Department of Education and Science (Australia)

Department of Education and Science
Department overview
Formed 13 December 1966[1]
Preceding Department
Dissolved 19 December 1972[1]
Superseding agency
Jurisdiction Commonwealth of Australia
Department executives

The Department of Education and Science was an Australian government department that existed between December 1966 and December 1972.

Scope

Information about the department's functions and/or government funding allocation could be found in the Administrative Arrangements Orders, the annual Portfolio Budget Statements and in the Department's annual reports.

At its creation, the Department's functions were:[1]

Structure

The Department was a Commonwealth Public Service department, staffed by officials who were responsible to the Minister for Education and Science.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 CA 1196: Department of Education and Science, Central Office, National Archives of Australia, retrieved 29 December 2013
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