Department of Defence Production
| Department overview | |
|---|---|
| Formed | 11 May 1951[1] |
| Preceding Department | Department of Supply |
| Dissolved | 23 Apr 1958[1] |
| Superseding agency | Department of Supply |
| Jurisdiction | Commonwealth of Australia |
| Headquarters | Melbourne |
| Ministers responsible |
Eric Harrison, Minister (1951‑56) Howard Beale, Minister (1956‑58) Athol Townley, Minister (1958) |
| Department executives |
Harold Breen, Secretary (1951‑57) John Knott, Secretary (1957‑58) |
The Department of Defence Production was an Australian government department that existed between May 1951 and April 1958.
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.
The Department was created with responsibility for the manufacture and supply of munitions (armaments, ammunition, weapons, machine tools, war chemicals, radar), aircraft production and defence production planning.[1]
Structure
The Department was a Commonwealth Public Service department, staffed by officials who were responsible to the Minister for Defence Production.[1]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 CA 58: Department of Defence Production, Central Administration, National Archives of Australia, retrieved 28 September 2014