Commonwealth Agencies

Descriptions of Commonwealth Agencies responsible for creating archival records series held by the National Archives of Australia. Agencies are distinct and recognisable bodies that have responsibility for carrying out administrative functions. Agencies can be head, state or local offices of Commonwealth government departments, statutory authorities, courts, or tribunals. \r\n\r\nEach agency is identified by a control number e.g. – \r\n CA 12 Prime Minister’s Department \r\n CA 3167 Overseas Internees Investigation Board \r\n\r\nThe Agency note provides information about the administrative history of the agency and provides context for creation of its records.\r\n\r\nThis data set consists of: \r\nAgency.xml = the administrative history of the Commonwealth Government - It contains information about Agencies. An Agency creates a series of records based on its functions as agency functions change over time, other agencies may perform these functions.

本数据集为澳大利亚国家档案馆（National Archives of Australia）所藏档案类目（archival records series）的创建责任方——联邦机构（Commonwealth Agencies）的说明文档。此类机构为权责明晰、辨识度突出的实体，承担行政管理职能，其范围涵盖联邦政府部门的总部、州级与地方办事处、法定机构、法院及裁判庭。

每家机构均以控制编号进行标识，示例如下：CA 12 总理府、CA 3167 海外被拘留者调查委员会。

机构说明文档将收录该机构的行政管理历史信息，并为其档案的创建背景提供阐释依据。

本数据集包含以下内容：
Agency.xml：澳大利亚联邦政府行政管理历史文档——该文件收录联邦机构相关信息。机构会依据自身职能创建对应档案类目，而随着机构职能随时间发生变迁，相关职能亦可由其他机构承接。