Formed 19 December 1972 | Dissolved 7 May 1982 | |
Preceding Department Department of Shipping and Transport
Department of Civil Aviation Superseding agency Department of Transport and Construction Department of Aviation Jurisdiction Commonwealth of Australia Ministers responsible Charles Jones, Minister (1972‑75)
Peter Nixon, Minister (1975‑79)
Ralph Hunt, Minister (1979‑82) | ||
The Department of Transport was an Australian government department that existed between December 1972 and May 1982. It was the third so-named Australian Government Department to be established.
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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 20 December 1972, the Department dealt with:
Structure
The Department was an Australian Public Service department, staffed by officials who were responsible to the Minister for Transport.
References
Department of Transport (1972–82) Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA