The Department of Labour and National Service was an Australian government department that existed between October 1940 and December 1972.
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| Formed | 28 October 1940[1] |
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| Dissolved | 19 December 1972[1] |
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| Jurisdiction | Commonwealth of Australia |
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Scope
editInformation about the department's functions and 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 general labour policy, manpower priorities, investigations of labour supply and labour demand, the effective placement of labour, technical training, industrial relations and industrial welfare, and planning for post-war rehabilitation and development.[1]
Structure
editThe department was a Commonwealth Public Service department, staffed by officials who were responsible to the Minister for Labour and National Service.[1]
Sir Roland Wilson was seconded to establish the new Department of Labour and National Service in 1940, and at 36 years old became its first administrative head.[3]
References
edit- ^ a b c d CA 40: Department of Labour and National Service, Central Secretariat/ (by 1947 known as Central Office), National Archives of Australia, archived from the original on 14 March 2020, retrieved 28 December 2013
- ^ Mitcham, Chad J., ‘Bland, Sir Henry Armand (Harry) (1909-1997)’, Australian Dictionary of Biography, National Centre of Biography, Australian National University, https://adb.anu.edu.au/biography/bland-sir-henry-armand-harry-1549/text41469
- ^ "Obituary - Sir Roland Wilson - Obituaries Australia". oa.anu.edu.au. Retrieved 16 August 2021.
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