Department of Housing and Construction (1973–1975)

Department of Housing and Construction
Department overview
Formed	30 November 1973
Preceding Department	Department of Housing; Department of Works (III);
Dissolved	22 December 1975
Superseding Department	Department of National Resources; Department of Environment, Housing and Community Development; Department of Construction;
Jurisdiction	Commonwealth of Australia
Ministers responsible	Les Johnson, Minister (1973–1975); Joe Riordan, Minister (1975); John Carrick, Minister (1975);
Department executive	Alan Reiher, Secretary;

The Department of Housing and Construction was an Australian government department that existed between November 1973 and December 1975.

History

The department was established while the Whitlam government was in power. Shortly after the Fraser government took office in November 1975 as a result of the Australian constitutional crisis, the department was abolished.^[2]

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 functions of the Department at its creation were:^[1]

Housing
Provision of hostel accommodation in the Australian territories and for immigrants
Planning, execution and maintenance of Australian government works
Design, provision and maintenance of furniture, furnishings and fittings for the Australian government
Promotion of national standards in relation to building construction

Among other activities, the Department prepared a feasibility study for the construction of Black Mountain Tower, a telecommunications tower in Canberra.^[3] The Department also undertook planning for the tower's construction.^[3]

Structure

The Department was a Commonwealth Public Service department, staffed by officials who were responsible to the Minister for Housing and Construction.^[1]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d CA 1543: Department of Housing and Construction [I], Policy Headquarters, National Archives of Australia, retrieved 17 December 2013
^ Juddery, Bruce (19 December 1975). "Bureaucratic Convulsion: Eight departments go". The Canberra Times. p. 1. Archived from the original on 20 March 2014.
^ ^a ^b Ling, Ted (2013), "Black Mountain Tower", Government Records about the Australian Capital Territory, National Archives of Australia, ISBN 978-1-922209-03-0, archived from the original on 24 February 2014

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[NAA_CA_1543-1] CA 1543: Department of Housing and Construction [I], Policy Headquarters, National Archives of Australia, retrieved 17 December 2013

[2] Juddery, Bruce (19 December 1975). "Bureaucratic Convulsion: Eight departments go". The Canberra Times. p. 1. Archived from the original on 20 March 2014.

[Ling-3] Ling, Ted (2013), "Black Mountain Tower", Government Records about the Australian Capital Territory, National Archives of Australia, ISBN 978-1-922209-03-0, archived from the original on 24 February 2014

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