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 agency	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.

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