Policy and Legislation

Matters dealt with by the Department

• Budget policy advice and process, and review of governmental programmes
• Government financial accountability, efficiency, governance and financial management frameworks, including grants and procurement policy and services
• Shareholder advice on Government Business Enterprises and commercial entities treated as GBEs
• General policy guidelines for Commonwealth statutory authorities 
• Superannuation arrangements for Australian Government civilian employees and members of parliament and retirement benefits for Federal Judges and Governors General
• Asset sales
• Commonwealth property policy framework, legislation and policy for the management of property leased or owned by the Commonwealth, including acquisition, disposal and management of property interests
• Management of non-Defence Commonwealth property in Australia, including construction, major refurbishment, sustainability, acquisition, ownership and disposal of real property
• Electoral matters
• Administration of Parliamentarians’ entitlements
• Administration of the Australian Government’s self-managed general insurance fund (Comcover)
• Whole of government information and communications technology, other than that related to government service delivery
• Policy advice on the Future Fund and Nation-building Funds and the DisabilityCare Australia Fund; and authorisation of payments from the Nation-building Funds and the DisabilityCare Australia Fund recommended by relevant Agencies 
• Co-ordination of Government Advertising
• Official Establishments, ownership and property management of the Prime Minister’s official residences