Department of Finance and Administration

Department of Finance and Administration
Department overview
Formed	9 October 1997
Preceding Department	Department of Finance (I); Department of Administrative Services (IV);
Dissolved	3 December 2007
Superseding Department	Department of Finance and Deregulation;
Jurisdiction	Commonwealth of Australia
Headquarters	Canberra
Employees	918 (at 30 June 2000)
Ministers responsible	John Fahey, Minister (1997–2001); Nick Minchin, Minister (2001–2007);
Department executives	Peter Boxall, Secretary (1997–2001); Ian Watt, Secretary (2001–2007);

The Department of Finance and Administration (also called DOFA) was an Australian government department tasked to contribute to sustainable Government finances; improved and more efficient Government operations; and efficiently functioning Parliament. The Department existed between October 1997 and December 2007, operating under the Howard government.

^ ^a ^b CA 8480: Department of Finance and Administration, Central Office, National Archives of Australia, retrieved 22 December 2013^{[permanent dead link]}
^ Department of Finance and Administration 2000, p. 88.

[NAA_CA_8480-1] CA 8480: Department of Finance and Administration, Central Office, National Archives of Australia, retrieved 22 December 2013^{[permanent dead link]}

[FOOTNOTEDepartment_of_Finance_and_Administration200088-2] Department of Finance and Administration 2000, p. 88.

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Department overview

Formed	9 October 1997^[1]
Preceding Department	Department of Finance (I) Department of Administrative Services (IV)
Dissolved	3 December 2007^[1]
Superseding Department	Department of Finance and Deregulation
Jurisdiction	Commonwealth of Australia
Headquarters	Canberra
Employees	918 (at 30 June 2000)^[2]
Ministers responsible	John Fahey, Minister (1997–2001) Nick Minchin, Minister (2001–2007)
Department executives	Peter Boxall, Secretary (1997–2001) Ian Watt, Secretary (2001–2007)