Formed 19 December 1972 | Dissolved 7 October 1975 | |
Preceding Department Department of the Environment, Aborigines and the Arts - for control of land and property outside AustraliaDepartment of Labour and National Service - for union ballotsDepartment of the Interior (II) - for electoral and property and survey mattersDepartment of Works (III) - for Commonwealth Fire Board Superseding agency Department of Urban and Regional Development - for control, use and management of land and property, engineering and topographical surveysDepartment of Administrative Services (I) - for all other functions Jurisdiction Commonwealth of Australia | ||
The Department of Services and Property was an Australian government department that existed between December 1972 and October 1975.
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History
The Department was established under the Whitlam Government; at the time people commented with amazement that the first new department created by the Whitlam Government in Australia was the Department of Property.
Scope
Information about the department's functions and 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:
Structure
The Department was an Australian Public Service department, staffed by officials who were responsible to the Minister for Services and Property, Fred Daly.