The Department was one of three new Departments established by the Hawke government in March 1983,[2] to ensure the priorities of the Labor government could be given effect to readily following the federal election of that month.[3]
The Department was dissolved in July 1987 as part of a large overhaul of the Public Service that reduced the number of departments from 28 to 17.[4]
Scopeedit
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.
At its creation, the Department was responsible for the following:[1]
National energy policy, including planning and research into coal, oil and gas, uranium, solar energy and other forms of energy
Decentralisation and urban planning and development
Local government
Structureedit
The Department was a Commonwealth Public Service department, staffed by officials who were responsible to the Minister for Resources and Energy, Peter Walsh (from 1983 to 1984) and then Gareth Evans (from 1984).[1] The Secretary of the Department was A.J. Woods (until 1986) and then G. Evans (from 1986).[1]
Referencesedit
^ abcde, National Archives of Australia, archived from the original on 16 March 2016, retrieved 4 December 2013
^"Hawke outlines departmental changes". The Canberra Times. 11 March 1983. p. 6.
^Hawke, Robert (10 March 1983), , archived from the original on 11 January 2014
^Campbell, Rod (15 July 1987). "Enormous PS shake-up: 3000 positions abolished: 11 departments wiped out". The Canberra Times. p. 1.
April 13, 2024
department, resources, energy, australian, government, department, that, existed, between, march, 1983, july, 1987, department, overviewformed11, march, 1983, preceding, departmentdepartment, national, development, energydepartment, trade, resourcesdissolved24. The Department of Resources and Energy was an Australian government department that existed between March 1983 and July 1987 Department of Resources and EnergyDepartment overviewFormed11 March 1983 1 Preceding DepartmentDepartment of National Development and EnergyDepartment of Trade and ResourcesDissolved24 July 1987 1 Superseding agencyDepartment of Primary Industries and EnergyDepartment of Administrative Services III JurisdictionCommonwealth of AustraliaHeadquartersCanberraMinisters responsiblePeter Walsh Minister 1983 1984 Gareth Evans Minister 1984 1987 Department executivesAlan Woods Secretary 1983 1986 Graham Evans Secretary 1986 1987 Contents 1 History 2 Scope 3 Structure 4 ReferencesHistory editThe Department was one of three new Departments established by the Hawke government in March 1983 2 to ensure the priorities of the Labor government could be given effect to readily following the federal election of that month 3 The Department was dissolved in July 1987 as part of a large overhaul of the Public Service that reduced the number of departments from 28 to 17 4 Scope editInformation 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 At its creation the Department was responsible for the following 1 National energy policy including planning and research into coal oil and gas uranium solar energy and other forms of energy Radioactive waste management Minerals exploration and resource assessment Water resources soil conservation and electricity Geodesy and mapping Decentralisation and urban planning and development Local governmentStructure editThe Department was a Commonwealth Public Service department staffed by officials who were responsible to the Minister for Resources and Energy Peter Walsh from 1983 to 1984 and then Gareth Evans from 1984 1 The Secretary of the Department was A J Woods until 1986 and then G Evans from 1986 1 References edit a b c d e CA 3496 Department of Resources and Energy Central Office National Archives of Australia archived from the original on 16 March 2016 retrieved 4 December 2013 Hawke outlines departmental changes The Canberra Times 11 March 1983 p 6 Hawke Robert 10 March 1983 STATEMENT BY THE PRIME MINISTER DESIGNATE MR BOB HAWKE MP archived from the original on 11 January 2014 Campbell Rod 15 July 1987 Enormous PS shake up 3000 positions abolished 11 departments wiped out The Canberra Times p 1 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Department of Resources and Energy amp oldid 1199618396, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
