Corporate Body

Australian Development Assistance Agency (ADAA) (1974 - 1977)

From: 1974
Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
To: 1 July 1977
Functions: Overseas Aid Programs
Reference No: CA 1580
Legal Status: Agency of the Commonwealth of Australia
Location: Canberra, Australian Capital Territory

Summary

The Australian Development Assistance Agency was established in 1974. It had been known as the Office of Australian Development Assistance Agency since December 1973. In July 1977 the Agency's name was changed, becoming the Australian Development Assistance Bureau.

Timeline

1974 - 1977 Australian Development Assistance Agency (ADAA)
       1977 - 1987 Australian Development Assistance Bureau (ADAB)
             1987 - 1995 Australian International Development Assistance Bureau (AIDAB)
                   1995 - AusAID

Published resources

Resources

Trove, National Library of Australia, 2009, https://nla.gov.au/nla.party-553888. Details

Resource Sections

'Primary description of agency CA 1580; Office of Australian Development Assistance Agency/ (from 1974) Australian Development Assistance Agency, Central Office. Registration of entity: 30 September 1987', in RecordSearch, National Archives of Australia, 2001, https://RecordSearch.naa.gov.au/scripts/AutoSearch.asp?Number=CA%201580. Details

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