Department of Agriculture (Australia, 1974–75)

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Department of Agriculture
Department overview
Formed12 June 1974[1]
Preceding Department
Dissolved22 December 1975[1]
Superseding agency
JurisdictionCommonwealth of Australia
HeadquartersBarton, Canberra
Ministers responsible
Department executive

The Department of Agriculture was an Australian government department that existed between June 1974 and December 1975.

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 matters dealt with by the department were:[1][2]

  • Agricultural and pastoral industries
  • Fisheries
  • Forestry

When the Department was formed in 1974, media reported that it was "just a change in name" from the previous Department of Primary Industry.[3] This was in fact the case; the Department's name was changed at the specific request for Senator Wriedt when he became Minister of the Department—intended to recognise practice overseas and in most of Australia's states.[4]

Structure[]

The Department was an Australian Public Service department, staffed by officials who were responsible to the Minister for Agriculture.[1]

References[]

  1. ^ Jump up to: a b c d CA 1768: Department of Agriculture, Central Office, National Archives of Australia, retrieved 1 January 2014
  2. ^ Administrative Arrangements (PDF), Australian Government, 12 June 1974, archived from the original (PDF) on 13 April 2014
  3. ^ Solomon, David (12 June 1974), "Labor Ministry announced", The Canberra Times, p. 1
  4. ^ Whitlam, E. Gough (11 June 1974). "New Ministry" (Press release). Archived from the original on 11 January 2014.

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