Department of Administrative Services (1975)

Department of Administrative Services

Department overview
Formed	7 October 1975
Preceding Department	Department of Services and Property Department of Manufacturing Industry
Dissolved	22 December 1975
Superseding agency	Department of Administrative Services (II)
Jurisdiction	Commonwealth of Australia
Headquarters	Canberra
Department executive	Maurice Timbs, Secretary

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.

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 (AAO) 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.

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