Department of Finance and Deregulation

Department of Finance and Deregulation
Department overview
Formed	3 December 2007
Preceding Department	Department of Finance and Administration;
Dissolved	18 September 2013
Superseding agency	Department of Finance (II);
Jurisdiction	Commonwealth of Australia
Headquarters	Canberra
Employees	1,946 (at April 2013)
Annual budget	A$522m (2012)
Ministers responsible	Lindsay Tanner, Minister (2007–2010); Penny Wong, Minister (2010–2013);
Department executives	Ian Watt, Secretary (2007–2009); David Tune, Secretary (2009–2013);

The Australian Department of Finance and Deregulation was a Federal Government department that existed between December 2007 and September 2013. Its role was to help the Australian Government achieve its policy objectives by contributing to four key outcomes:

sustainable Government finances;
more efficient Government operations;
efficiently functioning Parliament; and
effective and efficient use of information and communication technology by the Australian Government.

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