Corporate Body

Prime Minister's Department (1911 - 1971)

Commonwealth of Australia

From: 1 July 1911
Australian Capital Territory, Australia
To: 12 March 1971
Functions: Advisory or regulatory body
Reference No: CA 12
Legal Status: Agency of the Commonwealth of Australia
Location: Australian Capital Territory

Summary

The Prime Minister's Department had its origin in 1904 as the Prime Minister's Office in the Department of External Affairs. The Department was created on 1 July 1911 by the Executive Council. The functions of the Department as recorded in 1912 were: Auditor-General and Staff; Communication with the Governor-General; Communication with the States; Officers of the Parliament; Public Service Commissioner and Staff (as from 1 July 1912); Royal Commissions; The Commonwealth of Australia Gazette; and The Federal Executive Council.

Subordinate

Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR), Commonwealth of Australia (1926 - 1949)

Superior

Commonwealth of Australia (1901 - )

Published resources

Resources

Trove, National Library of Australia, 2009, https://nla.gov.au/nla.party-458322. Details

Resource Sections

'Primary description of agency CA 12; Prime Minister's Department. Registration of entity: 2 November 1982', in RecordSearch, National Archives of Australia, 2000, https://RecordSearch.naa.gov.au/scripts/AutoSearch.asp?Number=CA%2012. Details

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