Department of National Resources (Australia)

Department of National Resources

Department overview
Formed	22 December 1975[1]
Preceding Department	Department of Minerals and Energy Department of Housing and Construction (I) Department of the Environment (I)
Dissolved	20 December 1977[1]
Superseding agency	Department of Trade and Resources Department of National Development (II)
Jurisdiction	Commonwealth of Australia
Minister responsible	Doug Anthony, Minister
Department executive	Jim Scully, Secretary

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

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.

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

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

References

1. CA 1957: Department of National Resources, Central Office, National Archives of Australia, retrieved 28 December 2013