Agency:
Department of the Premier and Cabinet
Agency Number:
Start Date:
01 Feb 1985
End Date:
17 Jul 1989
Description:
Provide administrative and policy support to the Premier and administrative support to the Executive Council. Co-ordinate government policy, inter-governmental relations, the legislative program, the government messenger service, the ministerial car fleet and ceremonial and hospitality functions of the government. As part of a general reorganisation of the Tasmanian State Service on 17 July 1989 the Department shed all those functions not central to its policy coordination role and its name was altered slightly.-
Legislation Administered:
Agent - General Act 1911 Chief Secretary (Statutory References) Act 1976 Coastal and Other Waters (Application of State Laws) Act 1982 Constitution Act 1934 Constitution (Disqualification Removal) Act 1980 Constitution (Meander and Tamar Legislative Council Electoral Division) Act 1982, Constitution (State Employees) Act 1944, Constitutional Convention Act 1972, Constitutional Powers (Coastal Waters) Act 1979, Crown Servants Reinstatement Act 1970, Daylight Saving Act 1968, Ex-servicemens Badges Act 1967, Governor of Tasmania Act 1982, International Hotel Development Act 1985, Parliament House Act 1962, Parliamentary Privilege Acts 1858, 1885, 1898, and 1957, Parliamentary Salaries and Allowances Act 1973, Public Accounts Committee Act 1970, Public Works Committee Act 1914, Returned Servicemens Badges Act 1955, Standard Time Act 1895, Subordinate Legislation Committee Act 1969, Sunday Observance Act 1968, Tasman Bridge Restoration Act 1975, Tasman Bridge Restoration Act (No.2) 1975, Tasmanian Film Corporation Act 1977, Tsuneichi Fujii Fellowship Trust Act 1985
Functions Performed:
Government administration and governance
Controlled Agencies:
| Town and Country Planning Commission (TA236) | 01 Jan 1944 | 23 Dec 1993 |
| Office of the Parliamentary Counsel (TA928) | 31 Mar 1978 |
| Cabinet Office (TA1432) | 27 May 1969 |
| Office of Consumer Affairs (TA682) | 14 Dec 1988 | 24 Nov 1999 |
Previous Agencies:
| Premier's Department (2) (TA166) | 01 Jan 1976 | 31 Dec 1985 |
Subsequent Agencies:
| Department of Administrative Services (TA898) | 17 Jul 1989 | 07 Nov 1989 |
| Department of Employment, Industrial Relations and Training (TA911) | 17 Jul 1989 | 01 Mar 1994 |
| Department of Environment and Planning (TA912) | 17 Jul 1989 | 02 Feb 1993 |
| Department of Parks, Wildlife and Heritage (TA913) | 17 Jul 1989 | 02 Feb 1993 |
| Department of Justice (1) (TA921) | 17 Jul 1989 | 18 Sep 1998 |
| Department of Premier & Cabinet (TA926) | 17 Jul 1989 |
Series Created By Agency:
| AE716 Protocol Records relating to Official Visits to Tasmania | 06 Sep 1912 | 14 Feb 1995 |
| AF349 Conference Proceedings of Commonwealth and State Ministers | 19 Jun 1975 | 18 May 1989 |
| AF354 Legal Opinions | 29 Jul 1975 | 11 Apr 1991 |
| AE811 Index to General Correspondence | 01 Jan 1977 | 24 Nov 1993 |
| AD763 General Correspondence | 01 Aug 1977 | 11 Jan 2001 |
| AF350 Meeting Papers for Conferences Attended by Tasmanian Premier and State Ministers | 28 Jun 1979 | 07 Dec 1992 |
| AF355 Gordon Below Franklin Dam Project Working Papers | 01 Oct 1979 | 17 Oct 1990 |
| AF346 Card Index to General Correspondence | 01 Jan 1981 | 31 Dec 1986 |
| AA822 Parliamentary Liberal Party Papers. | 01 Apr 1982 | 30 Jun 1989 |
| AA825 Parliamentary Liberal Party Papers - Approvals. | 01 Jun 1982 | 30 Jun 1989 |
| AA823 Minutes and Papers of the Standing Committee on Legislation. | 01 Sep 1983 | 30 Jun 1989 |
| AE855 Publicity Photographs used by the Communications Office | 01 Jan 1985 | 31 Dec 1995 |
| AF353 Meeting Papers for Ministerial Council and Standing Committee for the Tasmanian World Heritage Area | 14 Mar 1985 | 09 Jul 2000 |
| AA977 Subject Files relating to Exhibition Material for International Antarctic Centre. | 01 Jan 1989 | 31 Dec 1989 |