Agency Name: | Department of Health, Housing and Community Services |
Formed: | 7 June 1991 |
Preceding1: | Department of Community Services and Health Department of Industry, Technology and Commerce |
Dissolved: | 24 March 1993 |
Superseding: | Department of Health, Housing, Local Government and Community Services |
Type: | Department |
Jurisdiction: | Commonwealth of Australia |
Minister1 Name: | Brian Howe |
Minister1 Pfo: | Minister |
Chief1 Name: | Stuart Hamilton |
Chief1 Position: | Secretary |
Headquarters: | Phillip, Canberra |
The Department of Health, Housing and Community Services was an Australian government department that existed between June 1991 and March 1993.
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 department was an Australian Public Service department, staffed by officials who were responsible to the Minister for Health, Housing and Community Services, Brian Howe.
The Secretary of the Department was S.A. Hamilton.