The position of Official Secretary to the Governor-General was established in 1901. The Governor-General Act 1974 was amended in 1984 to establish the position as a statutory office. The Official Secretary and his staff provide the Governor-General with the necessary support to enable her to carry out her constitutional, statutory, ceremonial and public duties. more>

A copy of the Collective Agreement for the Office of the Official Secretary to the Governor-General for 2008 to 2011 can be downloaded in PDF format by clicking the icon below.
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In accordance with the Senate tabling requirements for Commonwealth departments and agencies (under Senate Continuing Order no. 5), the lists of new files created by the Office of the Official Secretary to the Governor-General for the last reporting period is provided below.
Files Created from 01-JAN-2008 to 30-JUN-2008 more>