Formed 11 March 1983 | Dissolved 13 December 1984 | |
Preceding [Department Department of the Capital Territory - for the administration of the ACT and Jervis BayDepartment of Administrative Services (II) - for Christmas Island Agreement ActsDepartment of National Development and Energy - for local governmentDepartment of Home Affairs and Environment - for the administration of overseas territories and residual Northern Territory functionDepartment of the Prime Minister and Cabinet - for Local Government (Personal Income Tax Sharing) Act 1976 Superseding agency Department of Territories (II) - for territoriesDepartment of Local Government and Administrative Services - for local government Jurisdiction Commonwealth of Australia | ||
The Department of Territories and Local Government was an Australian government department that existed between March 1983 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 Administrative Arrangements Order (AAO) made on 11 March 1983, the Department dealt with the following principal matters:
Structure
The Department was an Australian Public Service department, staffed by officials who were responsible to the Minister for Territories and Local Government, Tom Uren.
The Department was divided into six divisions. The Department was headed by a Secretary, initially Tony Blunn (until 3 May 1983) and then J.D. Enfield (from 24 May 1983).