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Department of Construction

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Formed
  
22 December 1975

Dissolved
  
5 December 1978

Preceding Department
  
Department of Housing and Construction (I)

Superseding agency
  
Department of Housing and Construction (II)

Jurisdiction
  
Commonwealth of Australia

Minister responsible
  
John McLeay, Jr., Minister

The Department of Construction was an Australian government department that existed between December 1975 and December 1978.

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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.

The functions of the Department at its creation were:

  • Planning, execution and maintenance of Australian Government works
  • Design, provision and maintenance of furniture furnishings and fittings for the Australian Government.

    • Structure

    The Department was a Commonwealth Public Service department, staffed by officials who were responsible to the Minister for Construction, John McLeay, Jr.

    References

    Department of Construction Wikipedia
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