Administrative Arrangements Orders (AAOs) formally allocate executive responsibility among ministers. They set out which matters and legislation are administered by which department or portfolio. AAOs are re-issued or amended to take into account changes in the structure of government.
The following AAOs are listed by the date on which they were ordered by the Governer-General (on the advice of the Prime Minister).
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Unlike the AAOs from 11 December 1906, these earlier arrangements were not listed in the Commonwealth Gazette.
| Date of signing by the Governor-General | PDF file size |
|---|---|
| 1901 – transcription only – see Barton papers for digitised originals | 191kb |
| 3 February 1905 | 30kb |
| 1 June 1906 | 39kb |
| 13 July 1906 | 91kb |