Department of Arts, Heritage and Environment

Department of Arts, Heritage and Environment
Department overview
Formed	13 December 1984[1]
Preceding Department	Department of Home Affairs and Environment;
Dissolved	24 July 1987[1]
Superseding agency	Department of Administrative Services (III); Department of the Arts, Sport, the Environment, Tourism and Territories;
Jurisdiction	Commonwealth of Australia
Headquarters	City, Canberra
Minister responsible	Barry Cohen, Minister;
Department executive	Pat Galvin, Secretary;

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/or 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:[1]

Environment and conservation
Cultural affairs, including support for the arts
National collections
National heritage.

Structure

The Department was a Commonwealth Public Service department, staffed by officials who were responsible to the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Environment.[1]

References

CA 4131: Department of Arts, Heritage and Environment, Central Office, National Archives of Australia, retrieved 29 December 2013

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[NAA_CA_4131-1] CA 4131: Department of Arts, Heritage and Environment, Central Office, National Archives of Australia, retrieved 29 December 2013