Commonwealth of Australia Gazette

{{Short description|Government gazette of Australia}} {{Use dmy dates|date=October 2017}} {{Use Australian English|date=October 2017}} {{italic title}} The '''''Commonwealth of Australia Gazette''''' is a publication of the Government of Australia, and consists of notices required by Commonwealth law to be published.<ref name=":0" /> Types of announcements in the Gazette include, appointments, promotions and transfers of persons to positions in the Australian Public Service (APS), previously "Commonwealth Public Service"; creation, dissolution and renaming of boards, departments and commissions within the APS; conferring of awards and honours to persons and organisations by the Government; calling of tenders and awarding of contracts by the Government.<ref name="auto">{{cite web|url=http://www.naa.gov.au/collection/fact-sheets/fs22.aspx|title=Commonwealth of Australia Gazettes – Fact sheet 22|website=naa.gov.au|publisher=National Archives of Australia}} 50x50px This article contains quotations from this source, which is available under the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Australia license.</ref>

Since 1 October 2012, the ''Gazette'' is no longer physically published or compiled and now only consists of individually searchable notices online.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=Gazettes |url=https://www.legislation.gov.au/gazettes |access-date=2024-01-15 |website=Federal Register of Legislation}}</ref> Prior to this, the ''Gazette'' was published weekly with each ''Gazette'' numbered, with the numbering beginning again at No. 1 each year.<ref name="auto"/>

==History== The creation, publication and dissemination of a governmental gazette was one of a myriad of bureaucratic functions attendant on the Federation of Australia on 1 January 1901.

The first ''Commonwealth Gazette'', dated 1 January 1901, was written by Robert Garran and published on 2 January 1901. It contained Queen Victoria's proclamation dated 17 September 1900, for the establishment of the Commonwealth, the announcement of the appointment of ministers and their respective offices, and of the appointment of the Governor-General and his staff.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article165291923|newspaper=The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser |volume=LXXI |issue=2113 |location=New South Wales, Australia |date=5 January 1901 |access-date=30 May 2017 |page=45|title=The First Commonwealth Gazette }}</ref> The appearance of the first ''Gazette'' was reported by newspapers in every state, some in considerable detail.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article226093821 |title=Commonwealth Gazette |newspaper=Hamilton Spectator |issue=6233 |location=Victoria, Australia |date=10 January 1901 |access-date=28 December 2017 |page=2 }}</ref>

;Some historic issues: :The primary purpose of a ''Gazette'' was, and is, of the ordinary "housekeeping" of a large organisation; of little interest to any but employees and others immediately affected and, retrospectively, to historians, but on occasion of great moment to the whole population: *The second issue, termed "Extraordinary" was dated 23 January 1901, and consisted of a single page authorised by the Prime Minister, Edmund Barton, announcing the death of Her Majesty, Queen Victoria.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article232126224 |title=Government Gazette Proclamations and Legislation |newspaper=Commonwealth of Australia Gazette |issue=2 |location=Australia |date=23 January 1901 |access-date=30 May 2017 |page=7 }}</ref> A large number of Australian newspapers reported the contents of this Gazette ''verbatim''.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article196061515 |title=Commonwealth Gazette |newspaper=The Age |issue=14,317 |location=Victoria, Australia |date=24 January 1901 |access-date=30 May 2017 |page=10 }}</ref> Issues 3 to 5, also termed "Extraordinary" were published on 24, 28 and 31 January 1901, and dealt with protocol to be observed relating to the Sovereign's death, mourning etc., and proclamation of the accession to the Throne of King and Emperor Edward the Seventh. *During the 1914 Constitutional crisis which resulted in the first double dissolution of the Australian parliament, newspapers cited the Gazette as an authoritative source of information.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article92068472 |title=Parliament Dissolved |newspaper=Ovens and Murray Advertiser |issue=9795 |location=Victoria, Australia |date=1 August 1914 |access-date=30 May 2017 |page=2 }}</ref> *On the eve of Australia's entry into the Great War of 1914–1918, enemy merchant shipping was notified in the ''Gazette'' of 5 August 1914 of "days of grace" whereby they could return to their home ports unhindered.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-page25002280 |newspaper=Commonwealth of Australia Gazette |title=Proclamation |issue=51 |location=Australia |date=5 August 1914 |access-date=30 May 2017 |page=1337 }}</ref> Such preparations for World War I were reported in the Australian press.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article90522981 |title=Commonwealth Gazette: Treatment of Merchant Ships |newspaper=Bendigo Advertiser |volume=LXII |issue=18,404 |location=Victoria, Australia |date=6 August 1914 |access-date=30 May 2017 |page=8 }}</ref> *With the heightening of tensions following aggressive actions by Germany, the ''Gazette'' published on 1 September 1939 a special issue detailing imposition of censorship of international communication, which was relayed by news channels.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article11258313 |title=Censorship in Operation |newspaper=The Argus |issue=29,026 |location=Victoria, Australia |date=2 September 1939 |access-date=30 May 2017 |page=2 }}</ref> Official notification to the Australian public on 3 September 1939 of a state of war between Great Britain and Germany<ref>{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article232670508 |title=Outbreak of War |newspaper=Commonwealth of Australia Gazette |issue=63 |location=Australia |date=3 September 1939 |access-date=30 May 2017 |page=1849 }}</ref> was reported extensively.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article41089004 |title=Proclamations in "Gazette": Widest Possible Powers for Government |newspaper=The Advertiser |location=South Australia |date=4 September 1939 |access-date=30 May 2017 |page=20 }}</ref>

===1974 to present=== By 1974 the Gazette had become so large and unwieldy that it was decided to split it into four separate publications, numbered independently: *'''Government Notices Gazette''' is published weekly and covers all legislation, changes to Australian Government departments and other notices required under Commonwealth law. Their Numbers are prefixed "G" or "GN". *'''Special Notices Gazette''' may be published at any time, and usually consists of a single announcement. Their numbers are prefixed "S". *'''Periodic Notices Gazette''' may be published at any time, and consists of a set of notices relating to a specific subject. Their numbers are prefixed "P". *'''Australian Public Service Gazette''' is published weekly and includes notices of examination; and Australian Public Service and Parliamentary Service vacancies, transfers, promotions and terminations. Their Numbers are prefixed "PS". Since 1974 a range of other gazettes has been issued by the Australian Government. Their number and titles have not been constant; the current (2017) list includes:<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.australia.gov.au/about-government/publications/australian-government-gazettes|title=Australian Government Gazettes|publisher=Australian Government|access-date=30 May 2017}}</ref> :*Government Purchasing :*Business Gazette :*Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) Gazette :*Tariff Concessions Gazette :*Chemical Gazette :*Australian Pesticides and Veterinary Medicines Authority (APVMA) Gazette :*Food Standards Gazette '''APSjobs''' is a website which incorporates an electronic version of the APS Employment Gazette.

==Historic== The Commonwealth Gazette for the years 1901–1957 has been digitised by the National Library of Australia and is available online through Trove.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/title/1214|title=Commonwealth of Australia Gazette (National : 1901 – 1973)|website=Trove}}</ref>

==See also== * List of government gazettes

== References ==  {{reflist}}

== External links == {{wikisource|Commonwealth of Australia Gazette|''Commonwealth of Australia Gazette''}} Various Commonwealth of Australia Gazette titles spanning the years 1901–2012 have been digitised by the National Library of Australia and are available online through Trove. # [https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/title/1214 Commonwealth of Australia Gazette (National : 1901 – 1973)] # [https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/title/1288 Australian Government Gazette (National : 1973 – 1973)] # [https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/title/1289 Australian Government Gazette. General (National : 1974 – 1977)] # [https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/title/1290 Commonwealth of Australia Gazette. General (National : 1977 – 1987)] # [https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/title/1291 Commonwealth of Australia Gazette. Government Notices (National : 1987 – 2012)] # [https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/title/1294 Australian Government Gazette. Periodic (National : 1974 – 1977)] # [https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/title/1295 Commonwealth of Australia Gazette. Periodic (National : 1977 – 2011)] # [https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/title/1308 Australian Government Gazette. Public Service (National : 1974 – 1977)] # [https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/title/1326 Commonwealth of Australia Gazette. Public Service (National : 1977 – 2007)] # [https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/title/1360 Commonwealth of Australia Gazette. Australian Postal Commission Supplement (National : 1987 – 1989)] # [https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/title/1361 Commonwealth of Australia Gazette. Australian Postal Corporation Supplement (National : 1989 – 1993)] # [https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/title/1362 Job Information Circular (National : 1993 – 1998)] # [https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/title/1356 Commonwealth of Australia Gazette. Australian Telecommunications Commission Supplement (National : 1987 – 1989)] # [https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/title/1357 Commonwealth of Australia Gazette. Australian Telecommunications Corporation Supplement (National : 1989 – 1992)] # [https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/title/1358 Commonwealth of Australia Gazette. Australian and Overseas Telecommunications Corporation Supplement (National : 1992 – 1993)] # [https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/title/1359 Commonwealth of Australia Gazette. Telstra Corporation Limited Supplement (National : 1993 – 1997)] # [https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/title/1364 Commonwealth of Australia Gazette. Department of Education, Training and Youth Affairs (National : 2001 – 2004)] # [https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/title/1286 Australian Government Gazette. Special (National : 1974 – 1977)] # [https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/title/1292 Commonwealth of Australia Gazette. Special (National : 1977 – 2012)] # [https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/title/1350 Commonwealth of Australia Gazette. Australian Securities Commission (National : 1992 – 1998)] # [https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/title/1351 Commonwealth of Australia Gazette. Australian Securities and Investments Commission (National : 1998 – 2001)] # [https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/title/1343 Commonwealth of Australia Gazette. Business (National : 1987 – 2004)] # [https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/title/1328 Commonwealth of Australia Gazette. Purchasing and Disposals (National : 1985 – 1997)] # [https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/title/1344 Purchasing and Disposals Gazette (National : 1997 – 1998)] # [https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/title/1345 Commonwealth Purchasing and Disposals Gazette (National : 1998 – 1999)] # [https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/title/1352 Commonwealth of Australia Gazette. Tariff Concessions (National : 1983 – 2004)] # [https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/title/1327 Commonwealth of Australia Gazette. FOI (National : 1983 – 1987)] # [https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/title/1363 Commonwealth of Australia Gazette. Agricultural and Veterinary Chemicals (National : 1994 – 2010)] # [https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/title/1353 Commonwealth of Australia Gazette. Chemical (National : 1990 – 2007)] # [https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/title/1355 Australian Government Gazette. Chemical (National : 2007 – 2011)] Category:Government gazettes of Australia Category:Government of Australia Category:Publications established in 1901