Department of External Territories
Department overview
Formed26 June 1941[1]
Preceding Department
Dissolved11 May 1951[1]
Superseding agency
JurisdictionCommonwealth of Australia
HeadquartersBarton, Canberra
Ministers responsible
Department executives

The Department of External Territories was an Australian government department that existed between June 1941 and May 1951.

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.

The matters dealt with by the department at its creation were:[1]

Structure

The Department was a Commonwealth Public Service department, staffed by officials who were responsible to the Minister for External Territories.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 CA 42: Department of External Territories [I], Central Office, National Archives of Australia, retrieved 1 January 2014


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