Corporate Body
Department of Foreign Affairs (1970 - 1987)
Commonwealth of Australia
- From
- 6 November 1970
Parkes, Australian Capital Territory, Australia - To
- 24 July 1987
- Functions
- Advisory or regulatory body
- Reference No
- CA 1382
- Legal Status
- Agency of the Commonwealth of Australia
- Location
- Parkes, Australian Capital Territory
Summary
The Australian Department of Foreign Affairs was established in November 1970. It took over the functions previously performed by the Department of External Affairs. In 1987 a major re-structuring of Government departments resulted in the creation of the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade, which replaced the Department of Foreign Affairs.
Related entries
Timeline
1970 - 1987 Department of Foreign Affairs
1987 - Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade
Subordinate
Superior
Published resources
Resources
- Trove, National Library of Australia, 2009, https://nla.gov.au/nla.party-458269. Details
Resource Sections
- 'Primary description of agency CA 1382; Department of Foreign Affairs, Central Office. Registration of entity: 30 September 1987', in RecordSearch, National Archives of Australia, 2000, https://RecordSearch.naa.gov.au/scripts/AutoSearch.asp?Number=CA%201382. 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_d.html. Details
Ailie Smith
Created: 18 February 2000, Last modified: 8 May 2006
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