Department of Arts, Heritage and Environment explained

Agency Name:Department of Arts, Heritage and Environment
Formed:13 December 1984
Preceding1:Department of Home Affairs and Environment
Dissolved:24 July 1987
Superseding:Department of Administrative Services (III)
Department of the Arts, Sport, the Environment, Tourism and Territories
Type:Department
Jurisdiction:Commonwealth of Australia
Minister1 Name:Barry Cohen
Minister1 Pfo:Minister
Chief1 Name:Pat Galvin
Chief1 Position:Secretary
Headquarters:City, Canberra

The Department of Arts, Heritage and Environment was an Australian government department that existed between December 1984 and July 1987.

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 the department's creation it was responsible for:

Structure

The Department was a Commonwealth Public Service department, staffed by officials who were responsible to the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Environment.