Department of Administrative Services (1975)


The Department of Administrative Services was an Australian government department that existed between October 1975 and December 1975. It was the first so-named Commonwealth department, to be followed by two more.

Scope

Information about the department's functions and/or government funding allocation could be found in the Administrative Arrangements Orders, the annual Portfolio Budget Statements and in the Department's annual reports.
According to the Administrative Arrangements Order made on 7 October 1975, the Department dealt with:
The Department was an Australian Public Service department, staffed by officials who were responsible to the Minister for Administrative Services.