Formed 22 December 1975 | Dissolved 3 November 1980 | |
Preceding Department Postmaster-General's DepartmentDepartment of the Media - for electronic media Jurisdiction Commonwealth of Australia Department executives Fred Green, Secretary (1975‑79)Bob Lansdown, Secretary (1979‑80) | ||
The Postal and Telecommunications Department was an Australian government department that existed between December 1975 and November 1980.
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History
The Department was created in December 1975 by the Fraser Government, replacing the Postmaster-General's Department which had been in operation since Australia's federation in 1901. The change was intended to take account of the increase in the functions of the department to include all electronic media matters which had previously been the responsibility of the Department of the Media.
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 was responsible for postal, telegraphic, telephonic and other like services.
Structure
The Department was an Australian Public Service department, staffed by officials who were responsible to the Minister of the day.