Corporate Body
Commonwealth Institute of Science and Industry (1920 - 1926)
Commonwealth of Australia
- From
- 14 September 1920
Melbourne, Victoria, Australia - To
- 21 June 1926
- Functions
- Industrial or scientific research and Advisory or regulatory body
- Reference No
- CA 550
- Legal Status
- Agency of the Commonwealth of Australia
- Location
- Melbourne, Victoria
Summary
In 1920 an Act of Parliament was passed for the foundation of the Commonwealth Institute of Science and Industry. This Institute continued the work of the Advisory Council of Science and Industry. In 1926 further changes were made, resulting in the creation of the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR), which succeeded the Commonwealth Institute of Science and Industry.
Related entries
Timeline
1916 - 1920 Advisory Council of Science and Industry
1920 - 1926 Commonwealth Institute of Science and Industry
1926 - 1949 Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR)
1949 - Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO)
Superior
Published resources
Parliamentary Acts
- 'Institute of Science and Industry Act 1920', in Federal Register of Legislation, Australian Government, Canberra, ACT (online), 1920. https://www.legislation.gov.au/C1920A00022/asmade/text. Details
Resources
- Trove, National Library of Australia, 2009, https://nla.gov.au/nla.party-625377. Details
Resource Sections
- 'Primary description of agency CA 550; Commonwealth Institute of Science and Industry. Registration of entity: 22 September 1976', in RecordSearch, National Archives of Australia, 2000, https://RecordSearch.naa.gov.au/scripts/AutoSearch.asp?Number=CA%20550. Details
See also
- Academy of Technological Sciences and Engineering, Technology in Australia 1788-1988, Online edn, Australian Science and Technology Heritage Centre, Melbourne, 3 May 2000, http://www.austehc.unimelb.edu.au/tia/index_c.html. Details
Ailie Smith
Created: 17 March 2000, Last modified: 8 May 2006
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