Department of Shipping and Fuel

Department of Shipping and Fuel
Agency overview
Formed 6 April 1948[1]
Preceding agency
Dissolved 16 March 1950[1]
Superseding agency
Jurisdiction Commonwealth of Australia
Ministers responsible
Agency executives

The Department of Shipping and Fuel was an Australian government department that existed between April 1948 and March 1950.

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 (AAO) made on 13 May 1948, the Department dealt with:[2]

Structure

The Department was an Australian Public Service department, staffed by officials who were responsible to the Minister for Shipping and Fuel, initially Bill Ashley and, after the 1949 federal election, George McLeay.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 CA 53: Department of Shipping and Fuel, Central Office, National Archives of Australia, retrieved 29 November 2013
  2. Administrative Arrangements Order made on 13 May 1948 (PDF), National Archives of Australia, 13 May 1948, archived from the original (PDF) on 25 April 2013
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