Department of Health, Housing and Community Services
| Department overview | |
|---|---|
| Formed | 7 June 1991[1] |
| Preceding Department |
Department of Community Services and Health |
| Dissolved | 24 March 1993[1] |
| Superseding agency | Department of Health, Housing, Local Government and Community Services |
| Jurisdiction | Commonwealth of Australia |
| Headquarters | Phillip, Canberra |
| Minister responsible | Brian Howe, Minister |
| Department executive | Stuart Hamilton, Secretary |
The Department of Health, Housing and Community Services was an Australian government department that existed between June 1991 and March 1993.
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:[1]
- Services for the aged, people with disabilities and families with children
- Community support services
- Housing
- Public health, research and preventive medicine
- Community health projects
- Health promotion
- Pharmaceutical benefits
- Health benefits schemes
- Human quarantine
- National drug abuse strategy
Structure
The Department was an Australian Public Service department, staffed by officials who were responsible to the Minister for Health, Housing and Community Services, Brian Howe.[1]
The Secretary of the Department was S.A. Hamilton.[1]