Corporate Body
Department of the Arts, Sport, the Environment, Tourism and Territories, Central Office (1987 - 1991)
Commonwealth of Australia
- From
- 24 July 1987
Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia - To
- 27 December 1991
- Functions
- Advisory or Regulatory Body and Conservation or Environment
- Reference No
- CA 5984
- Legal Status
- Agency of the Commonwealth of Australia
- Location
- Canberra, Australian Capital Territory
Summary
The Department of the Arts, Sport, the Environment, Tourism and Territories was established in July 1987, accepting functions from the former Departments of Sport, Recreation and Tourism, Arts, Heritage and the Environment, Education, Territories and the Department of Science. The control of the Bureau of Meteorology was transferred from the Department of Administrative Services in June 1990. In December 1991 the Department was abolished and its functions were passed on to the Department of the Arts, Sport, the Environment and Territories and the Department of Tourism.
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
1978 - 1980 Department of Science and the Environment, Central Office
1980 - 1984 Department of Science and Technology, Central Office
1980 - 1984 Department of Home Affairs and Environment
1984 - 1987 Department of Science [III], Central Office
1984 - 1987 Department of Arts, Heritage and Environment
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
Subordinate
Superior
Published resources
Resources
- Trove, National Library of Australia, 2009, https://nla.gov.au/nla.party-479494. Details
Resource Sections
- 'Primary description of agency CA 5984; Department of the Arts, Sport, the Environment, Tourism and Territories, Central Office, Registration of entity: 16 October 1987', in RecordSearch, National Archives of Australia, 2000, https://RecordSearch.naa.gov.au/scripts/AutoSearch.asp?Number=CA%205984. Details
A. Smith & H. Morgan
Created: 5 October 2001, Last modified: 20 March 2006
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