Public Service Commission The Public Service Departmental Arrangements Notice (No3) 2017 is made under the Public Service Act 2008 A summary of changes to departments of government (12 December 2017) (This summary only refers to changes affecting departments of government as government entities and does not attempt to explain the legislative changes within the Administrative Arrangements Order (No.3) 2017) Contact: Executive Recruitment and Contracts Public Service Commission Level 27 1 William Street 3003 2823
2 1 Department of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Partnerships No Change 2 Department of Agriculture and Fisheries No Change 3 Department of Child Safety, Youth and Women Establishment of a new department of government Responsibility for child safety Office for Women and Domestic Violence Reform Responsibility for youth Youth Justice Services Working with Children Check services to child safety, Office for Women and Domestic Violence Reform and youth 4 Department of Communities, Disability Services and Seniors Renamed from Department of Communities, Child Safety and Disability Services Responsibility for homelessness services for homelessness Responsibility for child safety Office for Women and Domestic Violence Reform Responsibility for youth services for child safety, Office for Women and Domestic Violence Reform and youth Multicultural Affairs Queensland services to Multicultural Affairs Queensland
3 5 Department of Education Renamed from Department of Education and Training Office of Industrial Relations Training and Skills services to Training and Skills Responsibility for international education 6 Department of Employment, Small Business and Training Establishment of a new department of government Training and Skills services to Training and Skills Office of Small Business 7 8 Department of Environment and Science Renamed from Department of Environment and Heritage Protection Department of Housing and Public Works Queensland Parks and Wildlife Service services to Queensland Parks and Wildlife Service Responsibility for science excluding the Office of the Queensland Chief Scientist Office of the Queensland Chief Scientist services to Science including the Office of the Queensland Chief Scientist Arts Queensland Corporate Administration Agency Responsibility for the provision of support to the State Library of Queensland established under the Libraries Act 1988 Smart Service Queensland Queensland State Archives Responsibility for strategic ICT including CITEC Queensland Shared Services
4 Department of Housing and Public Works continued services to Smart Service Queensland, Queensland State Archives, strategic ICT including CITEC and Queensland Shared Services Sport and Recreation Responsibility for homelessness services to homelessness 9 10 11 Department of Innovation, Tourism Industry Development and the Commonwealth Games Department of Justice and Attorney- General Department of Local Government, Racing and Multicultural Affairs Renamed from Department of Tourism, Major Events, Small Business and the Commonwealth Games Responsibility for innovation services to innovation Responsibility for international education Office of Small Business Youth Justice Services Working with Children Check Renamed from Department of Infrastructure, Local Government and Planning Responsibility for racing Multicultural Affairs Queensland services to Multicultural Affairs Queensland Responsibility for infrastructure and planning including Economic Development Queensland services for infrastructure and planning including Economic Development Queensland
5 12 Department of Natural Resources, Mines and Energy Renamed from Department of Natural Resources and Mines Department of Energy and Water Supply Responsibility for coal workers pneumoconiosis 13 Department of the Premier and Cabinet One-Stop Shop Strategy and implementation Office Digital Economy and Productivity Queensland Government Chief Information Office services to One-Stop Shop Strategy and Implementation Office, Digital Economy and Productivity and Queensland Government Chief Information Office Arts Queensland Corporate Administration Agency 14 Queensland Fire and Emergency Services 15 Queensland Health Responsibility for coal workers pneumoconiosis 16 Queensland Police Service 17 Queensland Treasury Office of Industrial Relations Responsibility for market-led proposals
6 18 Department of State Development, Manufacturing, Infrastructure and Planning Renamed from Department of State Development Responsibility for infrastructure and planning including Economic Development Queensland services to infrastructure and planning including Economic Development Queensland Responsibility for market-led proposals 19 Department of Transport and Main Roads 20 Public Service Commission
7 ADDITIONAL CHANGES Departments of government abolished Government entities amalgamated with other departments- Department of Energy and Water Supply Department of National Parks, Sport and Racing Department of Science, Information Technology and Innovation Department of Energy and Water Supply Queensland Parks and Wildlife Service Responsibility for provision of corporate and executive services to Queensland Parks and Wildlife Service Sport and Recreation Responsibility for racing One-Stop Shop Strategy and Implementation Office Digital Economy and Productivity Queensland Government Chief Information Office Responsibility for science excluding the Office of the Chief Scientist Office of the Chief Scientist Responsibility for innovation Smart Service Queensland Queensland State Archives Responsibility for strategic ICT including CITEC Queensland Shared Services Responsibility for the provision of corporate and executive services to One-Stop Shop Strategy and Implementation Office, Digital Economy and Productivity, Queensland Government Chief Information Office, science including the Office of the Chief Scientist, innovation, Smart Service Queensland, Queensland State Archives, strategic ICT including CITEC and Queensland Shared Services Responsibility for the provision of support to the State Library of Queensland established under the Libraries Act 1988