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Department of the Special Minister of State (1972–1975)

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Department of the Special Minister of State
Department overview
Formed19 December 1972[1]
Preceding Department
Dissolved22 December 1975[1]
Superseding Department
JurisdictionCommonwealth of Australia
Ministers responsible
Department executives

The Department of the Special Minister of State was an Australian government department that existed between December 1972 and December 1975.

History

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The Department was one of several new Departments established by the Whitlam government, a wide restructuring that revealed some of the new government's program.[2]

Scope

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Information about the department's functions and government funding allocation could be found in the Administrative Arrangements Orders, the annual Portfolio Budget Statements and in the Department's annual reports.

The functions of the Department at its creation were:[1]

  • National Archives
  • National Library
  • Royal Charters
  • War Graves
  • Grants to National organisations
  • World Expositions
  • Commonwealth Gazette and Commonwealth Directory

Structure

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The Department was a Commonwealth Public Service department, staffed by officials who were responsible to the Special Minister of State.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d CA 1490: Department of the Special Minister of State [I], Central Office, National Archives of Australia, retrieved 9 February 2021
  2. ^ National Archives of Australia, Gough Whitlam: In Office, National Archives of Australia, archived from the original on 19 April 2013