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Last updated: 1 September 2008

List of agency heads and statutory offices subject to merit-based selection

All Departmental Secretaries (and Secretary equivalent appointments) are excluded from the requirements of the Government decision.

Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry portfolio

Included	Excluded
Heads of agencies which employ staff under the Public Service Act 1999
Australian Fisheries Management Authority [CEO] Australian Pesticides and Veterinary Medicines Authority [CEO] Wheat Exports Australia [Chair] (part-time)

Attorney-General’s portfolio

Included	Excluded
Heads of agencies which employ staff under the Public Service Act 1999
Australian Commission for Law Enforcement Integrity [Integrity Commissioner] Australian Crime Commission [CEO] Australian Transaction Reports and Analysis Centre [Director] CrimTrac Agency [CEO] Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission [President] Insolvency and Trustee Service Australia [Chief Executive and Inspector-General in Bankruptcy] National Capital Authority [Chief Executive] Office of Parliamentary Counsel [First Parliamentary Counsel] Office of the Commonwealth Director of Public Prosecutions [Director of Public Prosecutions]	National Native Title Tribunal [Registrar] Administrative Appeals Tribunal [Registrar] Family Court of Australia [CEO] Federal Court of Australia [Registrar] Federal Magistrates Court of Australia [CEO]
Statutory Offices (not agency heads)
Administrative Appeals Tribunal Deputy President^ Senior Member^ Member^ Attorney-General’s Department Solicitor-General Director, Classification Board Deputy Director, Classification Board Senior Classifier, Classification Board Classifier, Classification Board^ Australian Crime Commission Examiner Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission Sex Discrimination Commissioner Human Rights Commissioner Race Discrimination Commissioner Disability Discrimination Commissioner Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Social Justice Commissioner National Native Title Tribunal Deputy President^ Member^ Office of Parliamentary Counsel Second Parliamentary Counsel Office of the Commonwealth Director of Public Prosecutions Associate Director	Administrator of Norfolk Island Administrator of Northern Territory Administrator of Christmas and Cocos (Keeling) Islands Federal Court of Australia Assessors National Native Title Tribunal President

Broadband, Communications and the Digital Economy portfolio

Included	Excluded
Heads of agencies which employ staff under the Public Service Act 1999
Australian Communications and Media Authority [Chair]
Statutory Offices (not agency heads)
Australian Communications and Media Authority Deputy Chair Member^

Climate Change portfolio

Included	Excluded
Heads of agencies which employ staff under the Public Service Act 1999
Office of the Renewable Energy Regulator [Regulator]

Defence portfolio

Included	Excluded
Heads of agencies which employ staff under the Public Service Act 1999
Defence Housing Australia [Managing Director]

Education, Employment and Workplace Relations portfolio

Included	Excluded
Heads of agencies which employ staff under the Public Service Act 1999
Australian Fair Pay Commission Secretariat [Director] Australian Industrial Registry [Industrial Registrar] Comcare [CEO] Office of the Australian Building and Construction Commissioner [Commissioner] Office of the Workplace Ombudsman [Workplace Ombudsman] Workplace Authority [Workplace Authority Director]
Statutory Offices (not agency heads)
Office of the Australian Building and Construction Commissioner Deputy Commissioner Workplace Authority Deputy Director

Environment, Water, Heritage and the Arts portfolio

Included	Excluded
Heads of agencies which may employ staff under the Public Service Act 1999
Australian National Maritime Museum [Director] Bureau of Meteorology [Director of Meteorology] Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority [Chairperson] Murray Darling Basin Authority [Chair] National Environment Protection Council Service Corporation [Executive Officer] National Film and Sound Archive [CEO] National Library of Australia [Director General] National Museum of Australia [Director] National Water Commission [CEO] Screen Australia [CEO]
Statutory Offices (not agency heads)
Department of the Environment, Water, Heritage and the Arts Director, National Parks National Water Commission Chairman Commissioner^^
^^ Currently not included as all office holders are part-time

Families, Housing, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs portfolio

Included	Excluded
Heads of agencies which employ staff under the Public Service Act 1999
Aboriginal Hostels Limited [General Manager] Equal Opportunity for Women in the Workplace Agency [Director] Torres Strait Regional Authority [General Manager]
Statutory Offices (not agency heads)
Department of Families, Housing, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs Aboriginal Land Commissioner Executive Director of Township Leasing Executive Director, Social Security Appeals Tribunal Director, Social Security Appeals Tribunal Member, Social Security Appeals Tribunal^ Registrar of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Corporations	Torres Strait Regional Authority Chairperson Administrator

Finance and Deregulation portfolio

Included	Excluded
Heads of agencies which employ staff under the Public Service Act 1999
Australian Electoral Commission [Electoral Commissioner] ComSuper [Commissioner of Superannuation] Future Fund Management Agency [Chair] (part‑time) National Archives of Australia [Director-General]
Statutory Offices (not agency heads)
Australian Electoral Commission Deputy Electoral Commissioner Australian Electoral Officers - NSW, Vic, Qld, WA, SA, Tas, NT

Foreign Affairs and Trade portfolio

Included	Excluded
Heads of agencies which employ staff under the Public Service Act 1999
Australian Centre for International Agricultural Research [CEO] Australian Trade Commission [CEO]
Statutory Offices (not agency heads)
Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade Director General, Australian Safeguards and Non-Proliferation Office

Health and Ageing portfolio

Included	Excluded
Heads of agencies which employ staff under the Public Service Act 1999
Australian Institute of Health and Welfare [Director] Australian Radiation Protection and Nuclear Safety Agency [CEO] Australian Sports Anti-Doping Authority [Chair] Cancer Australia [CEO] Food Standards Australia New Zealand [CEO] National Blood Authority [General Manager] National Health and Medical Research Council [CEO] Office of the Private Health Insurance Ombudsman [Ombudsman] Professional Services Review [Director]
Statutory Offices (not agency heads)
Department of Health and Ageing Aged Care Commissioner Director, National Industrial Chemicals Notification and Assessment Scheme Gene Technology Regulator

Human Services portfolio

Included	Excluded
Heads of agencies which employ staff under the Public Service Act 1999
Centrelink [CEO] Medicare Australia [CEO]

Immigration and Citizenship portfolio

Included	Excluded
Heads of agencies which employ staff under the Public Service Act 1999
Migration Review Tribunal and Refugee Review Tribunal [Principal Member, Refugee Review Tribunal]
Statutory Offices (not agency heads)
Migration Review Tribunal and Refugee Review Tribunal Principal Member, Migration Review Tribunal Senior Member, Migration Review Tribunal Member, Migration Review Tribunal^ Deputy Principal Member, Refugee Review Tribunal Senior Member, Refugee Review Tribunal Member, Refugee Review Tribunal^

Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development and Local Government portfolio

Included	Excluded
Heads of agencies which may employ staff under the Public Service Act 1999
National Transport Commission [CEO]
Statutory Offices (not agency heads)
Infrastructure Australia Infrastructure Coordinator

Innovation, Industry, Science and Research portfolio

Included	Excluded
Heads of agencies which employ staff under the Public Service Act 1999
Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies [Principal] Australian Research Council [CEO]

Prime Minister and Cabinet portfolio

Heads of agencies which employ staff under the Public Service Act 1999
Included	Excluded
Australian Institute of Family Studies [Director] National Archives of Australia [Director-General] Office of National Assessments [Director General] Office of the Commonwealth Ombudsman [Ombudsman] Office of the Federal Privacy Commissioner [Commissioner] Office of the Inspector-General of Intelligence and Security [Inspector-General] Old Parliament House [CEO]
Statutory Offices (not agency heads)
Australian Public Service Commission Merit Protection Commissioner Office of the Commonwealth Ombudsman Deputy Commonwealth Ombudsman

Resources, Energy and Tourism portfolio

Included	Excluded
Heads of agencies which employ staff under the Public Service Act 1999
National Offshore Petroleum Safety Authority [CEO]

Treasury portfolio

Included	Excluded
Heads of agencies which employ staff under the Public Service Act 1999
Auditing and Assurance Standards Board [Chair] Australian Accounting Standards Board [Chair] Australian Securities and Investments Commission [Chairperson] Corporations and Markets Advisory Committee [Convenor] (part‑time) Office of the Inspector-General of Taxation [Inspector-General] Productivity Commission [Chair]	Australian Competition and Consumer Commission [Chairperson] National Competition Council [Council President] (part‑time)
Statutory Offices (not agency heads)
Chairperson, Commonwealth Grants Commission Development Allowance Authority Officer
Australian Securities and Investments Commission Deputy Chairperson Member Australian Taxation Office Second Commissioners Productivity Commission Commissioner Superannuation Complaints Tribunal Chairperson Deputy Chairperson	Australian Competition and Consumer Commission Deputy Chair Member Chair, Australian Energy Regulator Member, Australian Energy Regulator Productivity Commission Deputy Chair Associate Commissioner

Veterans’ Affairs portfolio

Included	Excluded
Heads of agencies which employ staff under the Public Service Act 1999
Australian War Memorial [Director]
Statutory Offices (not agency heads)
Repatriation Commission Deputy President Member Office of Australian War Graves Director Veterans’ Review Board Principal Member Senior Member, Veterans’ Review Board Member, Veterans’ Review Board^

Notes
^ Multiple office holders appointed on both a full‑time and part‑time basis.

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