The Department of Administrative Services was an Australian governmentdepartment that existed between December 1975 and December 1984. It was the second so-named Commonwealth department.
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 22 December 1975 (reproduced by the National Archives), the department dealt with:[1]
Provision of accommodation, staff and other facilities for members of the Parliament other than in Parliament House
Procurement and purchase of goods and services, as required, for Australian Government purposes
Maintenance of stocks of any such goods
Disposal of surplus goods Government transport and storage facilities in the States and storage and transport of goods in the ACT
Advisory services on fire protection for Australian Government purposes in Australia
Government publicity and information
Government printing, publishing and advertising
Acquisition, leasing and disposal of land and property, including office accommodation, in Australia and overseas for Australian Government purposes
Land, engineering and topographical surveys for Australian Government purposes
Royal Commissions Matters relating to the Territory of Cocos (Keeling) Islands, the Territory of Christmas Island, Norfolk Island and the Coral Sea Island Territory
National Museums
National Archives
Grants to national organisations
Support for international conferences
World expositions
War graves
Elections and referendums.
Structureedit
The department was an Australian Public Service department, staffed by officials who were responsible to the Minister for Administrative Services.[1]
Referencesedit
^ abcdCA 1964: Department of Administrative Services [II], Central Office, National Archives of Australia, retrieved 11 December 2013
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