| Agency Name: | Department of the Capital Territory |
| Formed: | 19 December 1972 |
| Preceding1: | Department of External Territories (II) – for Norfolk Island and Coral Sea Islands Territory Department of the Interior (II) – for ACT, Jervis Bay |
| Dissolved: | 11 March 1983 |
| Superseding: | Department of Territories and Local Government |
| Type: | Department |
| Jurisdiction: | Commonwealth of Australia |
| Minister1 Name: | Kep Enderby |
| Minister1 Pfo: | Minister (1972–1973) |
| Minister2 Name: | Gordon Bryant |
| Minister2 Pfo: | Minister (1973–1975) |
| Minister3 Name: | Eric Robinson |
| Minister3 Pfo: | Minister (1975–1976) |
| Minister4 Name: | Tony Staley |
| Minister4 Pfo: | Minister (1976–1977) |
| Minister5 Name: | Bob Ellicott |
| Minister5 Pfo: | Minister (1977–1980) |
| Minister6 Name: | Michael Hodgman |
| Minister6 Pfo: | Minister (1980–1983) |
| Chief1 Name: | George Warwick Smith |
| Chief1 Position: | Secretary (1972–1973) |
| Chief2 Name: | Lou Engledow |
| Chief2 Position: | Secretary (1973–1977) |
| Chief3 Name: | Laurie Daniels |
| Chief3 Position: | Secretary (1977–1981) |
| Chief4 Name: | Tony Blunn |
| Chief4 Position: | Secretary (1981–1983) |
| Headquarters: | Canberra |
The Department of the Capital Territory was an Australian government department that existed between December 1972 and March 1983.
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.
According to the Administrative Arrangements Order made on 20 December 1972, the Department dealt with:
The Department was an Australian Public Service department, staffed by officials who were responsible to the Minister for the Capital Territory.
| Name | Party | Start | End | Prime Minister | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 19 December 1972 | 9 October 1973 | Gough Whitlam | |||||
| 2 | 9 October 1973 | 11 November 1975 | Gough Whitlam | |||||
| 3 | 11 November 1975 | 22 December 1975 | Malcolm Fraser | |||||
| 4 | 22 December 1975 | 16 February 1976 | Malcolm Fraser | |||||
| 5 | 16 February 1976 | 20 December 1977 | Malcolm Fraser | |||||
| 6 | 20 December 1977 | 3 November 1980 | Malcolm Fraser | |||||
| 7 | 3 November 1980 | 11 March 1983 | Malcolm Fraser | |||||