Posted on April 8, 2011 by Stuart Simington

Public service arrangements under new Government

The new Government has made a number of changes to the names of Departments and the structure of the NSW public service (Order of the Governor).

The changes,  took effect on 4 April 2011 and include the following:

  • The former Department of Planning is now known as the Department of Planning and Infrastructure.
  • The following former Land and Property Management Authority (LPMA) bodies have been integrated into the Department:
    • Sydney Harbour Foreshore Authority,
    • Hunter Development Corporation,
    • Central Coast Regional Development Corporation,
    • Luna Park Reserve Trust, and
    • Office of Strategic Lands.
  • The Office of Environment and Heritage has been established as a separate office within the Department of Premier and Cabinet and incorporates:
    • the Heritage Branch of the Department of Planning, and
    • the former Department of Environment, Climate Change and Water (DECCW).
  • The following staff and offices are now also incorporated into the Department of Premier and Cabinet:
    • Office of Western Sydney
    • Centennial Park and Moore Park Trust,
    • Parramatta Park Trust,
    • Western Sydney Parklands Trust and the Historic Houses Trust,
    • staff of the LPMA employed to enable the Lake Illawarra Authority to exercise its functions.
  • The Department of Primary Industries is established as a new Department and comprises:
    • the group of staff principally involved in the administration of the Crown Lands Act 1989, the Soil Conservation Act 1938 and other Acts administered by the Minister for Primary Industries,
    • the Office of Rural Affairs,
    • the group of staff from the Department of Industry and Investment principally involved in the administration of legislation administered by the Minister for Primary Industries,
    • the Office of Water
    • the Marine Parks Secretariat,
    • the staff involved in the administration of the Catchment Management Authorities Act 2003, and
    • the group of staff principally involved in the management or administration of spatial data.
  • The Department of Industry and Investment has changed its name to the Department of Trade and Infrastructure, Regional Investment and Services.

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