Department of the Special Minister of State (1972–75)

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

Department of the Special Minister of State
Department overview
Formed19 December 1972[1]
Preceding Department
Dissolved22 December 1975[1]
Superseding agency
  • Department of Health (I) - for health services on Christmas and Cocos Islands

    Department of Business and Consumer Affairs - for industries assistance and prices justification
    Department of Administrative Services (II)

    Department of Education (I) - for education on Christmas and Cocos Islands
JurisdictionCommonwealth of Australia
Ministers responsible
Department executives

History

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

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 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

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

References
  1. CA 1490: Department of the Special Minister of State [I], Central Office, National Archives of Australia, retrieved 10 January 2014
  2. National Archives of Australia, Gough Whitlam: In Office, National Archives of Australia, archived from the original on 19 April 2013


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