Formed 13 December 1984 | Dissolved 24 July 1987 | |
Preceding Department Department of Social Security - for the Office of Aged Care, Child Care and Disabled and the Social Welfare Policy SecretariatDepartment of Health (I) - for nursing homes, home nursing and assistance for the disabled Superseding agency Department of Community Services and Health - for services for the aged, persons with disabilities, children; community support servicesDepartment of Social Security - for some pieces of legislation Jurisdiction Commonwealth of Australia | ||
The Department of Community Services was an Australian government department that existed between December 1984 and July 1987.
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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:
Structure
The Department was an Australian Public Service department, staffed by officials who were responsible to the Minister for Community Services, initially Don Grimes (until February 1987) and then Chris Hurford.
References
Department of Community Services Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA