Department of National Resources

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Department of National Resources
Department overview
Formed22 December 1975[1]
Preceding Department
Dissolved20 December 1977[1]
Superseding agency
JurisdictionCommonwealth of Australia
Minister responsible
Department executive

The Department of National Resources was an Australian government department that existed between December 1975 and December 1977.

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.

At its creation, the Department's functions were:[1]

  • Evaluation and balanced development of mineral, water and energy resources having regard to future requirements.
  • Geodesy, mapping

Structure[]

The Department was a Commonwealth Public Service department, staffed by officials who were responsible to the Minister for National Resources, Doug Anthony.[1]

References[]

  1. ^ a b c d CA 1957: Department of National Resources, Central Office, National Archives of Australia, retrieved 9 February 2021
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