The New South Wales Department of Finance, Services and Innovation, was a department of the Government of New South Wales that, until its 2019 abolition, functioned as a

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to support sustainable government finances, major public works and maintenance programs, government procurement, information and communications technology, corporate and shared services, consumer protection, administration of taxation and revenue collection, and land and property administration of the government in

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, Australia. The department was previously known as the Department of Finance and Services (DFS) between April 2011 and April 2014, and the Office of Finance and Services between April 2014 and July 2015. Following the 2019 state election most of the functions of the department were transferred to the newly-formed Department of Customer Service, with some functions transferred to The Treasury, with effect from 1 July 2019.

Structure and responsibilities

Up until its abolition, the chief executive officer, entitled

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, of the Department was Martin Hoffman. The Department was responsible to the Minister for Finance, Services and Property,

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and the Minister for Innovation and Better Regulation,

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. Both ministers were ultimately responsible to the Parliament of New South Wales. The divisions of the department included: *Corporate Services *Government Services **OneGov *Land, Property and Housing ** Office of Registrar General (monitor and enforce performance of the

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) **Property NSW **

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* Legal Audit & Risk *

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* Revenue NSW *

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* State Archives & Records *Work, Health and Safety **Insurance & Care NSW **State Insurance Regulatory Authority **SafeWork NSW *Service Innovation and Strategy **Service NSW *SICorp * Telco Authority

References

External links

NSW Department of Finance and Services webpage
* of NSW Fair Trading {{New South Wales Government Departments Finance, Services and Innovation Economy of New South Wales 2019 disestablishments in Australia Government agencies disestablished in 2019