6 December 2013

Australian and selected overseas governments: a quick guide to key internet links

Deirdre McKeown

Politics and Public Administration

This Quick Guide provides links to:

•        federal, state and territory government entry points and key departments

•        government gazettes

•        federal state, territory and local government directories

•        federal, state and territory administrative arrangements orders

•        selected overseas government entry points and portals

Australian Government

•        Commonwealth Government Entry Point includes federal, state and territory government links to departments, services, key facts and figures.

•        Government data makes available federal, state and territory government public datasets.

•        www.gov.au links to federal, state, territory and local government portals.

•        Council of Australian Governments (COAG)  COAG is the peak intergovernmental forum in Australia. The members of COAG are the Prime Minister, State and Territory Premiers and Chief Ministers and the President of the Australian Local Government Association. Includes details of the COAG agenda, meetings, agreements and reports.

•        Government On-line Directory (GOLD) contact details for key staff in federal government departments and agencies, members of councils committees and boards, includes links to state and territory government functions and services.

•        List of Australian Government Bodies and Governance Relationships as at 1 October 2009, third edition, produced by the Department of Finance, gives an overview of the administrative, legal and financial structures of federal government departments and agencies, statutory and non-statutory bodies and parliamentary departments.

•        Administrative Arrangements Order - Commonwealth of Australia lists the matters dealt with by each Department of State and the legislation administered by each Minister of State administering a Department.

•        Administrative arrangements orders from 1901 hosted on the National Archives of Australia website, the information is for historical purposes only.

•        Australian Government Lobbyists Register , Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet. Any lobbyist who acts on behalf of third-party clients for the purposes of lobbying Government representatives must be registered on the Register of Lobbyists and must comply with the requirements of the Lobbying Code of Conduct.

•        Australian Government Cabinet Handbook, Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet. The Handbook sets out the principles of Cabinet government in Australia and describes Cabinet structure and process.

•        Legislative Handbook, Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet. The Handbook describes the procedures involved in making Commonwealth Acts.

•        Commonwealth of Australia Gazette: Government notices

•        Australian Government Publications Guide a guide to selected types of federal, state and territory government publications, such as Acts, Hansards, Gazettes and Parliamentary Papers, located in Australia's National, State and Territory libraries or available on the Internet.

State and territory governments

Australian Capital Territory

ACT Government information portal

ACT Chief Minister and Treasury Directorate

ACT Chief Minister’s home page

ACT Government media releases

ACT Government Gazette

Administrative Arrangements 2013 (No 1)

New South Wales

NSW Government Information

NSW Department of Premier and Cabinet

NSW Premier's home page

NSW Government Gazette

Allocation of the Administration of Acts, 20 September 2013

NSW Lobbyist code of conduct 

Northern Territory

NT Government information

Department of the NT Chief Minister

NT Government Gazette

Administrative Arrangements Order, 16 September 2013

Queensland

QLD Government Information

QLD Department of the Premier and Cabinet

QLD Premier's home page

QLD Government Notices Gazette

Administrative Arrangements Order (No. 2) 2013

QLD Lobbyists code of conduct

South Australia

SA Government information

SA Department of the Premier and Cabinet

SA Premier's home page

SA Government Gazette

Acts committed to Ministers under section 5 of the Administrative Arrangements Act 1994, as at 21 November 2013

SA Lobbyist code of conduct

Tasmania

Tasmania online  lists Tasmanian Government, business and community websites.

Service Tasmania lists all government services.

Tasmanian Department of Premier and Cabinet

Tasmanian Premier's home page

Tasmanian Government public notices

Administrative Arrangements Order (No. 2) 2012

Tasmanian Lobbying code of conduct

Victoria

Victoria online

Victorian Department of Premier and Cabinet

Victorian Premier's home page

Victorian Government Gazette 

Administration of Acts , General Order dated 20 March 2013

Victorian Lobbying code of conduct

Western Australia

WA Government information

WA Department of the Premier and Cabinet

WA Premier's home page

WA Government Gazette

Acts with administering portfolios and public sector agencies, search by Act, portfolio or agency. The ‘Administration of Departments, Authorities, Statutes and Votes’ is published periodically in the WA Government Gazette.

WA Contact with lobbyists code Public Service Commission

Local Government

Australian Local Government Association includes links to state local government associations.

University of Technology, Sydney Centre of Excellence for Local Government

Commonwealth Local Government Forum, promotes local government across the Commonwealth and encourages the exchange of best practice through conferences and events, projects and research.

Focus Online online national local government newspaper.

Oultwood Local Government Web Index provides links to local councils within Australia.

Overseas Governments

Canada

Government of Canada home page

Service Canada, search for Government services.

Office of the Prime Minister

The Lobbyists’ code of conduct

New Zealand

Official website of the New Zealand Government

New Zealand Government information

Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet

United Kingdom and Northern Ireland

United Kingdom

Prime Minister’s Office, 10 Downing Street

Gov.UK search for government information and services.

The UK Civil Service

Official Documents website

British Official Publications Collaborative Reader Information Service (BOPCRIS) search information from British Official Publications 1688–1995.

Northern Ireland

Northern Ireland Office Gov.UK

Government of Northern Ireland

Scotland

Scottish Government information

First Minister’s website

Wales

Welsh Assembly Government information 

First Minister’s website

United States of America

The Whitehouse

Office of the President

Weekly Compilation of Presidential Documents

USA.gov government made easy, includes an A-Z index of the US Government.

US Government Printing Office

BusinessUSA a one-stop shop for everything related to business in the USA.

SearchGov.com a directory of US Government websites.

State and Local Government on the Net a directory of official state, county and city government websites.

State Governments   

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