Department of Customer Service explained

Agency Name:Department of Customer Service
Type:department
Preceding1:Department of Finance, Services and Innovation
Jurisdiction:New South Wales, Australia
Headquarters:Sydney
Employees: 5,289[1]
Budget: 1.116 billion (2019-20)
Minister1 Name:The Hon. Jihad Dib
Minister1 Pfo:Minister for Customer Service and Digital Government
Minister2 Name:The Hon. John Graham MLC
Minister2 Pfo:Minister for the Arts
Minister3 Name:The Hon. Sophie Cotsis
Minister3 Pfo:Minister for Work Health and Safety
Minister4 Name:The Hon. Courtney Houssos MLC
Minister4 Pfo:Minister for Finance
Minister for Domestic Manufacturing and Government Procurement
Minister5 Name:The Hon. Steve Kamper
Minister5 Pfo:Minister for Small Business
Minister6 Name:The Hon. Anoulack Chanthivong
Minister6 Pfo:Minister for Better Regulation and Fair Trading
Minister for Building
Chief1 Name:Graeme Head
Chief1 Position:Secretary[2]
Chief2 Name:David Chandler
Chief2 Position:Building Commissioner[3]
Agency Type:Ministerial department
Child1 Agency:

The Department of Customer Service is a department of the New South Wales Government that functions as a service provider to support sustainable government finances, major public works and maintenance programs, government procurement, information and communications technology, corporate and shared services, consumer protection, and land and property administration of the government in New South Wales, Australia.

The department was established with effect from 1 July 2019 and assumed most functions from the preceding Department of Finance, Service and Innovation, as well as a number of functions from other departments and several agencies.[4]

Structure

The Department is the lead agency in the Customer Service cluster, led by Secretary Graeme Head,[2] who reports to the ministers listed below.

Ministers

The following ministers are responsible for the administration of the department and its agencies:[5]

Ultimately, the ministers are responsible to the Parliament of New South Wales.

Agencies

The following agencies are included in the Customer Service cluster, administered by the Department:[6]

History

The department was established with effect from 1 July 2019 and assumed most of the functions of the former Department of Finance, Services and Innovation that was dissolved on the same date, as well as some functions from the New South Wales Treasury and the Department of Premier and Cabinet. The department also incorporated Liquor & Gaming NSW, the Data Analytics Centre, and the NSW Registry of Births, Deaths and Marriages.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Annual Report 2018-19. Department of Customer Service (formerly the Department of Finance, Services and Innovation). 2207-0265. live. 21 May 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200126020554/https://www.customerservice.nsw.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0017/581021/DFSI-annual-report-2018-19.pdf . 26 January 2020 .
  2. Web site: Secretary. Department of Customer Service. live. 21 May 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20191130170852/https://www.customerservice.nsw.gov.au/about-us/secretary . 30 November 2019 .
  3. Web site: Building Commissioner. Department of Customer Service. live. 21 May 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20190826214423/https://www.customerservice.nsw.gov.au/about-us/building-commissioner . 26 August 2019 .
  4. Web site: Customer Service . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20190422155643/https://www.nsw.gov.au/departments-and-agencies/customer-service/who-we-are . 22 April 2019 . 21 May 2020 . Department of Premier and Cabinet.
  5. Web site: Administrative Arrangements (Public Service agencies and Ministers) Order 2023 . legislation.nsw.gov.au . . 6 November 2024.
  6. Web site: Our agencies. NSW Government - Department of Customer Service. 14 July 2020.
  7. Web site: About Us. Geographical Names Board of NSW. 28 February 2020.