Department of Human Services and Health

Department of Human Services and Health
Department overview
Formed	23 December 1993[1]
Preceding Department	Department of Health, Housing, Local Government and Community Services;
Dissolved	11 March 1996[1]
Superseding agency	Department of Housing and Regional Development - for housing and local government in 1994; Department of Health and Family Services - for remaining functions in 1996;
Jurisdiction	Commonwealth of Australia
Headquarters	Phillip, Canberra
Ministers responsible	Carmen Lawrence; Minister;
Department executives	Tony Cole, Secretary (1993‑94); Stephen Duckett, Secretary (1994‑96);

The Department of Human Services and Health was an Australian government department that existed between December 1993 and March 1996.

The Department was created when the Department of Health, Housing, Local Government and Community Services changed its name.[2]

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.

According to the Administrative Arrangements Order (AAO) made on 15 December 1993, the Department dealt with:[3]

Services for the aged, people with disabilities and families with children
Community support services
Housing
Public health and medical research
Health promotion and disease prevention
Pharmaceutical benefits
Health benefits schemes
Specific health services, including human quarantine
National drug abuse strategy
Matters relating to local government.

Structure

The Department was an Australian Public Service department, staffed by officials who were responsible to the Minister.[1]

The Secretary of the Department was Anthony Stuart Cole (until July 1994) and then Stephen Duckett.[1][2][4]

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References

CA 7853: Department of Human Services and Health, Central Office, National Archives of Australia, retrieved 2 December 2013
Department of Health, History of the Department, Department of Health, archived from the original on 9 November 2013
Administrative Arrangements Order issued 15 December 1993 (PDF), National Archives of Australia, 15 December 1993, p. 4, archived from the original (PDF) on 27 April 2013
Keating, Paul (7 October 1994). "STATEMENT BY THE PRIME MINISTER, THE HON P J KEATING, MP APPOINTMENT OF SECRETARY, DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES AND HEALTH" (Press release). Archived from the original on 18 January 2014.

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[NAA_CA_7853-1] CA 7853: Department of Human Services and Health, Central Office, National Archives of Australia, retrieved 2 December 2013

[HealthDeptHist-2] Department of Health, History of the Department, Department of Health, archived from the original on 9 November 2013

[AAODec1993-3] Administrative Arrangements Order issued 15 December 1993 (PDF), National Archives of Australia, 15 December 1993, p. 4, archived from the original (PDF) on 27 April 2013

[4] Keating, Paul (7 October 1994). "STATEMENT BY THE PRIME MINISTER, THE HON P J KEATING, MP APPOINTMENT OF SECRETARY, DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES AND HEALTH" (Press release). Archived from the original on 18 January 2014.