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Department of National Resources (Australia)

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Formed
  
22 December 1975

Minister responsible
  
Doug Anthony, Minister

Dissolved
  
20 December 1977

Preceding Department
  
Department of Minerals and Energy Department of Housing and Construction (I) Department of the Environment (I)

Superseding agency
  
Department of Trade and Resources Department of National Development (II)

Jurisdiction
  
Commonwealth of Australia

The Department of National Resources was an Australian government department that existed between December 1975 and December 1977.

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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's functions were:

  • Evaluation and balanced development of mineral, water and energy resources having regard to future requirements.
  • Geodesy, mapping

    • Structure

    The Department was a Commonwealth Public Service department, staffed by officials who were responsible to the Minister for National Resources, Doug Anthony.

    References

    Department of National Resources (Australia) Wikipedia
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