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Department of Health, Housing and Community Services

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Formed
  
7 June 1991

Headquarters
  
Phillip, Canberra

Dissolved
  
24 March 1993

Preceding Department
  
Department of Community Services and Health Department of Industry, Technology and Commerce

Superseding agency
  
Department of Health, Housing, Local Government and Community Services

Jurisdiction
  
Commonwealth of Australia

The Department of Health, Housing and Community Services was an Australian government department that existed between June 1991 and March 1993.

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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:

  • Services for the aged, people with disabilities and families with children
  • Community support services
  • Housing
  • Public health, research and preventive medicine
  • Community health projects
  • Health promotion
  • Pharmaceutical benefits
  • Health benefits schemes
  • Human quarantine
  • National drug abuse strategy
  • Structure

    The Department was an Australian Public Service department, staffed by officials who were responsible to the Minister for Health, Housing and Community Services, Brian Howe.

    The Secretary of the Department was S.A. Hamilton.

    References

    Department of Health, Housing and Community Services Wikipedia


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