Formed 24 July 1987 Headquarters Belconnen, Canberra | Dissolved 24 March 1993 | |
Preceding Department Department of Housing and Construction (III) - for Government works, furniture, furnishings and fittings
Department of Sport, Recreation and Tourism - for information coordination and services
Department of Territories (II) - for the Parliament House Construction Authority
Department of Science (III) - for meteorology, ionospheric prediction and analytical laboratory services Department of Resources and Energy - for geodosy and mapping function
Department of Arts, Heritage and Environment - for responsibility for the Australian Archives Superseding agency Department of the Arts and Administrative Services Jurisdiction Commonwealth of Australia | ||
The Department of Administrative Services was an Australian government department that existed between July 1987 and March 1993. It was the third so-named Commonwealth department.
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History
The Department was created in July 1987 after the abolishment of several Departments and was known as a 'super ministry.'
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 24 July 1987, the Department dealt with:
Structure
The Department was an Australian Public Service department, staffed by officials who were responsible to the Minister for Administrative Services.
The Secretary of the Department was initially Graham Glenn, with Noel Tanzer succeeding him on 1 March 1989. Tanzer's mandate was to have the department work as a unit and begin to operate in accordance with commercial principles.