The Official Secretary to the Governor-General of Australia and his staff provide the governor-general with the necessary support to enable them to carry out their constitutional, statutory, ceremonial, and public duties. The position of Official Secretary was established in 1901, although only statutorily established in its modern form in 1984. It was abolished in 1927 after the Parliament moved from Melbourne to Canberra, but was recreated in 1931. As of 27 June 2014 the Official Secretary is Mark Fraser.