Department of Labour (Australia)

Department of Labour
Department overview
Formed 19 December 1972[1]
Preceding Department
Dissolved 12 June 1974[1]
Superseding agency
Jurisdiction Commonwealth of Australia
Minister responsible
Department executive

The Department of Labour was an Australian government department that existed between December 1972 and June 1974.

History

The Department was one of several new Departments established by the Whitlam Government, a wide restructuring that revealed some of the new government's program.[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.

According to the Administrative Arrangements Order issued 19 December 1972, at its creation, the Department was responsible for:[3]

Structure

The Department was a Commonwealth Public Service department, staffed by officials who were responsible to the Minister for Labour, Clyde Cameron.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 CA 1480: Department of Labour, Central Office, National Archives of Australia, retrieved 28 December 2013
  2. National Archives of Australia, Gough Whitlam: In Office, National Archives of Australia, archived from the original on 19 April 2013
  3. Administrative Arrangements Order of 19 December 1972 (PDF), National Archives of Australia, 19 December 1972, archived from the original (PDF) on 26 April 2013
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