| Department overview | |
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| Formed | 18 September 2013 [1] |
| Preceding Department | |
| Dissolved | 23 December 2014 |
| Superseding agency | |
| Jurisdiction | Commonwealth of Australia |
| Headquarters | Canberra |
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| Child Department |
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| Website | www |
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The department was dissolved by way of an Administrative Arrangements Order issued on 23 December 2014 [7] and superseded by the Department of Education and Training.
The functions of the department were broadly classified into the following matters: [6]
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