Department of Home and Territories (1916-1928)

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Department of Home and Territories
Department overview
Formed 14 November 1916 [1]
Preceding Department
Dissolved 10 December 1928 [1]
Superseding agency
Jurisdiction Commonwealth of Australia
Headquarters Melbourne
Ministers responsible
Department executives

The Department of Home and Territories was an Australian government department that existed between November 1916 and December 1928.

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Contents

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.

At its creation, the Department dealt with: [1]

Structure

The Department was an Australian Public Service department, staffed by officials who were responsible to the Minister for Home and Territories. [1]

Australian Public Service federal civil service of the Commonwealth of Australia

The Australian Public Service (APS) is the federal civil service of the Commonwealth of Australia responsible for the public administration, public policy, and public services of the departments and executive and statutory agencies of the Government of Australia. The Australian Public Service was established at the Federation of Australia in 1901 as the Commonwealth Public Service and modeled on the Westminster system and United Kingdom's Civil Service. The establishment and operation of the Australian Public Service is governed by the Public Service Act 1999 of the Parliament of Australia as an "apolitical public service that is efficient and effective in serving the Government, the Parliament and the Australian public". The conduct of Australian public servants is also governed by a Code of Conduct and guided by the APS Values set by the Australian Public Service Commission.

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 CA 15: Department of Home and Territories, Central Office, National Archives of Australia, retrieved 27 December 2013
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