Department of Environment, Housing and Community Development

Department of Environment, Housing and Community Development
Department overview
Formed 22 December 1975[1]
Preceding Department
Dissolved 5 December 1978[1]
Superseding agency
Jurisdiction Commonwealth of Australia
Headquarters Canberra
Department executive

The Department of Employment and Industrial Relations was an Australian government department that existed between December 1975 and December 1978.

History

The Department was announced in December 1975, after the Departments of Tourism and Recreation, Urban and Regional Development, Housing and Construction and the Environment were abolished.[2] The Department was intended to work closely with the States with regards to matters of local concern with a maxim of maximum consultation.[2]

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 was responsible for the following:[1]

Structure

The Department was an Australian Public Service department, staffed by officials who were responsible to the Minister for Environment, Housing and Community Development.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 CA 1954: Department of Environment, Housing and Community Development, Central Office, National Archives of Australia, retrieved 4 December 2013
  2. 1 2 Fraser, Malcolm (18 December 1975). "MAJOR CHANGES IN MINISTERIAL AND DEPARTMENTAL RESPONSIBILITIES AND FUNCTIONS" (Press release). Archived from the original on 11 January 2014.
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