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]
Housing
Provision of hostel accommodation in the Australian Territories and for immigrants
Planning, execution and maintenance of Australian Government works
Design, provision and maintenance of furniture, furnishings and fittings for the Australian Government
Promotion of national standards in relation to building construction
Among other activities, the Department prepared a feasibility study for the construction of Black Mountain Tower, a telecommunications tower in Canberra.[3] The Department also undertook planning for the tower's construction.[3]
Structureedit
The Department was a Commonwealth Public Service department, staffed by officials who were responsible to the Minister for Housing and Construction.[1]
Referencesedit
^ abcdCA 1543: Department of Housing and Construction [I], Policy Headquarters, National Archives of Australia, retrieved 17 December 2013
^Juddery, Bruce (19 December 1975). "Bureaucratic Convulsion: Eight departments go". The Canberra Times. p. 1. from the original on 20 March 2014.
^ abLing, Ted (2013), , Government Records about the Australian Capital Territory, National Archives of Australia, ISBN978-1-922209-03-0, archived from the original on 24 February 2014
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department, housing, construction, 1973, 1975, department, housing, construction, australian, government, department, that, existed, between, november, 1973, december, 1975, department, housing, constructiondepartment, overviewformed30, november, 1973, precedi. The Department of Housing and Construction was an Australian government department that existed between November 1973 and December 1975 Department of Housing and ConstructionDepartment overviewFormed30 November 1973 1 Preceding DepartmentDepartment of HousingDepartment of Works III Dissolved22 December 1975 1 Superseding agencyDepartment of National ResourcesDepartment of Environment Housing and Community Development Department of ConstructionJurisdictionCommonwealth of AustraliaMinisters responsibleLes Johnson Minister 1973 1975 Joe Riordan Minister 1975 John Carrick Minister 1975 Department executiveAlan Reiher Secretary Contents 1 History 2 Scope 3 Structure 4 ReferencesHistory editThe department was established while the Whitlam government was in power Shortly after the Fraser government took office in November 1975 as a result of the Australian constitutional crisis the department was abolished 2 Scope editInformation 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 Housing Provision of hostel accommodation in the Australian Territories and for immigrants Planning execution and maintenance of Australian Government works Design provision and maintenance of furniture furnishings and fittings for the Australian Government Promotion of national standards in relation to building constructionAmong other activities the Department prepared a feasibility study for the construction of Black Mountain Tower a telecommunications tower in Canberra 3 The Department also undertook planning for the tower s construction 3 Structure editThe Department was a Commonwealth Public Service department staffed by officials who were responsible to the Minister for Housing and Construction 1 References edit a b c d CA 1543 Department of Housing and Construction I Policy Headquarters National Archives of Australia retrieved 17 December 2013 Juddery Bruce 19 December 1975 Bureaucratic Convulsion Eight departments go The Canberra Times p 1 Archived from the original on 20 March 2014 a b Ling Ted 2013 Black Mountain Tower Government Records about the Australian Capital Territory National Archives of Australia ISBN 978 1 922209 03 0 archived from the original on 24 February 2014 nbsp This Australian government related article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Department of Housing and Construction 1973 1975 amp oldid 1150975227, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
