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Department of Employment and Youth Affairs

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Formed
  
5 December 1978

Dissolved
  
7 May 1982

Preceding Department
  
Department of Employment and Industrial Relations (I) Department of Environment, Housing and Community Development

Superseding agency
  
Department of Employment and Industrial Relations (II)

Jurisdiction
  
Commonwealth of Australia

Ministers responsible
  
Ian Viner, Minister for Employment and Youth Affairs (1978-81) Neil Brown, Minister for Employment and Youth Affairs (1981-82)

The Department of Employment and Youth Affairs was an Australian government department that existed between December 1978 and May 1982.

Contents

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 the following:

  • Commonwealth Employment Service
  • Manpower and training
  • Youth Affairs
  • Reinstatement in civil employment - of national servicemen, members of the Reserve Forces and members of the Citizens Forces.

    • Structure

    The Department was an Australian Public Service department, staffed by officials who were responsible to the Minister for Employment and Youth Affairs.

    References

    Department of Employment and Youth Affairs Wikipedia
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