Department of Transport (1930–1932) explained

Agency Name:Department of Transport
Formed:21 April 1930
Preceding1:Department of Markets and Transport – for assisted migration from Britain; Co-ordination of transport, Commonwealth railways, War service homes
Department of Home Affairs (II) – for Australian Capital Territory transport
Dissolved:12 April 1932
Superseding:Department of Commerce – for navigation, shipping and lighthouses
Department of the Interior (I) – for internal transport; War service homes; Waterside employment
Prime Minister's Department – for shipping services for territories
Type:Department
Jurisdiction:Commonwealth of Australia
Minister1 Name:Parker Moloney
Minister1 Pfo:Minister for Transport (1930–1932)
Minister2 Name:Archdale Parkhill
Minister2 Pfo:Minister for Transport (1932)
Chief1 Name:Herbert Charles Brown
Chief1 Position:Secretary
Headquarters:Melbourne

The Department of Transport was an Australian government department that existed between April 1930 and April 1932.

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:

Structure

The department was a Commonwealth Public Service department, staffed by officials who were responsible to the Minister for Transport, Parker Moloney until January 1932 and then Archdale Parkhill.

The secretary of the department was Herbert Charles Brown.