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Subdivision

75 Public Administration

Australian and New Zealand Standard Industrial Classification (ANZSIC)
Reference period
2006 (Revision 2.0)

This subdivision contains the following ANZSIC groups:

Group

751 Central Government Administration

This group contains the following ANZSIC class:

Class

7510 Central Government Administration

This class consists of units engaged in the setting of central government policy; the oversight of central government programs (excluding military defence); collecting revenue to fund central government programs; creating statute laws and by-laws (excluding creating case law through the judicial processes of civil, criminal and other court operation); and distributing central government funds.

Primary activities

  • Administration, except justice and defence (central government)
  • Financial and economic management except banking (central government)
  • Governor-General’s unit operation
  • Legislation enactment (central government)
  • Parliament operation (central government)
  • Policy formulation and administration (central government)

Exclusions/References

Units mainly engaged in

  • the management of commercial and business activities or activities other than central government administration are included in the classes appropriate to these activities;
  • the operation or administration of judicial authorities, and the operation of civil, criminal and other courts, are included in Class 7540 Justice; and
  • exercising regulatory control over specified activities are included in Class 7720 Regulatory Services.
Group

752 State Government Administration

This group contains the following ANZSIC class:

Class

7520 State Government Administration

This class consists of units engaged in the setting of state government policy; the oversight of state government programs (except military defence); collecting revenue to fund state government programs; creating statute law and by-laws (excluding creating case law through the judicial processes of civil, criminal and other court operation); and distributing state government funds.

Primary activities

  • Financial and economic management except banking (state government)
  • Legislation enactment and enforcement (state government)
  • Parliament operation (state government)
  • Policy formulation and administration (state government)
  • State government administration (except justice)
  • State governor’s unit operation

Exclusions/References

Units mainly engaged in

  • the management of commercial and business activities or activities other than state government administration are included in the classes appropriate to these activities;
  • the operation or administration of judicial authorities or commissions are included in Class 7540 Justice; and
  • exercising regulatory control over specified activities are included in Class 7720 Regulatory Services.
Group

753 Local Government Administration

This group contains the following ANZSIC class:

Class

7530 Local Government Administration

This class consists of units engaged in the setting of local government policy; the oversight of local government programs; collecting revenue to fund local government programs; creating by-laws (excluding creating case law through the judicial processes of civil, criminal and other court operations); and distributing local government funds.

Primary activities

  • Financial and economic management except banking (local government)
  • Local government administration (except justice)
  • Policy formulation and administration (local government)
  • Regulation enactment and enforcement (local government)

Exclusions/References

Units mainly engaged in

  • the management of commercial and business activities or activities other than local government administration are included in classes appropriate to these activities; and
  • exercising regulatory control over specified activities are included in Class 7720 Regulatory Services.
Group

754 Justice

This group contains the following ANZSIC class:

Class

7540 Justice

This class consists of units mainly engaged in the operation or administration of judicial authorities or commission including civil and criminal courts, royal commissions and similarly constituted inquiries, and in creating case law through the judicial processes of civil, criminal and other court operations.

Primary activities

  • Arbitration court operation
  • Bankruptcy court operation
  • Children’s court operation
  • Conciliation and Arbitration Commission operation
  • Industrial relations court operation
  • Judicial authority operation (federal or state)
  • Law court operation
  • Royal commission operation
Group

755 Government Representation

This group contains the following ANZSIC classes:

Class

7551 Domestic Government Representation

This class includes units of domestic government mainly engaged in the operation of diplomatic and consular missions abroad.

Primary activities

  • Consulate operation (domestic government)
  • Embassy operation (domestic government)
  • High commission operation (domestic government)
  • Legation operation (domestic government)
  • Trade commission operation (domestic government)

Exclusions/References

Military units stationed abroad are included in Class 7600 Defence.

Class

7552 Foreign Government Representation

This class consists of units of foreign governments mainly engaged in governmental service activities such as the provision of consular or diplomatic services. This class also includes representatives of joint international government organisations such as the United Nations.

In official statistics, only the resident component of units in this industry are normally included, overseas diplomatic representatives being regarded as residents of the country they represent.

Primary activities

  • Consulate operation (foreign government)
  • Embassy operation (foreign government)
  • High commission operation (foreign government)
  • International government organisation (United Nations, World Trade Organisation e.t.c.) administration
  • Legation operation (foreign government)
  • Trade commission operation (foreign government)