Department of the Interior (1939–72)

Department of the Interior
Department overview
Formed 26 April 1939[1]
Preceding Department
Dissolved 19 December 1972
Jurisdiction Commonwealth of Australia
Department executives

The Department of the Interior was an Australian government department that existed between April 1939 and December 1972. It was the second so-named Australian Government department.

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.

The department was diverse and dealt with a broad range of activities.[2] According to the Administrative Arrangements Order (AAO) made on 30 November 1939, the Department dealt with:[1]

Structure

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

Notes

  1. 1 2 3 CA 31: Department of the Interior [II], Central Office, National Archives of Australia, retrieved 3 December 2013
  2. ArchivesACT 1964, pp. 1,8.

References and further reading


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