Department of Finance and Deregulation (Australia)

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The Department of Finance and Deregulation is an Australian Government department. It's role is to help the Australian Government achieve its policy objectives by contributing to four key outcomes:

sustainable Government finances.
more efficient Government operations.
efficiently functioning Parliament.
effective and efficient use of information and communication technology by the Australian Government.

The matters dealt with by the Department include:

Budget policy advice and process
Government financial accountability
Shareholder advice on Government Business Enterprises
Superannuation of former and current members of parliament and Australian Government employees
Government asset sales
Management of non-Defence Government-owned property
Electoral matters (through the Australian Electoral Commission)
Administration of Parliamentarians' entitlements
Administration of the Australian Government's self-managed general insurance fund
Government online delivery and information technology and communications management (through the Australian Government Information Management Office)
Advice on the Australian Government Future Fund
Management of government records (through the National Archives of Australia)
Central advertising system

[edit] Statement of Purpose

Finance's statement of purpose is as follows:

"We provide high quality, strategic policy and financial advice to support government decision-making and improved Australian Government financial management.

We deliver professional support services to our Ministers, Parliamentarians and their staff, and the Government as a whole."http://www.finance.gov.au/AboutUs/role_and_statement_of_purpose.html