The Department of Transport was an Australian government department that existed between December 1972 and May 1982. It was the third so-named Australian Government Department to be established.
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.
According to the Administrative Arrangements Order made on 20 December 1972, the department dealt with:[2]
The department was an Australian Public Service department, staffed by officials who were responsible to the Minister for Transport.[1]
Referencesedit
^ abcCA 1492: Department of Transport [III], Head Office/ (from 1975) Central Office, Canberra and Melbourne, National Archives of Australia, retrieved 29 November 2013[permanent dead link]
^(PDF), National Archives of Australia, 20 December 1972, p. 11, archived from the original (PDF) on 26 April 2013
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department, transport, 1972, 1982, department, transport, australian, government, department, that, existed, between, december, 1972, 1982, third, named, australian, government, department, established, department, transportdepartment, overviewformed19, decemb. The Department of Transport was an Australian government department that existed between December 1972 and May 1982 It was the third so named Australian Government Department to be established Department of TransportDepartment overviewFormed19 December 1972 1 Preceding DepartmentDepartment of Shipping and Transport Department of Civil AviationDissolved7 May 1982 1 Superseding agencyDepartment of Transport and Construction Department of AviationJurisdictionCommonwealth of AustraliaMinisters responsibleCharles Jones Minister 1972 1975 Peter Nixon Minister 1975 1979 Ralph Hunt Minister 1979 1982 Department executivesMalcolm Macgregor Summers Secretary Jan 1973 Sep 1973 Charles Halton Secretary Nov 1973 May 1982 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 According to the Administrative Arrangements Order made on 20 December 1972 the department dealt with 2 Navigation and shipping Lighthouses lightships beacons and buoys Land transportStructure editThe department was an Australian Public Service department staffed by officials who were responsible to the Minister for Transport 1 References edit a b c CA 1492 Department of Transport III Head Office from 1975 Central Office Canberra and Melbourne National Archives of Australia retrieved 29 November 2013 permanent dead link Administrative Arrangements Order made on 20 December 1972 PDF National Archives of Australia 20 December 1972 p 11 archived from the original PDF on 26 April 2013 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 Transport 1972 1982 amp oldid 1199636095, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
