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Department of National Resources

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Department of National Resources
Department overview
Formed22 December 1975[1]
Preceding Department
Dissolved20 December 1977[1]
Superseding Department
JurisdictionCommonwealth of Australia
Minister responsible
Department executive

The Department of National Resources was an Australian government department that existed between December 1975 and December 1977.

Scope

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Information about the department's functions and government funding allocation could be found in the Administrative Arrangements Orders, the annual Portfolio Budget Statements and in the Department's annual reports.

At its creation, the Department's functions were:[1]

  • Evaluation and balanced development of mineral, water and energy resources having regard to future requirements
  • Geodesy, mapping

Structure

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The Department was a Commonwealth Public Service department, staffed by officials who were responsible to the Minister for National Resources, Doug Anthony.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d CA 1957: Department of National Resources, Central Office, National Archives of Australia, retrieved 9 February 2021