Department of National Development and Energy

Department of National Development and Energy
Department overview
Formed 8 December 1979[1]
Preceding Department
Dissolved 11 March 1983[1]
Superseding agency
Jurisdiction Commonwealth of Australia
Headquarters Canberra
Minister responsible
Department executive

The Department of National Development and Energy was an Australian government department that existed between December 1979 and March 1983. It replaced the Department of National Development and inherited domestic resources and energy matters from the Department of Trade and Resources.

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 the following:[1]

Structure

The Department was an Commonwealth Public Service department, staffed by officials who were responsible to the Minister for National Development and Energy, John Carrick.[1] The Secretary of the Department was A.J. Woods.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 CA 2979: Department of National Development and Energy, Central Office, National Archives of Australia, retrieved 4 December 2013
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