Department of Employment and Youth Affairs

Department of Employment and Youth Affairs
Department overview
Formed5 December 1978[1]
Preceding Department
Dissolved7 May 1982[1]
Superseding Department
JurisdictionCommonwealth of Australia
Ministers responsible
  • Ian Viner, Minister for Employment and Youth Affairs (1978-81)
  • Neil Brown, Minister for Employment and Youth Affairs (1981-82)
Department executives
  • Brian Tregillis, Acting Secretary (1978)
  • Rae Taylor, Secretary (1978-82)

The Department of Employment and Youth Affairs was an Australian government department that existed between December 1978 and May 1982.

Scope

Information 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 was responsible for the following:[1]

  • Commonwealth Employment Service
  • Manpower and training
  • Youth Affairs
  • Reinstatement in civil employment - of national servicemen, members of the Reserve Forces and members of the Citizens Forces.

Structure

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

References

  1. ^ a b c d CA 2746: Department of Employment and Youth Affairs, Central Office, Canberra (also Melbourne, 1978-by 1981), National Archives of Australia, retrieved 4 December 2013


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