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Legislation

• Administrative Arrangements Order
• Portfolio Legislation
• Status of Legislation

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Administrative Arrangements Order

• The functions and responsibilities of the Department
• matters dealt with by the Department, and
• legislation administered by the Minister

are outlined in 'Part 8: The Department of Families, Housing, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs', of the Commonwealth of Australia, Administrative Arrangements Order, signed by the Governor General, His Excellency Major General Michael Jeffery AC CVO MC.

Portfolio Legislation

• Social Security Law and Guide to the Social Security Law
• Family Assistance Law and Family Assistance Guide
• Commonwealth State Housing Agreement
• Social Security (International Agreements) Act 1999
• International Agreements
• Family Assistance Legislation and Consolidated Disallowable Instruments
  

ComLaw is the legal information retrieval system owned by the Australian Attorney General's Department.

Links to all legislation administered by the Minister is available in 'Part 8: The Department of Families, Housing, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs', of the Commonwealth of Australia, Administrative Arrangements Order.

Status of Legislation

The following information is provided on legislation which has either been passed during the previous Sittings or which has been recently introduced into the Parliament:

• Status of Legislation