Corporate Body
Department of Science and the Environment, Central Office (1978 - 1980)
Commonwealth of Australia
- From
- 5 December 1978
Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia - To
- 3 November 1980
- Functions
- Advisory or Regulatory Body, Analytical Services, Conservation or Environment and Industrial or Scientific Research
- Reference No
- CA 2749
- Legal Status
- Agency of the Commonwealth of Australia
- Location
- Canberra, Australian Capital Territory
Summary
The Department of Science and the Environment was created in December 1978, from the former Department of Science, as well as the environment and conservation functions of the Department of Environment, Housing and Community Development. In November 1980 the Department was renamed the Department of Science and Technology, with the environment functions going into the Department of Home Affairs and Environment.
Related entries
Timeline
1901 - 1916 Department of Home Affairs [I], Central Office
1916 - 1928 Department of Home and Territories, Central Office
1928 - 1932 Department of Home Affairs [II], Central Office
1932 - 1939 Department of the Interior [I], Central Administration
1939 - 1972 Department of the Interior [II], Central Office
1972 - 1975 Department of Environment and Conservation
1972 - 1975 Department of Science [I], Central Office
1975 Department of the Environment [I]
1975 Department of Science and Consumer Affairs, Central Office
1975 - 1978 Department of Environment, Housing and Community Development
1975 - 1978 Department of Science [II], Central Office
1978 - 1980 Department of Science and the Environment, Central Office
1980 - 1984 Department of Home Affairs and Environment
1980 - 1984 Department of Science and Technology, Central Office
1984 - 1987 Department of Science [III], Central Office
1984 - 1987 Department of Arts, Heritage and Environment
1987 - 1991 Department of the Arts, Sport, the Environment, Tourism and Territories, Central Office
1987 - 1993 Department of Administrative Services [III], Central Office
1987 - 1991 Department of the Arts, Sport, the Environment, Tourism and Territories, Central Office
1991 - 1993 Department of the Arts, Sport, the Environment and Territories, Central Office
1993 - 1997 Department of the Environment, Sport and Territories, Central Office
1997 - 1998 Department of the Environment [II], Central Office
1998 - Department of the Environment and Heritage
Research Centres (Collaborative)
Subordinate
Superior
Published resources
Resources
- Trove, National Library of Australia, 2009, https://nla.gov.au/nla.party-471498. Details
Resource Sections
- 'Primary description of agency CA 2749; Department of Science and the Environment, Central Office, Registration of entity: 21 November 1980', in RecordSearch, National Archives of Australia, 2000, https://RecordSearch.naa.gov.au/scripts/AutoSearch.asp?Number=CA%202749. Details
A. Smith & H. Morgan
Created: 5 October 2001, Last modified: 20 March 2006
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