Department of Housing and Construction (1978–82)

Department of Housing and Construction

Department overview
Formed	5 December 1978
Preceding Department	Department of Construction Department of Environment, Housing and Community Development
Dissolved	7 May 1982
Superseding agency	Department of Social Security (Australia) Department of Industry and Commerce (II) Department of Transport and Construction
Jurisdiction	Commonwealth of Australia
Ministers responsible	Ray Groom, Minister (1978‑80) Tom McVeigh, Minister (1980‑82)
Department executives	George Warwick Smith, Secretary (1978‑80) Collin Freeland , Secretary (1980‑82)

Department of Industry and Commerce (II)

The Department of Housing and Construction was an Australian government department that existed between December 1978 and May 1982.

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.

The functions of the Department at its creation were:

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

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