Formed 3 November 1980 Headquarters Canberra | Dissolved 13 December 1984 | |
Preceding Department Department of Administrative Services (II) - for exhibitions and special events function
Department of Science and the Environment - for environment and conservation
Department of Home Affairs (III) Superseding agency Department of Veterans' Affairs - for Australian War Memorial
Department of Sport, Recreation and Tourism - for international expositions
Department of Arts, Heritage and Environment - for environment and conservation, cultural affairs including support for the arts, national collections, protection of the national heritage and national archives Jurisdiction Commonwealth of Australia | ||
The Department of Home Affairs and Environment was an Australian government department that existed between November 1980 and December 1984.
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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.
According to the National Archives of Australia, 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 Home Affairs and Environment.
The Department was headed by a Secretary, initially D.F. McMichael (until 1 February 1984) and then P. Galvin (acting in the role from 1 February 1984, then permanent from 27 July 1984).