Department of Regional Australia, Local Government, Arts and Sport

Department of Regional Australia, Local Government, Arts and Sport
Department overview
Formed	14 December 2011
Preceding Department	Department of Regional Australia, Regional Development and Local Government; Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet (arts and sport functions);
Dissolved	18 September 2013
Superseding agency	Department of Infrastructure and Regional Development (regional development and local government functions); Attorney-General's Department (arts functions); Department of Health (sport functions).;
Jurisdiction	Commonwealth of Australia
Employees	601 (at April 2013)
Department executive	Glenys Beauchamp, Secretary;
Child agencies	Australian Sports Anti-Doping Authority; National Capital Authority; Australia Council for the Arts; Australian Film, Television and Radio School; Australian National Maritime Museum; Australian Sports Commission; Australian Institute of Sport; National Film and Sound Archive; National Gallery of Australia; National Library of Australia; National Museum of Australia; Screen Australia;
Website	regional.gov.au

The Department of Regional Australia, Local Government, Arts and Sport was an Australian government department.^[2] It was formed in December 2011, absorbing the former Department of Regional Australia, Regional Development and Local Government along with Arts and Sport functions from the Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet.^[3] The department was abolished in September 2013 with its functions moved to other Australian Government departments.^[4]^[5]

^ Australian Public Service Commission (2 December 2013), State of the Service Report: State of the Service Series 2012-13 (PDF), Australian Public Service Commission, p. 253, archived from the original (PDF) on 6 December 2013
^ "Administrative Arrangements Order made on 14 December 2011" (PDF). Australian Government Department of Prime Minister and Cabinet. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 February 2012.
^ CA 9380: The Department of Regional Australia, Local Government, Arts and Sport, National Archives of Australia, retrieved 9 February 2021
^ Noel Towell (18 September 2013). "Three public service department heads sacked by Abbott government". The Canberra Times.
^ Tony Abbott (18 September 2013). "The Coalition will restore strong, stable and accountable government" (Press release). Canberra, Australia: Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet. Archived from the original on 20 September 2013. Retrieved 20 September 2013.