Department of Northern Development (Australia)
| Department overview | |
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| Formed | 19 December 1972 |
| Preceding Department | |
| Dissolved | 6 June 1975 |
| Superseding agency | |
| Jurisdiction | Commonwealth of Australia |
| Headquarters | Canberra |
| Minister responsible |
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| Department executive |
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The Department of Northern Development was an Australian government department that existed between December 1972 and June 1975.
The Department of Northern Development was established in December 1975 charged with overall policy and co-ordination in Australia's development north of the 26th parallel. The Government appointed Ray Livingston, formerly a Deputy Secretary at the Department of Trade and Industry, Secretary of the Department in the days after its formal establishment.
In June 1975, the Department was replaced by the Department of Northern Australia which was an amalgamation of the Northern Development Department and the Department of the Northern Territory.
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 was responsible for the following:
The Department was an Commonwealth Public Service department, staffed by officials who were responsible to the Minister for Northern Development, Rex Patterson.
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