Dpmc.gov.au
Title
The Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet
Description
About the Department
The principal matters that the Department deals with are: coordination of government administration; assistance to Cabinet and its committees; policy advice and administrative support to the Prime Minister; intergovernmental relations and communications with State and Territory governments and government ceremonial and hospitality.
To ensure that policy proposals put to the Prime Minister, other ministers in the portfolio, and to Cabinet are developed in a coherent, informed and coordinated fashion.
Where directed, to coordinate the administrative response to Government policies and decisions, recognising that ministers are responsible individually for the administration of their departments and collectively for matters decided by Cabinet.
Languages
English
