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Administrative Changes Orders
Historical version for 3 April 2011 to 1 June 2011 (accessed 26 May 2013 at 07:13) Current version
Public Sector Employment and Management (Departments) Order 2011Public Sector Employment and Management (Departments) Order 2011Part 5

Part 5 Education and Communities

24   Change of name of Department of Education and Training

(1)  The name of the Department of Education and Training is changed to the Department of Education and Communities.
(2)  The Department of Education and Communities is responsible to the following Ministers:
(a)  Minister for Education,
(b)  Minister for Citizenship and Communities,
(c)  Minister for Aboriginal Affairs,
(d)  Minister for Sport and Recreation.
(3)  In any document, a reference to the Department of Education and Training is to be construed as a reference to the Department of Education and Communities.

25   Establishment of Offices within Department of Education and Communities

(1)  The following are established within the Department of Education and Communities:
(a)  Office of Education,
(b)  Office of Sport, Recreation and Communities.
(2)  The Office of Sport, Recreation and Communities includes the staff transferred under clauses 27 and 28.

26   Transfer of certain children’s services staff to DEC

(1)  The group of staff who, in the opinion of the Director-General of the Department of Premier and Cabinet, are principally involved in the administration of Chapter 12 and 12A of the Children and Young Persons (Care and Protection) Act 1998 are removed from the Department of Human Services and added to the Department of Education and Communities.
(2)  In any document, a reference to the Department of Human Services is to be construed as a reference to the Department of Education and Communities if the reference is used in relation to the group of staff referred to in subclause (1).

27   Amalgamation of Communities NSW with DEC

(1)  All branches are removed from Communities NSW and added to the Department of Education and Communities.
(2)  Communities NSW is abolished as a Division of the Government Service.
(3)  In any document, a reference to Communities NSW is to be construed as a reference to the Department of Education and Communities.
(4)  This clause is subject to clauses 9, 11 and 23.

28   Transfer of Office of Veterans’ Affairs from DPC to DEC

(1)  The Office of Veterans’ Affairs is removed from the Department of Premier and Cabinet and added to the Department of Education and Communities.
(2)  In any document, a reference to the Department of Premier and Cabinet is to be construed as a reference to the Department of Education and Communities if the reference is used in relation to the Office of Veterans’ Affairs.
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