Merged, consolidated and abolished: the government will work through a “methodical” process of slashing some 175 agencies from the Commonwealth ranks. Read the full list.

Prime Minister Tony Abbott assured the nation that “business goes on” amid the siege situation in Sydney that caused the evacuation of New South Wales and Commonwealth agencies in Martin Place. The Mid-year Economic and Fiscal Outlook — axing and consolidating 175 agencies — was no exception.

Finance Minister Mathias Cormann would not quantify additional staff cuts to the Commonwealth public service, originally announced in the budget as 16,500.

“We’re still on track for that,” Cormann told the media conference in Parliament House today. “Our objective is to bring staffing levels across the public sector federally back to the same level as back in 2007-08.

“There will obviously be further efficiencies as a result of announcements reflected in MYEFO today, but that process is now to be gone through. Our objective ultimately, as it should be, is to ensure the administration and operations of government at a federal level are as efficient and effective as possible. Some of the decisions, of course, to merge bodies, to abolish bodies, to consolidate various functions will lead to further opportunities for efficiencies but they will be quantified as we go through those processes in an orderly and methodical fashion.”

MYEFO’s largest savings are $3.7 billion over four years in cuts to foreign aid and lengthening the budgeted lifespan of in-house computer software from four years to five years. The government estimates software efficiencies will save $420 million over the four years to 2017-18.

Other expenses are going up, notably redundancies and superannuation payouts. Some $280 million will be paid out in redundancy payouts this year, although with fewer predicted separations in the next three years they anticipate paying out a further $50 million each year until 2018. Superannuation costs have risen 67%, or an additional $2.47 billion, as staff retire.

Contestability, streamlining and targeting of program delivery remains a top priority of the government, as well as functional and efficiency reviews of major government bodies. The report fingers Health and Education for the first to be assessed:

“The government will commence in‑depth reviews of the functions and efficiency particularly of larger government agencies and departments. These reviews will determine whether the current resourcing and functions performed within an entity are aligned with the Government’s policy priorities and that they are being undertaken as efficiently as possible. The departments of Health and Education (other than higher education) will be the first bodies to be reviewed.

“The 2014‑15 MYEFO includes a further tranche of major rationalisation of government bodies, to ensure the public sector is as streamlined, effective and transparent as possible. Delivering a smaller and more rational government footprint is designed to clarify lines of accountability, to make the public sector more agile and better able to address changing pressures and government priorities.”

A further 175 government bodies will be cut, building on previous decisions to defund agencies in the 2014-15 budget, “taking the total reduction in the number of government bodies since the election to 251”.

In total 138 statutory bodies, advisory committees, councils and boards will be abolish. Another 15 bodies will be merged into line departments, and 26 bodies will be reduced to six but remain separate from their line department. Two bodies will have responsibilities transferred outside the Commonwealth.

Five bodies will consolidate their back office functions with shared service centres or supporting departments. The government says these measures will “further reduce the overheads from an excessive number of stand‑alone bodies, reducing inefficiencies and removing duplicated effort across the public sector”.

MYEFO also includes two new initiatives: the introduction of an Australian Government Governance Policy, to take effect from December 15, to impose new constraints on the establishment and design of new government bodies, and the launch of an Australian Government Organisations Register, to create the first complete online listing of all government bodies.

Cormann says the register reveals that at taking office there were 1252 separate government bodies. “Our goal is to get this well below a 1000 by the end of this term of Government,” he said in his MYEFO ministerial statement.

Nadine Flood, the Community and Public Sector Union national secretary, responded to the announcement with concern:

“The Abbott government has already cut at least 8000 jobs this year, the deepest cuts to the public service in over a decade. MYEFO confirms the government is on track to cut at least another 8700 jobs this year. On top of this is the introduction of so called ‘contestability’ for public services, which is nothing more than cover for massive outsourcing and privatisation programs that will see jobs and services sold off. The only contest will be which big business will pick up the contract.”

Portfolio	Body	Reform	Decision	Five Year Total $m
AGD	Artbank Advisory Committee	Cease	Cease the Artbank Advisory Committee, with Artbank to consult with external experts on a needs basis.	*
AGD	National Government Advisory Group on Chemicals (NGAG)	Merge	Merge the NGAG with the National Industry Reference Group on Chemicals and continue under the auspices of the Australian-New Zealand Counter Terrorism Committee CBRN sub-committee.	*
AGD	National Industry Reference Group on Chemicals (NIRG)	Merge	Merge the NIRG with the National Government Advisory Group on Chemicals and continue under the auspices of the Australian-New Zealand Counter Terrorism Committee CBRN sub-committee.	*
AGD	Australian Government Solicitor (AGS)	Consolidate	Consolidate the Australian Government Solicitor (AGS) within the Attorney-General’s Department (AGD), to strengthen the flexibility within the department for officers to work across both legal advice and legal policy. Following the amalgamation, the Government will conduct a review of legal services to identify efficiencies that can be gained in government legal costs.	+
AGD	Business Government Advisory Group on National Security (BGAG)	Ceased	This body has been ceased and replaced by the Attorney-General’s Industry Consultation on National Security.	*
AGD	Committee on Taxation Incentives for the Arts	Ceased	This body has been ceased.	*

 

AGD	Information Advisory Committee (IAC – advises the Australian Information Commissioner)	Cease	This body is being ceased (legislation is in the parliament).	*
AGD	Privacy Advisory Committee (PAC)	Cease	This body is being ceased (legislation is in the parliament).	*
AGD	Intercountry Adoption Harmonisation Working Group	Ceased	This body has been ceased. Functions of this group now moved to the Central Authorities for Intercountry Adoption.	*
Agriculture	Animal Welfare Committee	Ceased	This body has been ceased.	*
Agriculture	Australian and New Zealand Standard Diagnostic Procedures (ANZSDP) WG	Cease	Cease the body. Minister to review in 2015 to rationalise laboratory-related standard setting bodies and assess which relevant technical expertise can be brought into the department rather than posited with separate bodies.	*
Agriculture	Australian Landcare Council	Transfer Out	Cease the body as the function/activity is more suitably performed by an industry and community organisation convened representational forum.	*
Agriculture	Benchmarks Working Group (working group under the Intergovernmental agreement on National Biosecurity)	Ceased	This body has been ceased.	0.017
Agriculture	Biosecurity Advisory Council	Ceased	This body has been ceased.	*
Agriculture	Department of Agriculture – Live Animal Export Division – Industry Government Implementation Group (IGIG)	Cease	Cease the body.	*
Agriculture	Forestry and Forest Products Committee	Cease	Maintain in the medium term, to implement an election commitment. Consistent with the Australian Government Governance Policy, a sunset date of less than five years will be determined.	*

 

Agriculture	National Rural Advisory Council	Merge	Merge the body into the Agricultural Industry Advisory Council.	*
Agriculture	National Surveillance and Diagnostics Working Group	Ceased	This body has been ceased.	*
Agriculture	Vertebrate Pests Committee (VPC)	Merged	VPC merged with the Invasive Plant and Animals Committee.	0.011
Agriculture	Laboratories for Emergency Animal Disease Diagnosis and Response (LEADDR) Working Group	Cease	Cease the body. Minister to review in 2015 to rationalise laboratory-related standard setting bodies and assess which relevant technical expertise can be brought into the department rather than posited with separate bodies.	*
Agriculture	National Strategies Working Group (a sub-body under the Animal Health Committee)	Cease	Cease the body. Minister to review in 2015 to rationalise laboratory-related standard setting bodies and assess which relevant technical expertise can be brought into the department rather than posited with separate bodies.	*
Agriculture	New Test Evaluation Working Group (a sub-body under the Animal Health Committee)	Cease	Cease the body. Minister to review in 2015 to rationalise laboratory-related standard setting bodies and assess which relevant technical expertise can be brought into the department rather than posited with separate bodies.	*
Agriculture	Rabies Preparedness Working Group	Cease	Cease the body.	*
Agriculture	Subcommittee on Animal Health Laboratory Standards (SCAHLS)	Cease	Cease the body. Minister to review in 2015 to rationalise laboratory-related standard setting bodies and assess which relevant technical expertise can be brought into the department rather than posited with separate bodies.	*
Agriculture	Food Policy Working Group	Ceased	This body has been ceased.	*
Agriculture	High-Level Group on Drought	Ceased	This body has been ceased.	*

 

Agriculture	National Biosecurity Committee Stakeholder Engagement Consultative Group		Ceased		This body has been ceased.		*
Agriculture	Primary Industries Standing Committee (PISC)		Ceased		This body has been ceased and replaced by AGSOC.		*
Agriculture	Productivity and Regulatory Reform Committee		Ceased		This body has been ceased as part of ADMIN/AGSOC reforms.		*
Agriculture	Research, Development and Extension Working Group		Ceased		This body has been cease as part of ADMIN/AGSOC reforms.		*
Agriculture	Taskforce on national uniform standards for the voluntary microchipping of horses		Ceased		This body has been ceased.		*
Communications	Telework Advisory Panel (TAP)		Consolidate		Cease the body. The function will be performed as part of the department’s core advisory role.		*
Communications	Protection Zone Committees (PZC)		Consolidate		Cease the body and perform the function in-house, with external advice sought on a needs basis.		*
Defence	Australian Defence Force Financial Services Consumer Council		Cease		Cease the body, with the Department to continue the service by coordinating the provision of information.		*
Defence	Australian Defence Human Research Ethics Committee		Merge		Merge with DVA Human Research Ethics Committee in July 2017.		*
Defence	DMO Diversity Advisory Group		Cease		Sunset in 2015 after completion of a workforce diversity plan. Subsequent diversity strategies across the portfolio are to be managed by the Department.		*

 

Defence	Forces Entertainment Board	Consolidate	Cease the body. Function to be undertaken as part of the department’s core advisory role, drawing on external advice as required.	*
Defence	RIZZO Reform Implementation Committee	Cease	Cease the body.	*
Defence	DMO CEO Roundtable	Cease	Consistent with the Australian Government Governance Policy, set a sunset date of 2019 aligned to completion of medium term strategies. Note that future industry engagement will be considered in the White Paper and First Principles Review.	*
Defence	Centre for Military and Veterans’ Health (CMVH)	Transferred Out	The body is now run by the University of Queensland.	*
Defence	Principal War Gratuity Authority	Merged	The body has merged with the Australian Military Forces Relief Fund.	*
Education	Standing Council on School Education and Early Childhood (SCSEEC) Joint Working Group to Provide Advice on Students with Disability (the Joint Working Group)	Ceased	Sunset in 2015 after work under current terms of reference completes. Cessation will require agreement of the states and territories.	*
Education	Higher Education Standards Panel (HESP)	Merge	Merge the TEQSA Advisory Council and the HESP.	*
Education	Tertiary Education Quality and Standards Agency (TEQSA) Advisory Council	Merge	Merge the TEQSA Advisory Council and the HESP.	*
Education	Advancing Quality in Higher Education Reference Group	Ceased	This body has been ceased.	*
Education	Australian Youth Forum Steering Committee	Ceased	This body has been ceased.	*

 

Education	Higher Education Research Data Advisory Committee (HERDAC)	Ceased	This body has been ceased.	*
Education	Higher Education Research Reference Group	Ceased	This body has been ceased.	*
Education	International Education Advisory Council	Ceased	This body has been ceased.	*
Education	Strategic Cross-sectoral Data Committee (SCDC) for Early Childhood, Education and Training	Ceased	This body has been ceased. Some legacy work is being transferred to a departmental data strategy group.	*
Education	Y20 Planning Group	Ceased	Cease the body, as the Y20 has been completed.	*
Education	Australian Qualifications Framework (AQF) Council	Ceased	This body has been ceased with the agreement of state and territory Ministers.	*
Education	Education Investment Fund (EIF) Advisory Board	Ceased	This body has been ceased.	*
Employment	Fair Work Building and Construction Independent Assessor	Cease	Cease the body.	0.082
Employment	Fair Work Building Industry Inspectorate Advisory Board (Legislative name)	Cease	Cease the body.	0.021
Employment	Seafarers’ Safety, Rehabilitation and Compensation Authority (Seacare)	Merge	The Seacare Authority’s functions will be transferred to the Safety Rehabilitation and Compensation Commission.	0.095

 

Employment	COAG Select Council on Workplace Relations	Ceased	This body has been ceased.	*
Environment	Antarctic Research Assessment Committee (ARAC)	Consolidate	The Department of the Environment will absorb the functions of the Committee.	*
Environment	Australian Antarctic Names and Medals Committee	Consolidate	Cease the body. The Department of the Environment to absorb the functions of the Committee and provide advice on place names and medal recipients.	*
Environment	Australian Biological Resources Study (ABRS) Advisory Committee	Consolidate	Cease the body. Function to be performed as part of the department’s core advisory role.	0.036
Environment	Biological Diversity Advisory Committee	Consolidate	Cease the body. Function to be performed as part of the department’s core advisory role.	*
Environment	Climate Adaptation Outlook Independent Expert Group	Consolidate	Cease the body. Function to be performed as part of the department’s core advisory role.	*
Environment	Domestic Offsets Integrity Committee (DOIC)	Cease	Body to be ceased and replaced with the Emissions Reduction Assurance Committee.	*
Environment	Expert Panel on a Declared Commercial Fishing Activity	Cease	Cease the two panels at the time of the sunset clauses at the end of October 2014 and mid April 2015.	*
Environment	Land Sector Carbon and Biodiversity Board	Cease	Cease the body.	*
Environment	Oil Stewardship Advisory Council	Cease	Cease the body. The Department will coordinate alternative arrangements for consultation with stakeholders.	0.009
Environment	Product Stewardship Advisory Group	Cease	Cease the body. The Department will coordinate alternative arrangements for consultation with stakeholders.	0.005

 

Environment	World Parks Congress National Steering Committee	Cease	Cease the body when the sunset clause takes effect in December 2014.	*
Environment	Antarctic Science Advisory Committee	Ceased	This body has been ceased.	*
Environment	Bureau of Meteorology Water Accounting Standards Board	Ceased	This body has been ceased.	*
Environment	COAG Standing Council on Environment and Water (SCEW)	Ceased	This body has been ceased.	*
Environment	Commonwealth Environmental Water Stakeholder Reference Panel	Ceased	This body has been ceased.	*
Environment	Emissions Intensive – Trade Exposed (EITE) Expert Advisory Committee	Ceased	This body has been ceased.	*
Environment	Fuel Standards Consultative Committee	Cease	This body is being ceased (legislation is in the parliament).	*
Environment	Iconic Sites Taskforce	Ceased	This body has been ceased.	*
Environment	Indigenous Water Advisory Committee	Ceased	This body has been ceased.	*
Environment	National Landscapes Reference Committee	Ceased	This body has been ceased.	*
Environment	National Marine Mammal Advisory Committee	Ceased	This body has been ceased.	*
Environment	National Marine Mammal Scientific Committee	Ceased	This body has been ceased.	*

 

Finance	Authentication Governance Committee (AGC – responsible for online authentication)	Cease	Cease the body.	*
Finance	Chief Information Officer Committee (CIOC)	Merge	Merge the CIOF and the CIOC into a less formal ‘community of practice’ with Finance as the organiser, to ensure continued input into whole of government ICT policy.	*
Finance	Chief Information Officer Forum (CIOF)	Merge	Merge the CIOF and the CIOC into a less formal ‘community of practice’ with Finance as the organiser, to ensure continued input into whole of government ICT policy.	*
Finance	Comcover Advisory Council	Cease	Cease the body.	*
Finance	Cross Jurisdictional Chief Information Officers’ Committee (CJCIOC)	Cease	Cease the body and manage cross-jurisdictional issues through a less formal ‘community of practice’, with the organiser alternating annually between the Commonwealth (lead taken by the newly merged CIOC/CIOF) and a State/Territory.	*
Finance	Secretaries’ ICT Governance Board (SIGB)	Cease	Cease the body. Cross Government ICT matters to be considered instead by the Ministerial Taskforce on Single Service Delivery or Secretaries’ Board, where appropriate.	*
Finance	Intragovernment Communications Network (ICON)	Scoping Studies	Scoping study to be completed by Finance in 2015.	*
Foreign Affairs and Trade	Australia International Cultural Council (AICC)	Cease	Abolish the body with the Minister for Foreign Affairs and the Minister for Arts to jointly agree funding and arrangements for a new streamlined advisory body within the Arts portfolio.	*
Foreign Affairs and Trade	Australia Awards Board	Ceased	This body has been ceased.	*
Foreign Affairs and Trade	Australia-Malaysia Institute	Merged	This body has been amalgamated with the Australia-Thailand Institute to form the Australia-ASEAN Institute.	*
Foreign Affairs and Trade	Australia-Thailand Institute	Merged	This body has been amalgamated with the Australia-Malaysia Institute to form the Australia-ASEAN Institute.	*

 

Foreign Affairs and Trade	Tourism Quality Council of Australia	Ceased	This body has been ceased.	*
Health	Australian Sports Anti-Doping Authority (ASADA) Advisory Group	Consolidate	Cease the body. Advice on detection, deterence and enforcement is a core role for the agency and the department.	*
Health	Cancer Australia	Back-office Merger	Cancer Australia to be part of a shared services rollout, sharing the Department of Health’s corporate services.	0.754
Health	Diabetes Advisory Group	Cease	Cease the body.	*
Health	Drug and Alcohol Prevention and Treatment Advisory Committee	Cease	Cease the body.	*
Health	Expert Panel – to review Elective Surgery and Emergency Access Targets under the NPA on IPHS	Cease	Sunset from July 2015.	*
Health	Health and Hospitals Fund Advisory Board	Consolidate	Cease the body. Uncommitted HHF funding will transfer to the Medical Research Future Fund.	*
Health	Australian Sports Anti-Doping Authority (ASADA)	Back-office Merger	ASADA to be part of a shared services rollout, sharing the Department of Health’s corporate services.	1.327
Health	Professional Services Review (PSR)	Back-office Merger	PSR to be part of a shared services rollout, sharing the Department of Health’s corporate services.	0.601
Health	General Practice Recognition Appeal Committee (GPRAC)	Merge	Merge with and utilise data from the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency for DHS determinations.	*
Health	General Practice Recognition Eligibility Committee (GPREC)	Merge	Merge with and utilise data from the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency for DHS determinations.	*

 

Health	National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC)	Back-office Merger	NHMRC to be part of a shared services rollout, sharing the Department of Health’s corporate services.	3.026
Health	Anti-Doping Research Panel	Ceased	This body has been ceased.	*
Human Services	National Student Services Partnership Group	Cease	Cease the body.	*
Human Services	Commonwealth Rehabilitation Service (CRS) Australia	Cease	Cease the body.	*
Human Services	Department of Human Services Council on Strategy and Innovation	Ceased	This body has been ceased.	*
Human Services	Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Intersex Working Group	Ceased	This body has been ceased.	*
Human Services	National Place-Based Advisory Group	Ceased	This body has been ceased.	*
Industry	Advisory Council on Intellectual Property (ACIP)	Merge	Merge with IP Australia. External advice can be sourced by IP Australia or the department on a needs basis.	*
Industry	Business Design Reference Group (BDRG)	Merge	Merge the Business Design reference group (BDRG) into the Business Online Service (BOS) Management Committee.	*
Industry	Central Trades Committee	Cease	Cease the body.	*
Industry	Innovation Australia – Commercialisation Australia Board	Ceased	This body has been ceased.	*
Industry	National Precincts Board	Cease	Cease the body.	*
Industry	Pharmaceutical Industry Working Group (PIWG)	Cease	Cease the body.	*

 

Industry	Plant Breeder’s Rights Advisory Committee	Merge	Cease body and merge with IP Australia. External advice can be sourced by the department on a needs basis.	*
Industry	Bureau of Resources and Energy Economics (BREE) Advisory Board	Cease	Cease the body from September 2015 following expiration of the MoU with the ABARE.	*
Industry	Australian Workforce and Productivity Agency (AWPA)	Ceased	This body has been ceased, with advice to the Government on skills and workforce development needs provided by the Department of Industry.	3.605
Industry	CSIRO – Australia Telescope National Facility (ATNF) Steering Committee (also referred to as: the Australia Telescope Steering Committee)	Ceased	This body has been ceased.	*
Industry	Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative Multi-stakeholder Group (EITI MSG)	Ceased	This body has been ceased.	*
Industry	Flexible Learning Advisory Group (FLAG)	Ceased	This body has been ceased.	*
Industry	Innovation Australia – Clean Technology Food and Foundries Investment Committee	Ceased	This body has been ceased.	*
Industry	Innovation Australia – Clean Technology Innovation Committee	Ceased	This body has been ceased.	*

 

 

Industry	Innovation Australia – Clean Technology Investment Committee	Ceased	This body has been ceased.	*
Industry	Innovation Australia – Innovation Grants Committee	Ceased	This body has been ceased.	*
Industry	Innovation Australia – R&D Tax Incentive Advisory Committee	Ceased	This body has been ceased.	*
Industry	Innovation Australia – Venture Capital Committee	Ceased	This body has been ceased.	*
Industry	Manufacturing Leaders Group	Ceased	This body has been ceased.	*
Industry	National Advisory for Tertiary Education, Skills and Employment (NATSESE)	Consolidated	The body has ceased. Functions have been brought into the Department.	*
Industry	National Senior Officials Committee (NSOC)	Ceased	This body has been ceased and cross-jurisdictional skills issues are dealt with by officials on a needs basis.	*
Industry	National Skills Standards Council	Ceased	This body has been ceased.	*
Industry	National VET Equity Advisory Council	Ceased	This body has been ceased.	*
Industry	Services Leaders Group (consults business, unions and the research sector)	Ceased	This body has been ceased.	*
Industry	Smart Grid Smart City – Strategic Policy and Regulatory Steering Committee	Ceased	This body has been ceased.	*

 

Industry	Study on the Eastern Australian Domestic Gas Market – Industry Reference Group	Ceased	This body has been ceased.	*
Industry	Technical Advisory Committee for the Coal Mining Abatement Technology Support Package (CMATSP)	Ceased	This body has been ceased.	*
Infrastructure	Accessible Public Transport National Advisory Committee (APTNAC)	Merge	Merge the Accessible Public Transport Jurisdictional Committee (APTJC) with the Accessible Public Transport National Advisory Committee (APTNAC).	*
Infrastructure	Inspector of Transport Security	Consolidate	Consolidate specialist support staff for the Inspector into the department and appoint the Inspector on a retainer basis, supported by a panel of pre-qualified professional expertise that can be drawn upon when the Minister initiates a review of a security incident. These reforms will remove overheads associated with a full-time office.	*
Infrastructure	Inter-Jurisdictional Working Group (IJWG – considers referrals from Local Government Ministers’ Forum)	Cease	Cease the body.	*
Infrastructure	Local Government Ministers’ Forum (LGMF)	Cease	Cease the body.	*
Infrastructure	National Disaster Recovery Taskforce	Cease	Cease the body.	*
Infrastructure	Urban Policy Forum (UPF)	Cease	Cease the body.	*
Infrastructure	Australian Council of Local Government	Cease	Cease the body. The function overlaps and duplicates functions of the separate Australian Local Government Association.	*

 

Infrastructure	Reconstruction Inspectorate	Consolidate	Cease the body and transfer any residual functions to Emergency Management Australia and the Attorney-General’s Department.	*
Infrastructure	Accessible Public Transport National Jurisdictional Committee (APTNJC)	Merge	Merge the Accessible Public Transport Jurisdictional Committee (APTJC) with the Accessible Public Transport National Advisory Committee (APTNAC).	*
Infrastructure	Infrastructure Coordinator	Ceased	This body has been ceased following announcement of the new IA Board on 1 September 2014.	*
Infrastructure	Northern Australia Indigenous Experts Forum on sustainable Economic Development	Ceased	This body has been ceased on 28 February 2014 with the announcement of the creation of the Northern Australia strategic partnership.	*
Infrastructure	Expert Advisory Panel on Northern Australia	Ceased	This body has been ceased on 28 February 2014 with the announcement of the creation of the Northern Australia strategic partnership.	*
Infrastructure	Marine Council	Ceased	This body has been ceased.	*
Infrastructure	Northern Australia Ministerial Forum	Ceased	This body has been ceased on 28 February 2014 with the announcement of the creation of the Northern Australia strategic partnership.	*
Infrastructure	Regional Australia Standing Council (RASC)	Ceased	This body has been ceased.	*
PM&C	Official Establishments Trust	Cease	Cease the body.	0.078
PM&C	Australia in the Asian Century Advisory Board	Ceased	This body has been ceased.	*
PM&C	First Peoples Education Advisory Group (FPEAG)	Ceased	This body has been ceased.	*

 

PM&C	Indigenous Development effectiveness Initiative Steering Committee (IDEISC)	Ceased	This body has been ceased.	*
PM&C	National Indigenous Drug and Alcohol Committee (NIDAC)	Cease	Cease the body, with the Australian National Advisory Council on Alcohol and Drugs to deal with these matters.	*
Social Services	Aged Care Standards and Accreditation Agency Ltd	Ceased	This body has been ceased. Quality assurance is now dealt with by the Australian Aged Care Quality Agency.	*
Social Services	Aged Care Planning Advisory Committee	Cease	This mechanism is being ceased and a streamlined consultation process will be developed for the 2015 Aged Care Approvals Round.	*
Social Services	Aged Care Reform Implementation Council	Ceased	This body has been ceased.	*
Social Services	Healthy Life Better Ageing Committee	Ceased	Plans to establish this body have been ceased, due to the establishment of the Aged Care Sector Committee which provides broad stakeholder policy input and engagement.	*
Social Services	Minister’s Dementia Advisory Group	Ceased	Body ceased on 30 November 2013. These issues are dealt with through the Aged Care Sector Committee and time-limited Dementia Advisory Forum.	*
Social Services	National Children and Family Roundtable	Ceased	This body has been ceased.	*
Social Services	National People with Disabilities and Carer Council	Ceased	This body has been ceased.	*
Treasury	Australian Office of Financial Management	Back-office Merger	Consolidation of back-office functions with Treasury is underway.	*
Treasury	Development Allowance Authority	Consolidate	Formally fully consolidate the function of dealing with the legacy members of the schemes into the ATO, primarily to manage any changes to conditions during the eight remaining years of the scheme. Assign duties to the Commissioner of Taxation.	*

 

Treasury	National Injury Insurance Scheme Advisory Group	Ceased	This body has been ceased.	*
Treasury	Australian Financial Centre Taskforce	Ceased	This body has been ceased.	*
Veterans’ Affairs	Anzac Centenary Public Fund Board	Cease	Sunset by 1 May 2019.	*
Veterans’ Affairs	Australian National Memorial New Zealand Advisory Panel	Cease	Sunset by 1 July 2015.	*
Veterans’ Affairs	Community Nursing Clinical Advisory committee	Cease	Cease the body.	*
Veterans’ Affairs	Dental Advisory committee	Merge	Merge its functions into the Allied Health Advisory Committee.	*
Veterans’ Affairs	DVA Human Research Ethics Committee	Merge	Merge with the Australian Defence Human Research Ethics Committee in July 2017.	*
Veterans’ Affairs	eHealth Technical Advisory Group	Cease	Sunset by 1 July 2015.	*
Veterans’ Affairs	Gulf War Study Advisory Committee	Cease	Sunset by 1 July 2015.	*
Veterans’ Affairs	Local Medical Officer Advisory Committee	Merge	Merge the Local Medical Officer Advisory Committee into the Health Innovation – Clinical Reference Group	*
Veterans’ Affairs	Medicines Advice and Therapeutics Education Services (MATES) Practitioner Reference Group	Merge	Cease the body on 30 June 2015 when contracts are due to expire. Future arrangements will be informed by an independent review which is presently underway.	*
Veterans’ Affairs	Medicines Advice and Therapeutics Education Services (MATES) Veterans Reference Group	Merge	Cease the body on 30 June 2015 when contracts are due to expire. Future arrangements will be informed by an independent review which is presently underway.	*
Veterans’ Affairs	Medicines Advice and Therapeutics Education Services (MATES) Writing Group	Merge	Cease the body on 30 June 2015 when contracts are due to expire. Future arrangements will be informed by an independent review which is presently underway.	*

 

Veterans’ Affairs	Optical Advisory committee	Merge	Merge its functions into the Allied Health Advisory Committee.	*
Veterans’ Affairs	Peacekeepers Study Advisory Committee	Cease	Sunset by 1 July 2015.	*
Veterans’ Affairs	Rehabilitation Appliances Program Reference Committee	Merge	Merge its functions into the Allied Health Advisory Committee.	*
Veterans’ Affairs	Research Working Group (oversights DVA research)	Cease	Cease the body.	*
Veterans’ Affairs	Vietnam Veterans Education Centre Advisory Panel	Cease	Sunset by 1 July 2015.	*
Veterans’ Affairs	Vietnam Veterans Family Study Consultative Forum	Cease	Sunset following report of the Vietnam Veterans’ Family Study.	*
Veterans’ Affairs	Allied Health Advisory Committee (AHAC)	Merge	Merge the functions of the Rehabilitation Appliances Program Reference Committee into the Allied Health Advisory Committee.	*
Veterans’ Affairs	Current and Former Members of the ADF Emerging Issues Forum	Ceased	This body has been ceased.	*
Veterans’ Affairs	National Health, Aged and Community Care Forum	Ceased	This body has been ceased.	*
Veterans’ Affairs	DVA Operational Working Party	Ceased	This body has been ceased.	*

* = Not quantified and no save returned to Budget.

+ = The savings from the merger of the Australian Government Solicitor into the Attorney-General’s Department will be quantified in 2015, following a review of legal services to identify efficiencies.