Agency number |
CA 5987 |
Title |
Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade, Central Office |
Date range |
24 Jul 1987 - |
Series recorded by this agency |
Series |
Organisation controlling |
24 Jul 1987 - CO 1, COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA
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Location |
Australian Capital Territory |
Agency status |
Department of State |
Function |
24 Jul 1987 - 24 Jul 1987 - 24 Jul 1987 - 24 Jul 1987 - 01 Nov 2013 -
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Agency note |
Creation
The Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade was established on 24 July 1987 as part of the re-organisation of Commonwealth Departments.
Functions and legislation
The Department deals with the following principal matters:
External Affairs, including -
relations and communications with overseas governments and United Nations agencies
treaties, including trade agreements
bilateral, regional and multilateral trade policy
international trade and commodity negotiations
market development, including market access
trade and international business development
investment promotion
international development co-operation
diplomatic and consular missions
international security issues, including disarmament, arms control, nuclear non-proliferation, counter terrorism and cyber affairs
public diplomacy, including information and cultural programmes
International expositions
Provision to Australian citizens of secure travel identification
Provision of consular services to Australian citizens abroad
Overseas property management, including acquisition, ownership and disposal of real property
Tourism industry
International development and aid
International climate diplomacy
Implementation of Australia’s international climate finance commitments
The Department is responsible for the following legislation:
Anti-Personnel Mines Convention Act 1998
Australian Centre for International Agricultural Research Act 1982
Australian Civilian Corps Act 2011
Australian Passports Act 2005
Australian Passports (Application Fees) Act 2005
Australian Trade and Investment Commission Act 1985
Australia’s Foreign Relations (State and Territory Arrangements) Act 2020
Autonomous Sanctions Act 2011
Charter of the United Nations Act 1945
Chemical Weapons (Prohibition) Act 1994
Civil Nuclear Transfers to India Act 2016
Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty Act 1998
Consular Fees Act 1955
Consular Privileges and Immunities Act 1972
Diplomatic and Consular Missions Act 1978
Diplomatic Privileges and Immunities Act 1967
Export Finance and Insurance Corporation Act 1991
Export Finance and Insurance Corporation (Transitional Provisions and Consequential Amendments) Act 1991
Export Market Development Grants Act 1997
Export Market Development Grants (Repeal and Consequential Provisions) Act 1997
Foreign Passports (Law Enforcement and Security) Act 2005
Intelligence Services Act 2001, except to the extent administered by the Prime Minister or the Minister responsible for Defence or the Minister responsible for Home Affairs
International Criminal Court Act 2002, Parts 11 and 12 of Schedule 1
International Development Association Act 1960
International Fund for Agricultural Development Act 1977
International Organisations (Privileges and Immunities) Act 1963
Nauru Independence Act 1967
Nuclear Non-Proliferation (Safeguards) Act 1987
Nuclear Safeguards (Producers of Uranium Ore Concentrates) Charge Act 1993
Official Development Assistance Multilateral Replenishment Obligations (Special Appropriation) Act 2020
Overseas Missions (Privileges and Immunities) Act 1995
Papua New Guinea Independence Act 1975
Papua New Guinea (Staffing Assistance) Act 1973, except to the extent administered by the Minister responsible for Finance
Registration of Deaths Abroad Act 1984
Security Treaty (Australia, New Zealand and the United States of America) Act 1952
South Pacific Nuclear Free Zone Treaty Act 1986
Tourism Australia Act 2004
Trade Representatives Act 1933
United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization Act 1947
United States Naval Communications Station Agreement Acts
US Free Trade Agreement Implementation Act 2004
Administration
The Ministers of the Department have been:
Foreign Affairs and Trade
24 Jul 1987 - 14 Aug 1988 : William George Hayden (CP 626)
18 Aug 1988 - 31 Aug 1988 : Michael John Duffy (CP 596)
1 Sep 1988 – 24 Mar 1993 : Gareth Evans QC (CP 339)
Minister for Trade Negotiations
4 Apr 1990 – 1 Jan 1991 : Neal Blewett (CP 373)
Minister for Trade and Overseas Development
1 Jan 1991 – 27 Dec 1991 : Neal Blewett (CP 373)
27 Dec 1991 - 24 Mar 1993 : John Kerin (CP 627)
Minister for International Development (and the Pacific)
21 Sept 2015 - 18 Feb 2016 : Steven Ciobo
18 Feb 2016 - 22 Aug 2018 : Concetta Fierravanti-Wells
28 Aug 2018 - 29 May 2019 : Anne Ruston
29 May 2019 - 22 Dec 2020 : Alex Hawke
22 Dec 2020 - 23 May 2022 : Zed Seselja
1 Jul 2022 - : Pat Conroy
Minister for Foreign Affairs
24 Mar 1993 - 11 Mar 1996 : Gareth Evans QC (CP 339)
11 Mar 1996 – 3 Dec 2007 : Alexander Downer (CP 447)
3 Dec 2007 - 15 Sep 2010 : Stephen Smith
15 Sep 2010 – 26 Feb 2012 : Kevin Rudd
26 Feb 2012 – 13 Mar 2013 : Craig Emerson
13 Mar 2013 – 18 Sep 2013 : Bob Carr
18 Sep 2013 - 28 Aug 2018 : Julie Bishop
28 Aug 2018 - 23 May 2022 : Marise Payne
1 Jul 2022 - : Penny Wong
Minister for Trade (and Tourism)
24 Mar 1993 - 30 Jan 1994 : Peter Cook (CP 432)
30 Jan 1994 - 11 Mar 1996 : Bob McMullan (CP 614)
11 Mar 1996 - 23 Nov 2001 : Tim Fischer (CP 531)
23 Nov 2001 - 10 Aug 2006 : Mark Vaile
10 Aug 2006 – 3 Dec 2007 : Warren Truss
3 Dec 2007 – 28 Jun 2010 : Simon Crean
28 Jun 2010 – 15 Sep 2010 : Stephen Smith
15 Sep 2010 – 27 Jun 2013 : Craig Emerson
27 Jun 2013 – 18 Sep 2013 : Richard Marles
18 Sep 2013 - 18 Feb 2016 : Andrew Robb
18 Feb 2016 - 28 Aug 2018 : Steven Ciobo
28 Aug 2018 - 22 Dec 2020 : Simon Birmingham
22 Dec 2020 - 23 May 2022 : Dan Tehan
1 Jul 2022 - : Don Farrell
Secretaries to the Department
24 Jul 1987 - 31 May 1988 : Dr S Harris (CP 415)
01 Sep 1988 - 15 Feb 1992 : R Woolcott AO
15 Feb 1992 - 14 May 1993 : Dr P Wilenski AO (CP 451)
27 May 1993 - 11 Mar 1996 : M J Costello
11 Mar 1996 - 10 Apr 1998 : P Flood AO
10 Apr 1998 – 04 Jan 2005 : Dr A T Calvert
24 Jan 2005 – 13 Aug 2009 : M L’Estrange
13 Aug 2009 – 18 Oct 2012 : Dennis Richardson
18 Oct 2012 - 22 July 2016 : Peter Varghese
22 July 2016 - 25 June 2021 : Frances Adamson
22 July 2021 - 1 July 2022 : Kathryn Campbell
01 Jul 2022 - : Jan Adams
Sources
Commonwealth of Australia Gazette No. S183, 24 July 1996
Commonwealth of Australia Gazette No. GN43, 6 November 1991
Commonwealth of Australia Gazette No. S37, 5 February 1992
Commonwealth of Australia Gazette No. S199, 6 June 1994
Commonwealth of Australia Gazette No. S93, 11 March 1996
Amending Administrative Arrangements Order, 23 April 1996
Commonwealth of Australia Gazette No. S 514, 22 October 1998
Commonwealth of Australia Gazette No. GN 1, 6 January 1999
Commonwealth of Australia Special Gazette No. S 468, 26 November 2001
Historical agency address
Jul 1987 - Nov 1997: Administrative Building, Parkes Place, Parkes ACT
Nov 1997 - : R G Casey Building, John McEwen Crescent, Barton ACT
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Previous agency |
24 Jul 1987 CA 1382, Department of Foreign Affairs, Central Office - all functions and responsibilities 24 Jul 1987 CA 3500, Department of Trade [II], Central Office - for functions of trade agreements, bilateral and multilateral trade policy and international trade and commodity negotiations along with the New Zealand Preferential Customs Tariff Act and the Trade Representatives Act 1933. 29 Oct 1991 CA 4132, Department of Industry, Technology and Commerce, Central Office - responsibility for Austrade 07 Mar 1994 CA 6785, Australian Overseas Information Service - International Public Affairs Branch 21 Oct 1998 CA 7872, Department of Communications and the Arts, Central Office - for international expositions 18 Sep 2013 CA 9195, Department of Resources, Energy and Tourism, Central Office - Matters concerning domestic and international tourism 01 Nov 2013 CA 6679, AusAID, Central Office - International Aid 01 Nov 2013 CA 7583, Australian Development Assistance Bureau, Regional Office ACT/ (from 1987) Australian International Development Assistance Bureau, ACT Administration
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Controlled agency |
24 Jul 1987 - CA 1977, Australian Embassy, Peoples Republic of China [Peking/Beijing] 24 Jul 1987 - CA 2093, Australian Embassy, Brussels [Belgium] 24 Jul 1987 - CA 2094, Australian High Commission, Sri Lanka [Colombo] 24 Jul 1987 - CA 241, Australian High Commission, United Kingdom [London] 24 Jul 1987 - 17 Aug 1987 CA 2451, Australian Development Assistance Bureau, Central Office 24 Jul 1987 - CA 2744, Australian Embassy, Republic of Indonesia [Djakarta/Jakarta] 24 Jul 1987 - CA 2751, Australian Embassy, France [Paris] 24 Jul 1987 - CA 2753, Australian Embassy, Myanmar [Yangon] 24 Jul 1987 - CA 2754, Australian High Commission, India [New Delhi] 24 Jul 1987 - CA 2756, Australian Embassy, Italy [Rome] 24 Jul 1987 - CA 2758, Australian Mission to the United Nations [New York] 24 Jul 1987 - CA 2772, Australian Embassy, Laos [Vientiane] 24 Jul 1987 - CA 2775, Australian Embassy, Hanoi [Vietnam] 24 Jul 1987 - CA 2781, Australian High Commission, New Zealand [Wellington] 24 Jul 1987 - CA 2785, Australian Embassy, Thailand [Bangkok] 24 Jul 1987 - CA 2953, Australian High Commission, Singapore 24 Jul 1987 - CA 2972, Australian Embassy, Japan [Tokyo] 24 Jul 1987 - CA 2985, Australian High Commission, Malaysia [Kuala Lumpur] 24 Jul 1987 - CA 3108, Australian High Commission, Vanuatu [Vila] 24 Jul 1987 - CA 3504, Australian High Commission, Kenya [Nairobi] 24 Jul 1987 - CA 3561, Australia-Japan Foundation, Australian Office 24 Jul 1987 - CA 1321, Australian Consulate-General, San Francisco [United States of America] 24 Jul 1987 - CA 1330, Australian Embassy, Ireland [Dublin] 24 Jul 1987 - CA 1331, Australian Embassy, Argentina [Buenos Aires] 24 Jul 1987 - CA 1411, Australian National Advisory Committee for UNESCO (United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization) 24 Jul 1987 - 15 Nov 1987 CA 1578, Australian Information Service, Canberra/ (from 1986) Promotion Australia 24 Jul 1987 - CA 1696, Australian High Commission, Malta [Valletta] 24 Jul 1987 - CA 1782, Australian Embassy, Israel [Tel Aviv] 24 Jul 1987 - CA 1816, Australian High Commission, Canada [Ottawa] 24 Jul 1987 - CA 1817, Australian Embassy, Washington 24 Jul 1987 - CA 1871, Australian Consulate-General, Noumea [New Caledonia] 24 Jul 1987 - 01 Jan 1992 CA 4078, Australian Consulate-General, Los Angeles [United States of America] 24 Jul 1987 - 30 Jun 1991 CA 4080, Consulate-General, Geneva [Switzerland] 24 Jul 1987 - CA 4411, Australian Embassy, Fiji [Suva]
24 Jul 1987 - CA 4412, Australian Embassy, Turkey [Ankara] 24 Jul 1987 - CA 4415, Australian High Commission, Bangladesh [Dhaka] 24 Jul 1987 - CA 4428, Australian Embassy, Arab Republic of Egypt [Cairo] 24 Jul 1987 - CA 4443, Australian Consulate-General, Milan [Italy] 24 Jul 1987 - CA 4446, Australian Centre for International Agricultural Research 24 Jul 1987 - CA 5859, Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade, Regional Office, Queensland 24 Jul 1987 - CA 6347, Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade, State Office, New South Wales 24 Jul 1987 - CA 6600, Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade, State Office, South Australia 24 Jul 1987 - 01 Jan 1991 CA 6659, Australian Embassy, Iraq [Baghdad] 24 Jul 1987 - 02 Nov 1990 CA 6803, Australian Embassy, Federal Republic of Germany [Bonn] 24 Jul 1987 - CA 6856, Australian High Commission, Jamaica [Kingston] 24 Jul 1987 - CA 6917, Australian Embassy, The Netherlands [The Hague] 24 Jul 1987 - CA 6925, Australian Embassy, Philippines [Manila] 24 Jul 1987 - CA 6942, Australian Embassy, Denmark [Copenhagen] 24 Jul 1987 - CA 6952, Australian Embassy, Republic of Korea [Seoul] 24 Jul 1987 - CA 7010, Australian Embassy, South Africa [Pretoria] 24 Jul 1987 - CA 7027, Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade, State Office, Tasmania 24 Jul 1987 - CA 7160, Australian High Commission, Nauru 24 Jul 1987 - CA 7161, Australian Embassy, Saudi Arabia [Riyadh] 24 Jul 1987 - CA 7162, Australian Embassy, Jordan [Amman] 24 Jul 1987 - CA 7163, Australian Embassy, Syria [Damascus] 24 Jul 1987 - CA 7178, Australian Embassy, Austria [Vienna] 24 Jul 1987 - CA 7182, Australian Embassy, Hungary [Budapest] 24 Jul 1987 - CA 7196, Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade, Thursday Island [Queensland] 24 Jul 1987 - 30 Nov 1987 CA 7220, Australian Embassy, Ethiopia [Addis Ababa] 24 Jul 1987 - CA 7221, Australian High Commission, Tonga [Nuku'alofa] 24 Jul 1987 - 14 Jun 1991 CA 7590, Australian High Commission, Zambia [Lusaka] 24 Jul 1987 - CA 7733, Australian High Commission, Papua New Guinea [Port Moresby] 24 Jul 1987 - CA 7782, Australian High Commission, Zimbabwe [Harare] 24 Jul 1987 - CA 7830, Australian Embassy, Chile [Santiago] 24 Jul 1987 - CA 7832, Australian High Commission, Nigeria [Lagos] 24 Jul 1987 - CA 7839, Australian Embassy, Poland [Warsaw] 24 Jul 1987 - CA 7885, Australian High Commission, Western Samoa [Apia] 24 Jul 1987 - CA 8004, Australian Embassy, Mexico [Mexico City] 24 Jul 1987 - CA 8005, Australian Embassy, Nepal [Kathmandu] 24 Jul 1987 - CA 8006, Australian High Commission, Mauritius [Port Louis] 24 Jul 1987 - CA 8008, Australian High Commission, Solomon Islands [Honiara] 24 Jul 1987 - CA 8010, Australian Embassy, Venezuela [Caracas] 24 Jul 1987 - CA 8015, Australian Consulate-General, Mumbai [India] 24 Jul 1987 - CA 8016, Australian High Commission, Cyprus [Nicosia] 24 Jul 1987 - CA 8017, Australian Embassy, Iran [Tehran] 24 Jul 1987 - CA 8018, Australian Embassy, Spain [Madrid] 24 Jul 1987 - CA 8019, Australian Embassy, Stockholm [Sweden] 24 Jul 1987 - CA 8020, Australian Consulate, Lae [Papua New Guinea] 24 Jul 1987 - CA 8021, Australian Embassy, Greece [Athens]
24 Jul 1987 - CA 8026, Australian Embassy, Brazil [Brasilia] 24 Jul 1987 - CA 8033, Australian Embassy, Yugoslavia [Belgrade] 24 Jul 1987 - 31 Aug 1993 CA 8034, Australian Consulate-General, Chicago [United States of America] 24 Jul 1987 - CA 8035, Australian Embassy, Lebanon [Beirut] 24 Jul 1987 - 31 Dec 1992 CA 8037, Australian Embassy, Berne [Switzerland] 24 Jul 1987 - CA 8038, Australian High Commission, Kiribati [Tarawa] 24 Jul 1987 - CA 8039, Australian Embassy to the Holy See, Italy [Rome] 24 Jul 1987 - CA 8040, Australian Delegation to the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), Paris [France] 24 Jul 1987 - 30 Nov 1987 CA 8045, Australian High Commission, Tanzania [Dar-es-Salaam] 24 Jul 1987 - CA 8158, Australian Embassy, Portugal [Lisbon] 24 Jul 1987 - CA 6671, Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade, State Office, Western Australia 24 Jul 1987 - CA 6715, Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade, State Office, Victoria 24 Jul 1987 - 21 Dec 1991 CA 8024, Australian Embassy, Union of Soviet Socialist Republics [Moscow] 24 Jul 1987 - CA 8164, Australian Consulate-General and Permanent Mission to the Office of the United Nations, Geneva [Switzerland] 24 Jul 1987 - 01 Nov 1989 CA 8220, Australian Embassy, Pakistan [Islamabad] 24 Jul 1987 - 12 Jun 2007 CA 4040, Export Development Council/ (by 1973) Trade Development Council/ (from 1993) Trade Policy Advisory Council 24 Jul 1987 - CA 7856, Australian High Commission, Brunei Darussalem [Bandar Seri Begawan] 24 Jul 1987 - 1987 CA 8069, Australian Military Mission to Allied Control Council for Germany and Austria/Allied High Commission/Federal Republic of Germany [West Berlin] 24 Jul 1987 - CA 9402, Japanese Government - Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare 24 Jul 1987 - CA 5582, Australian Secret Intelligence Service 17 Aug 1987 - 31 Oct 2013 15 Nov 1987 - 07 Mar 1994 CA 6785, Australian Overseas Information Service 01 Aug 1988 - CA 8165, Australian Permanent Mission to the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade [GATT], Geneva [Switzerland] 13 Mar 1989 - 12 Apr 1990 CA 8159, Australian Liaison Office, Namibia [Windhoek] 01 Nov 1989 - CA 8221, Australian High Commission, Pakistan [Islamabad] [II] 02 Nov 1989 - CA 8022, Australian Embassy, Federated States of Micronesia [Pohnpei] 29 Jun 1990 - 30 Sep 1994 CA 7676, Australian Embassy, Czech Republic [Prague] 01 Oct 1991 - CA 9512, Australian Embassy, Cambodia [11] [Phnom Penh] 29 Oct 1991 - 01 Sep 2016 CA 6669, Australian Trade Commission, Central Office 01 Nov 1991 - CA 9670, Export Finance Australia (EFA) 21 Dec 1991 - CA 8218, Australian Embassy to Commonwealth of Independent States [Moscow] 09 Feb 1994 - CA 8025, Australian High Commission, Barbados [Bridgetown] 08 Jun 1994 - 31 Aug 1998 CA 3994, Safeguards Office/ (by 1976) Australian Safeguards Office (ASO) 14 Nov 1994 - CA 8838, Australian Consulate-General, Ho Chi Minh City [Vietnam] 01 Jul 1997 - CA 8946, Australian Consulate-General, Hong Kong (China) 21 Oct 1998 - CA 1885, Export Finance and Insurance Corporation, Head Office May 1999 - CA 9391, Australian Embassy, United Arab Emirates [Abu Dhabi] 25 Oct 1999 - CA 9343, Australian Embassy, East Timor [Dili] 13 May 2004 - CA 9395, Australian High Commission, Trinidad and Tobago [Port of Spain] 01 Jul 2004 - 01 Sep 2016 - CA 9647, Australian Trade and Investment Commission (AUSTRADE), Central Office
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Persons associated with agency |
01 Jan 1946 - 31 Dec 1979 CP 612, Harold Gordon MARSHALL AM 1987 - 2001 CP 1008, Professor Robert BOWKER - Director, Middle East Section 24 Jul 1987 - CP 1051, Dr Robert Stuart MERRILLEES Chevalier Dans L'Ordre Des Palmes Academiques FAHA, BA (Hons), PhD, FSA (Lon) 24 Jul 1987 - 04 Apr 1990 CP 596, Hon Michael John DUFFY ONZ - Minister for Trade Negotiations 24 Jul 1987 - 24 Jul 1987 - 17 Aug 1988 CP 626, Hon William George HAYDEN AC, KStJ - Minister 24 Jul 1987 - 01 Feb 1989 CP 693, Philip James FLOOD AO - Deputy Secretary 24 Jul 1987 - 01 Sep 1988 CP 415, Emeritus Professor Stuart Francis HARRIS AO - Secretary 01 Sep 1988 - 28 Feb 1992 CP 957, Richard Arthur WOOLCOTT AC, AO - Secretary 02 Sep 1988 - 24 Mar 1993 CP 339, Hon Gareth John EVANS AO, QC - Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade 01 Mar 1989 - 31 Dec 1992 CP 457, The Rt Hon Sir Ninian Martin STEPHEN KG, AK, GCMG, GCVO, KBE, PC, KStJ, QC - Ambassador for the Environment 04 Apr 1990 - 01 Feb 1991 CP 373, Hon Neal BLEWETT AC - Minister for Trade Negotiations 01 Feb 1991 - 27 Dec 1991 CP 373, Hon Neal BLEWETT AC - Minister for Trade and Overseas Development 27 Dec 1991 - 24 Mar 1993 CP 627, Hon John Charles KERIN AM - Minister for Trade and Overseas Development 15 Feb 1992 - 14 May 1993 CP 451, Dr Peter Stephen WILENSKI AC, AO - Secretary 24 Mar 1993 - 30 Jan 1994 CP 432, Hon Peter Francis Salmon COOK - Minister 24 Mar 1993 - 11 Mar 1996 CP 339, Hon Gareth John EVANS AO, QC - Minister for Foreign Affairs 25 May 1993 - 03 Nov 1994 CP 451, Dr Peter Stephen WILENSKI AC, AO - Commonwealth Government Adviser 30 Jan 1994 - 11 Mar 1996 CP 614, Hon Robert Francis MCMULLAN - Minister for Trade 11 Mar 1996 - 03 Dec 2007 CP 447, Hon Alexander John Gosse DOWNER AC - Minister for Foreign Affairs 11 Mar 1996 - 20 Jul 1999 CP 531, Hon Timothy Andrew FISCHER AC - Minister for Trade 11 Mar 1996 - 10 Apr 1998 CP 693, Philip James FLOOD AO - Secretary 21 Oct 1998 - 20 Jul 1999 CP 1053, Hon Lawrence James ANTHONY - Parliamentary Secretary (Trade) 20 Jul 1999 - 29 Sep 2006 CP 696, Hon Mark Anthony James VAILE - Minister for Trade 16 Feb 2000 - 26 Nov 2001 CP 1007, Senator the Hon. Kay Christine Lesley PATTERSON - Parliamentary Secretary 26 Nov 2001 - 18 Jul 2004 CP 566, Hon Christine Ann GALLUS - Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Foreign Affairs 03 Dec 2007 - 14 Dec 2009 CP 478, Hon Duncan James Colquhoun KERR SC - Parliamentary Secretary for Pacific Island Affairs 03 Dec 2007 - 19 Jul 2010 CP 614, Hon Robert Francis MCMULLAN - Parliamentary Secretary for International Development Assistance (AusAID) 03 Dec 2007 - 28 Jun 2010 CP 1041, The Hon Simon Findlay CREAN - Minister for Trade 14 Sep 2010 - 26 Feb 2012 CP 1033, The Hon Kevin Michael RUDD AC - Minister for Foreign Affairs
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Date registered |
16 Oct 1987 |
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