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Reporting obligations

We are open and transparent in what we do.

We release information:

  • by Senate order
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  • under direction of the Australian Public Service Commission

We also publish information to comply with Australian law. See an overview of what we publish.

Australian Public Service (APS) employee census

See our staff responses to the latest APS census.

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See our documents we’ve tabled in Parliament.

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See our Operations Emissions Reduction Plan.

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Ministerial acting arrangements

The Hon Julie Collins MP is Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry. Senator the Hon Anthony Chisholm is Assistant Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry.

The following Ministers have been authorised to act on behalf of the current Ministers.

Acting periodMinister
13-15 July 2022The Hon Catherine King MP, Minister for Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development and Local Government
21-25 September 2022The Hon Madeleine King MP, Minister for Resources and Minister for Northern Australia
17-23 December 2022The Hon Catherine King MP, Minister for Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development and Local Government
16-23 January 2023The Hon Catherine King MP, Minister for Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development and Local Government
6-16 April 2023The Hon Andrew Giles MP, Minister for Immigration, Citizenship and Multicultural Affairs
24 June-6 July 2023The Hon Tony Burke MP, Minister for Employment and Workplace Relations and Minister for the Arts
16-24 September 2023The Hon Brendan O’Connor MP, Minister for Skills and Training

Acting Instruments of more than 2 weeks can be found on the Federal Register of Legislation.

Senate Orders

See reporting to comply with Senate Orders, including:

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  • contracts we enter into worth over $100,000
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Page last updated: 13 May 2025

We acknowledge the continuous connection of First Nations Traditional Owners and Custodians to the lands, seas and waters of Australia. We recognise their care for and cultivation of Country. We pay respect to Elders past and present, and recognise their knowledge and contribution to the productivity, innovation and sustainability of Australia’s agriculture, fisheries and forestry industries.

Artwork: Protecting our Country, Growing our Future
© Amy Allerton, contemporary Aboriginal Artist of the Gumbaynggirr, Bundjalung and Gamilaroi nations.

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