Formed 26 June 1941 Headquarters Barton, Canberra | Dissolved 11 May 1951 | |
Preceding Department Prime Minister's Department - the Territories Branch Superseding agency Department of Territories (I) Jurisdiction Commonwealth of Australia |
The Department of External Territories was an Australian government department that existed between June 1941 and May 1951.
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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 matters dealt with by the department at its creation were:
Structure
The Department was a Commonwealth Public Service department, staffed by officials who were responsible to the Minister for External Territories.
References
Department of External Territories (1941–51) Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA