Administrative Changes Orders 1977–2023

Office of Environment and Heritage The Office of Environment and Heritage within the Department of Premier and Cabinet is transferred from that Department to the Office of Environment and Heritage established by this Order as a Public Service agency.

In any document—

a reference to the Department of Premier and Cabinet is, if used in relation to the Office of Environment and Heritage within that Department, in legislation administered solely by the Minister for the Environment or in Part 5A of the Forestry Act 2012, to be construed as a reference to the Office of Environment and Heritage (as a Public Service agency), and

a reference to the Director-General of the Department of Premier and Cabinet is, if used in relation to the Office of Environment and Heritage within that Department or in legislation administered solely by the Minister for the Environment, to be construed as a reference to the Chief Executive of the Office of Environment and Heritage.

Office of Local Government The Division of Local Government within the Department of Premier and Cabinet is transferred from that Department to the Office of Local Government established by this Order as a Public Service agency.

In any document—

a reference to the Department of Premier and Cabinet is, if used in relation to the Division of Local Government within that Department, to be construed as a reference to the Office of Local Government, and

a reference to the Director-General of the Department of Premier and Cabinet is, if used in relation to the Division of Local Government within that Department, to be construed as a reference to the Chief Executive of the Office of Local Government.

Parliamentary Counsel’s Office The Parliamentary Counsel’s Office within the Department of Premier and Cabinet is transferred from that Department to the Parliamentary Counsel’s Office established by this Order as a Public Service agency.

In any document—

a reference to the Department of Premier and Cabinet is, if used in relation to the Parliamentary Counsel’s Office within that Department, to be construed as a reference to the Parliamentary Counsel’s Office (as a Public Service agency), and

a reference to the Director-General of the Department of Premier and Cabinet is, if used in relation to the Parliamentary Counsel’s Office within that Department, to be construed as a reference to the Parliamentary Counsel.

Crown Solicitor’s Office The Crown Solicitor’s Office within the Department of Attorney General and Justice is transferred from that Department to the Crown Solicitor’s Office established by this Order as a Public Service agency.

In any document—

a reference to the Department of Attorney General and Justice is, if used in relation to the Crown Solicitor’s Office within that Department, to be construed as a reference to the Crown Solicitor’s Office (as a Public Service agency), and

a reference to the Director-General of the Department of Attorney General and Justice is, if used in relation to the Crown Solicitor’s Office within that Department, to be construed as a reference to the Crown Solicitor.

Parts of DTIRIS transferred to other agencies Each of the parts of the Department of Trade and Investment, Regional Infrastructure and Services that comprises persons who are employed to enable any of the following statutory bodies (a relevant statutory body) to exercise its functions is transferred from that Department to the corresponding Public Service agency—

Art Gallery of New South Wales Trust,

Australian Museum Trust,

Independent Liquor and Gaming Authority,

Library Council of New South Wales,

Trustees of the Museum of Applied Arts and Sciences,

Sydney Opera House Trust.

In any document—

a reference to the Department of Trade and Investment, Regional Infrastructure and Services is, if used in relation to the staff of a relevant statutory body, to be construed as a reference to the corresponding Public Service agency, and

a reference to the Director-General of the Department of Trade and Investment, Regional Infrastructure and Services is, if used in relation to the staff of a relevant statutory body, to be construed as a reference to the head of the corresponding Public Service agency.

For the purposes of subclauses (9) and (10), the corresponding Public Service agency in relation to a relevant statutory body is the Public Service agency that includes the name of the statutory body.

NSW Institute of Psychiatry Staff Agency The persons employed in the Ministry of Health who are employed to enable the New South Wales Institute of Psychiatry to exercise its functions are transferred from the Ministry of Health to the NSW Institute of Psychiatry Staff Agency.

In any document, a reference to the Ministry of Health is, if used in relation to the group of staff referred to in subclause (12), to be construed as a reference to the NSW Institute of Psychiatry Staff Agency.