Department of Fuel, Shipping and Transport

Department of Fuel, Shipping and Transport
Department overview
Formed 16 March 1950[1]
Preceding Department
Dissolved 11 May 1951[1]
Superseding agency
Jurisdiction Commonwealth of Australia
Minister responsible
Department executive

The Department of Fuel, Shipping and Transport was an Australian government department that existed between March 1950 and May 1951.

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.

According to the Administrative Arrangements Order (AAO) made on 17 March 1950, the Department dealt with:[2]

Structure

The Department was an Australian Public Service department, staffed by officials who were responsible to the Minister for Fuel, Shipping and Transport, George McLeay[1] The Department's secretary was C.H. McFayden.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 CA 55: Department of Fuel, Shipping and Transport, Central Office, National Archives of Australia, retrieved 27 November 2013
  2. Administrative Arrangements Order made on 17 March 1950 (PDF), National Archives of Australia, 17 March 1950, archived from the original (PDF) on 25 April 2013


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