• Source: Department of Environment, Housing and Community Development
    • The Department of Environment, Housing and Community Development was an Australian government department that existed between December 1975 and December 1978.


      History


      The Department was announced in December 1975, after the Departments of Tourism and Recreation, Urban and Regional Development,
      Housing and Construction and
      the Environment were abolished. The Department was intended to work closely with the States with regards to matters of local concern with a maxim of maximum consultation.


      Scope


      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 was responsible for the following:

      Urban and regional planning and development
      Environment and Conservation
      Building industry
      Housing
      Provision of hostel accommodation in the Australian Territories and for immigrants
      Leisure, including sport, physical fitness and community recreation
      Youth affairs.


      Structure


      The Department was an Australian Public Service department, staffed by officials who were responsible to the Minister for Environment, Housing and Community Development.


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