and Special Minister of StatePeter Hendy,Assistant Minister for Finance and Assistant Cabinet Secretary Department executives Rosemary Huxtable, Secretary (2016–present)Jane Halton, Secretary (2014–16) |
The Australian Department of Finance is a department of the Government of Australia that is charged with the responsibility of assisting the government across a wide range of policy areas to ensure its outcomes are met, particularly with regard to expenditure, financial management, and the operations of government.
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The head of the department is the Secretary of the Department of Finance, presently Rosemary Huxtable PSM, who reports to the Minister for Finance and Special Minister of State, presently Senator the Hon. Mathias Cormann. He is assisted in his administration of the department by the Assistant Minister for Finance and Assistant Cabinet Secretary, presently Dr Peter Hendy MP.
The head office of the department is located in the John Gorton building on King Edward Terrace, in the Canberra suburb of Parkes, in the Australian Capital Territory.
History
The Department of Finance was formed by way of an Administrative Arrangements Order issued on 18 September 2013 and replaced the functions previously performed by the former Department of Finance and Deregulation. In an earlier reconstruction, the department was called the Department of Finance and Administration.
Operational activities
In the 18 September 2013 Administrative Arrangements Order, the functions of the department were broadly classified into the following matters: