[2] It was notably used to a public audience by US President Franklin D. Roosevelt in a radio broadcast in 1934,[3] commenting on the role of the National Recovery Administration (NRA) in delivering the New Deal.
A number of national governments, including those of Australia, Canada, South Africa, and the United Kingdom, have adopted the term in official usage.
[11] When an Administrative Arrangements Order orders departments to be split, cut, or combined, the costs involved in public service machinery of government may include: According to KPMG, in the Australian Capital Territory (ACT), the Chief Minister of the ACT is given full power to allocate executive power to ministers and to establish government 'administrative units'.
[16] According to KPMG, in New South Wales (NSW) government structure is established under section 104 of the Public Sector Employment and Management Act 2002.
[18] According to KPMG, in South Australia the Governor may establish, alter and abolish government departments under powers provided in section 26 of the Public Service Act 2009.
[20] In Victoria (Vic), government structure is set by an Order in Council made under section 10 of the Public Administration Act 2004.