Part of the state series of articles.
Interwork detachments are specialised temporary offices that comprise different sections of a government body. They are formed in response to specific problems with overlapping jurisdictional responsibilities to coordinate a broader government response. Unlike federal secretaries, which is a positional office commissioned by government, interwork detachments are usually headed by a civil servant and organised independently by offices and departments.
There are hundreds of interwork detachments in the Commonwealth and are a regular part of public service. Members work exclusively for the detachment in its duration. Famous detachments include the Guinea Federalisation Interwork Detachment, which is over 20 years old, and the Retaliatory Interwork Detachment, established as part of the Commonwealth response to the Air India Disaster.