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The department develops and implements social policy. The head of the department is the Secretary of the Department of Social Services, currently Michael Lye, [3] who reports to the Minister for Social Services. The head office of the department is located in the Australian Capital Territory suburb of Greenway.
Services Australia, formerly the Department of Human Services and before that the Department of Social Security, is an executive agency of the Australian Government, responsible for delivering a range of welfare payments, health insurance payments, child support payments and other support services to eligible Australian citizens and permanent residents. [6]
The Australian Government comprises 20 portfolio departments, each representing a seat in the federal cabinet and leading its respective portfolio area: [4] [2] Attorney-General's Department Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry
The Minister for Social Services is the Australian federal government minister who oversees Australian Government social services, including mental health, families and children's policy, and support for carers and people with disabilities, and seniors. [1]
The official secretary acts as the Secretary of the Council for the Order of Australia. The Office also manages and maintains the official properties and associated heritage buildings and grounds, and opens the properties to members of the public for events sponsored by charitable institutions.
Finn Pratt was promoted to the role of Secretary of the Department of Human Services in 2009. [4] [5] In 2011, Pratt moved into the position of Secretary of the Department of Families, Housing, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs. [6] In 2013 he was appointed Secretary of the Department of Social Services.
Following his transfer to the reserves, Griggs held the appointment of the Associate Secretary of the Indigenous Affairs Group within the Department of Prime Minister and Cabinet, and was the inaugural CEO of the National Indigenous Australians Agency. He was Secretary of the Department of Social Services from 22 July 2021 [3] until 10 December ...
The Department of Social Security (the DSS) was a government department in Australia, which administered the Social Security system between 1972 and 1998. [3] The department was one of several new departments established by the Whitlam government and was managed by the Minister for Social Security .