DPS on a page
Role
To support the functioning of Parliament and parliamentarians through the provision of professional services, advice and facilities and by maintaining Australian Parliament House as a working and iconic building.
Clients
- Senators, Members of the House of Representatives and their staff
- visitors—including tourists, international delegations, government officials and virtual visitors accessing the APH website
- building occupants, including staff of the parliamentary departments
Governance
- DPS operates under the: Parliamentary Service Act 1999, and Financial Management and Accountability Act 1997 (during 2013–14)
The President of the Senate and the Speaker of the House of Representatives (the Presiding Officers) are jointly vested with responsibility for the administration of DPS.
Services
- Information and communication technology services
- Library and research services
- Security services
- Building and heritage management services
- Broadcasting and Hansard services
- Art services
- Visitor services
- Corporate, administrative and strategic services
- Food and beverage, retail, health, financial, and childcare services
Budget 2013–14
- $135 million departmental operating funds including drawing rights
- $9.8 million departmental capital budget
- $20.4 million administered capital budget
- Staffing: 712.80 FTE (average)
DPS in numbers:
- 677,932 visitors to the building and 3.5 million virtual visitors to the website
- 197,825 participants on tours and 1,045 functions and events
- 2,835 hours of parliamentary proceedings and committee hearings transcribed
- 1,000+ artworks installed in parliamentarians’ suites since the start of the 44th Parliament
- 26.5 million emails transmitted on the Parliamentary Computing Network
Information on the Parliamentary Library can be found in Part 4.