COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA
ADMINISTRATIVE ARRANGEMENTS ORDER
ORDER BY HIS EXCELLENCY THE GOVERNOR-GENERAL
I, WILLIAM JOHN McKELL, the Governor-General in and over the Commonwealth of Australia, acting with the advice of the Federal Executive Council, do hereby approve of the Administrative Arrangements specified in the Schedule hereto, and do order that, until further order herein, all Acts of the Commonwealth Parliament relating to the matters specified in the second column of the Schedule opposite to the name of a Department (including the Acts specified in the third column opposite the name of the Department) shall, unless the contrary intention appears in the Act, be administered by the Minister of State for the Commonwealth administering that Department.
THE SCHEDULE
The names of the Department of the State of the Commonwealth are specified in the first column of the Schedule, and the matters dealt with by each Department and the Acts administered by the Minister administering it are respectively specified in the second and third columns opposite the name of the Department
First Column Name of Department | Second Column Matters dealt with by each Department | Third Column Acts Administered by the Minister of each Department |
THE PRIME MINISTER’S DEPARTMENT | Administrative arrangements Archives Ceremonial and functions of State Cabinet Secretariat Channel of communication for all Education, Commonwealth Office of Economic Policy-Planning and Co- Federal Executive Council Historic memorials Hospitality Government Literary Fund Premiers’ Conferences Preparation and publication of Commonwealth of Australia Gazette High Commissioner’s Office, London Royal Commissions
| Committee of Public Accounts Act 1913-1934 Committee of Public Accounts Act Commonwealth Education Act 1945 Commonwealth Grants Commonwealth Public Service Act 1922-1948 Commonwealth Public Works Commonwealth Salaries Act 1907 High Commissioner Act 1909-1945 Migrant Settlement Agreement Act Ministers of State Act 1935-1947 Officers Rights Declaration Act Parliamentary Allowances Act Parliamentary Salaries Adjustment Royal Commissions Act 1902-1933 Science and industry Endowment Science and Industry Research Act Special Annuity Acts |
THE DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY | Appropriation and Supply Banking Census and Statistics Commonwealth Advertising-Control Commonwealth Stores Supply and Tender Board Currency, Coinage and Legal Tender Employees’ Compensation Enemy Property Financial Assistance to States Financial aspects of Social Services, Health, Housing, Education and Reconstructive matters Financial Review and Co-ordination of Pay, Works, Services, Supplies and other proposals of Service Departments Foreign Exchange Government Printing Insurance Deposits Interests rates Investigations-actuarial Investigation of proposals relating to, Transport, Communications, Government Subsidies and Financial assistance to Primary and Secondary Industries Life Insurance Loan Council; and all Loan Matters Parliamentary Pensions Pensions and Retiring Allowances under Public Debt and National Debt Sinking Public Accounts Public Finance including relationship to Soldier Land Settlement Finance Superannuation Taxation other than Duties of Customs War Damage Insurance War Gratuity-Administration
| Appropriation Acts Appropriation (unemployment Audit Act 1901-1948 Banking Act 1945 Banking Act 1947-1948 Berry Fruit Growers Relief Act 1941 Census and Statistics Act 1905- Coinage Act 1909-1947 Commonwealth Bank Act 1945-1948 Commonwealth Debt Conversion Commonwealth Debt Conversion Commonwealth Employees’ Commonwealth Employees’ Commonwealth Inscribed Stock Act 1911-1946 Constitution Alteration (State Constitution Alteration (State Debt Conversion Agreement Act Debt Conversion Agreement Act Defence (Transitional Provisions) National Security (Economic Parts IV. and V. Defence Forces Retirement Benefits Economic Research Act 1929 Entertainment Tax Assessment Act Entertainment Tax Act 1942-1949 Estate Duty Act 1914-1941 Estate Duty Assessment Act 1914- 1947 Financial Agreement Act 1928 Financial Agreement Act 1944 Financial Agreements Financial Agreement Validation Financial Emergency Act 1931- Financial Relief Act 1932 -1938 Financial Relief Act 1933 (except Financial Relief Act 1934-1936 Financial Relief Acts 1936-1938 Flour Tax Act 1938 Flour Tax (Imports and Exports) Flour Tax (Stocks) Act 1938 Flour Tax (Wheat Industry Funding Arrangements Act 1921 Gift Duty Act 1941-1947 Gift Duty Assessment Act 1941-1947 Gold Mining Encouragement Act Gold Tax Act 1939 Gold Tax Collection Act 1939-1940 Gold Tax Suspension Act 1947 Immigration Loan Act 1922 Income Tax Acts Income Tax Assessment Act 1936- 1949 Income Tax Collection Act 1923- Income Tax (War-time Insurance Act 1932-1937 International Monetary Agreements Land Tax Act 1910-1941 Land Tax Assessment Act 1910-1949 Life Insurance Act 1945 Loan Acts Loan Appropriation (Unemployment Loan (Drought Relief) Act 1940 Loan (Farmers’ Debt Adjustment) Act 1935-1936 Loan Fund Expenditure Act 1933 Loan (Housing) Acts Loan (Unemployment Relief Works) Loans Redemption and Conversion Loans Securities Act 1919 Marine Insurance Act 1909 National Debt Sinking Fund Act National Welfare Fund Act 1943- Naval Loan Repeal Act 1910 New South Wales Grant (Drought Parliamentary Retiring Allowances Pay-roll Tax Act 1941 Pay-roll Tax Assessment Act 1941- Sales Tax Acts Sales Tax Assessment Acts Sales Tax (Exemptions and Sales Tax Procedure Act 1934-1940 Social Services Contribution Act Social Services Contribution Soldier Settlement Loans (Financial States Grants Acts States Grants (Administration of States Grants (Drought Relief) Act States Grants (Drought Relief) Act States Grants (Fertilizer) Act 1937- States Grants (Fertilizer) Act (No.2) States Grants (Local Public Works) Act 1936 States Grants (Tax Reimbursement) States Grants (Unemployment Relief) States Grants (Youth Employment) States Grants (Youth Employment) Act 1939 Statistical Bureau (Tasmania) Act Stevedoring Industry Charge Act Stevedoring Industry Charge Superannuation Act 1922-1948 Supply Acts Surplus Revenue Acts Tasmania Grant (Flour Tax) Act Tasmania Sinking Fund Agreement Tasmania Loan Redemption Act 1919 Taxation of Loans Act 1923 Trading with the Enemy Act 1939- 1947- insofar as it relates to the National Security (Enemy Transferred Officers’ Allowances Act 1948 Transferred Officers’ Pensions Act 1934 Trans-Pacific Flight Appropriation Act 1934 Treasury Bills Act 1914-1940 Treaty of Peace (Germany) Act 1919-1920-insofar as it relates to Part I. of the Treaty of Peace United Kingdom Grants Acts War Damage to Property Act 1948 War Gratuity Acts 1920 War Gratuity Act 1945-1947 War Gratuity Appropriation Act War Pensions Appropriation Acts War Precautions Act Repeal Act War Tax Act 1941 War-time (Company) Tax Act 1940- War-time (Company) Tax Assessment Act 1940-1947 War-time Profits Tax Act 1917 War-time Profits Tax Assessment Wheat Tax Act 1938 Wheat Tax (Repeal and Refund) Act Wool Tax Act 1936-1945 Wool Tax Assessment Acts 1936 Wool (Contributory Charge) Act Wool (Contributory Charge) Wool Industry Fund Act 1946 |
THE ATTORNEY-GENERAL’S DEPARTMENT | Administration of Law and Justice in and registration for the Australian Capital Territory Arbitration in relation to employment in Bankruptcy and Insolvency Bills of Exchange and Promissory Notes Copyright Crown Law Officers Designs Divorce and Matrimonial Causes Foreign Corporations Investigations in respect of offences against Commonwealth law Judiciary and Courts Legal aid to members of the Forces and their dependants Litigation in which the Commonwealth is a party and prosecution of offences against Commonwealth laws Marriage Parliamentary drafting and legal drafting (including Bills, Regulations under Commonwealth Acts, Ordinances, Proclamations, Orders and Agreements) Patents Peace Officers Recognition throughout the Commonwealth and its Territories of Reporting of Proceedings of Service and execution throughout the Commonwealth and its Territories of the Process and Judgements of the States and Territories Trade Marks Trading and Financial Corporations formed within the limits of the Commonwealth | Acts Interpretation Act 1901-1948 Amendments Incorporation Act 1905-1918 Arbitration (Public Service) Act 1920-1947 Bankruptcy Act 1924-1948 Bills of Exchange Act 1909-1936 Black Marketing Act 1942-1946 Boy Scouts Association Act 1924 Commonwealth Conciliation and Arbitration Act 1904-1950 (except Communist Party Dissolution Act Copyright Act 1912-1935 Crimes Act 1914-1946 Defence (Transitional Provisions) Regulations- National Security (Evidence) National Security (General) National Security (Industrial National Security National Security (War Deaths) National Security (War Service Designs Act 1906-1934 Evidence Act 1905-1934 Extradition Act 1903-1934 High Court Procedures Act 1903-1937 Judges Pensions’ Act 1948 Judiciary Act 1903-1948 Judiciary (Diplomatic Jury Exemption Act 1905-1932 Legal Proceedings Control Act 1919 Parliamentary Papers Act 1908-1946 Patents Act 1903-1946 Patents, Trade Marks, Designs and Peace Officers Act 1925 Re-establishment and Employment Act 1945 (Parts II., Division 2 , IX. And X.) Rules Publication Act 1903-1939 Seat of Government Supreme Court Service and Execution of Process Acts Act 1901-1945 Solicitor General Act 1916 State and Territorial Laws and Records Recognition Act 1901-1928 Statute Law Revision Act 1934 Statutory Declarations Act 1911-1944 Trade Marks Act 1905-1948 War Precautions Act Repeal Act |
THE DEPARTMENT OF EXTERNAL AFFAIRS | Antarctica-Australian Antarctic Territory Australia-New Zealand Agreement; Australian Embassies, Legations and British Commonwealth political relations British Commonwealth Representatives in Channel of Communication- missions (ii) for all matters between other Communication with United Kingdom Consuls and consular matters Cultural relation with other countries Custody of property in Australia of enemy Diplomatic and consular missions in Australia External short-wave broadcasting; policy Foreign affairs and relations with foreign governments International Conferences International questions affecting policy in Protection of Australian nationals and South Pacific Commission Special political missions Territorial waters Treaties and International Agreements United Nations; principal and subsidiary | Australian Antarctic Territory Defence (Transitional Provisions) Treaty of Peace (Italy) Act 1947 Treaty of Peace (Hungary) Act 1947 Treaty of Peace (Romania) Act 1947 Treaty of Peace (Bulgaria) Act 1947 Treaty of Peace (Finland) Act 1947 Charter of United Nations Act 1945 International Organizations United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural (together with the Prime Ministers United Nations Food and Agriculture World Health Organization Act 1947 Department) Genocide Convention Act 1949 United Nations International International Labour Organization |
DEPARTMENT OF DEFENCE | The formulation and general application of a unified Defence Policy relating to the Defence Forces and their requirements, including:- (a) Co-operation in British (b) The supply aspect of Defence (c) The scientific aspect of Defence (d) The Financial requirements of The Defence aspect of Armistice and and Forces of Occupation Matters of policy or principle and Service or inter-departmental Defence The Higher Defence Machinery, the and the Secretariat of the Council of The Defence aspect of questions relating Co-operation in the British Co-operation in Regional Security, United Nations Charter Higher Direction in War Higher Direction of the Services The Commonwealth War Book, Plans for an Emergency as developed in Departmental War The administration of Inter-Service The Defence aspect of:- The Strength and Organization of the Forces Higher Appointments in the Services Honours and Awards Civil Defence Policy | Defence Act 1903-1949 (except in Defence (Transitional Provisions) National security Defence (Visiting Forces) Act 1939 Geneva Convention Act 1938 Telegraph Act 1909 |
THE DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY | Naval Defence | Cockatoo and Schnapper Islands Act Control of Naval Waters Act 1918 Defence (Transitional Provisions) National Security (General) National Security 63, insofar as it relates to the Naval Defence Act 1910-1949 Treaties of Washington Act 1922 War Precautions Act Repeal Act |
THE DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY | Military Defence | Australian Imperial Force Defence Act 1903-1949 (in relation of the Military Forces) Defence (Transitional Provisions) National Security (General) Regulations, 37 Insofar as it relates to the National Security Service Trust Funds 1947 War Precautions Act Repeal Act 1920-1934, Section 22 (with the War Service Estates Act 1942-1943 |
THE DEPARTMENT OF AIR | Air Defence | Air Force Act 1923-1941 Defence Act 1903-1949 (in relation Defence (Transitional Provisions) National Security (General) Regulations 37 Insofar as it National Security National Security (Supplementary) relates to the Air Force Service Trust Fund Act 1947, insofar |
THE DEPARTMENT OF TRADE AND CUSTOMS | Analysis of goods Bounties (To assist industries in Australia By-laws (customs and excise)- Censorship of cinematograph films and Contraband control in time of war Cotton bounty Customs Administration Customs Tariffs Dangerous drugs-control under Detection of offences Distillation of spirits Dumping and unfair competition Economic investigation of industries Exchange control relating to imports and Excise administration Excise tariffs Export control-monetary and commodity Export licensing Export prohibitions Films, cinematograph-censorship Immigration, co-operation with the Import control Import licensing Import prohibitions International Convention for Aerial Investigations-trade and special Literature-censorship Marking and labelling of imported goods Monopolies and Combines Papua and New Guinea Bounties Preferential tariffs Prices control Primage duties Prize Courts Prosecutions for offences Protection of primary and secondary Quarantine, co-operation with the Rationing of goods Registration of British ships Revenue duties Secret Commissions Shipping-treatment of merchant shipping Smuggling, prevention of Statistical classification of imports and Sugar- Export Sugar Committee Fruit Industry Sugar Concession Committee International Sugar Agreement Rebate on sugar contents of exported Sugar industry control Sulphur Bounty Tariff revision Tariff administration (Customs and Tariff Board Tea, control Tractor Bounty Trade agreements, Trade Treaties Trade Relations-Overseas Trade and commerce-action in relation Trade descriptions (Imports) Trade statistics-Collection of Statistics Trading with the enemy-Administration Tyre Cord Bounty Valuation of Goods for duty purposes Wine Export Bounty Wire Netting bounty | Australian Industries Preservation Banking Act 1945-insofar as it relates to Part III. of the Banking (Foreign Exchange) Regulations Beer Excise Act 1901-1947 Canvas and Duck Bounty Act 1939 Coal Excise Act 1949 Commerce (Trade Descriptions) Customs Act 1901-1949 Customs Tariff 1933-1949 Customs Tariff (Canadian Customs Tariff (Canadian Customs Tariff (Industries Customs Tariff (Newfoundland Customs Tariff (New Zealand Customs Tariff (New Zealand Customs Tariff (Primage Duties) Customs Tariff ( Southern Customs Tariff Validation Acts Defence (Transitional Provisions) National Security (Rationing) National Security National Security (Tea Distillation Act 1901-1949 Excise Act 1901-1949 Excise Tariff 1921-1949 Excise Tariff Rebate Act 1944 Excise Tariff Validation Acts Merchant Shipping Acts-insofar as New printing Paper Bounty Act 1938-1939 New Zealand Re-exports Act 1924- Papua and New Guinea Bounties Raw Cotton Bounty Act 1940- 1946 Secret Commissions Act 1905 Spirits Act 1906-1947 Sugar Agreement Act 1946 Sugar Agreement Act 1947 Sugar Agreement Act 1949 Sulphur Bounty Act 1939-1944 Tariff Board Act 1921-1950 Tractor Bounty Act 1939-1947 Trade Agreement (Belgian) Act Trade Agreement (Brazil) Act 1939 Trade Agreement (Czechoslovakia) Trade Agreement (France) Act Trade Agreement (Greece) Act Trade Agreement (Newfoundland) Trade Agreement (South Africa) Trade Agreement (Southern Trade Agreement (Switzerland) Act Trading with the Enemy Act 1939- 1947 Tyre Cord Bounty Act 1939 United Kingdom and Australia Wine Export bounty Act 1947 Wire Netting Bounty Act 1939-1944 |
THE DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE AND AGRICULTURE | Agricultural Production Agricultural Economics Assistance to Primary Producers Australian Agricultural Council Collection and dissemination of Contact with State Departments of Contact with the following organizations Australian Apple and Pear Board Australian Apple and Pear Marketing Australian Canned Fruits Board Australian Dairy Produce Board Australian Egg Board Australian Hides and Leather Australian Meat Board Australian Whaling Commission Australian Wheat Board Australian Wine Board Australian Wool Board Australian Wool Realization Dried Fruits Control Board Federal Potato Advisory Committee Standing Committee on Agriculture Exhibitions (Organization of trade External Trade-Overseas Trade Promotion Fisheries-Administration of General trade inquiries Importation and use of Jute Investigation of overseas trade matters Inspection and/or grading of dairy Investigation of marketing, economic, and Marketing investigations abroad Production of Flax Rural credits Rural man-power Trade Agreements- Administration of the export aspects Collaboration with other Departments Trade Commissioner Service Trade publicity and advertising in Trade Surveys for specific commodities Whaling activities in Australian and adjacent waters
| Apple and Pear Export Charges Act Apple and Pear Organization Act Canned Fruits Export Charges Act Canned Fruits Export Control Act Commerce (Trade Descriptions) Dairy Produce Export charges Act Dairy Produce Export Control Act Defence (Transitional Provisions) Jute Goods Order National Security (Apple and National Security (Food Control) Regulations’ National Security (Staff of War-time Authorities) Regulations Dried Fruits Export Charges Act Dried Fruits Export Control Act Egg Export Charges Act 1947 Egg Expert Control Act 1947-1948 Hide and Leather Industries Act 1948 International Wheat Agreement Act Meat Export Charges Act 1935 Meat Export Control Act 1935- Meat Industry Control Act 1946 Queensland Meat Inspection Rabbit Skins Export Charges Act Rabbit Skins Export Charges Supply and Development Act 1939- following Regulations:- Supply and Development (Flax Production) Regulations Trade Commissioners Act 1933- 1936 Whaling Act 1935-1948 Whaling Industry Act 1949 Wheat Export Charges Act 1948 Wheat Industry stabilization Act 1946-1948 Wine Grape Charges Act 1929- Wine Overseas Marketing Act Wool Industry Fund Act 1946 Wool (Contributory Charges) Act Wool (Contributory Charges) Wool Realization Act 1945-1950 Wool (Reserve Prices) Fund Act 1950 Wool Use Promotion Act 1945 |
THE POSTMASTER-GENERAL’S DEPARTMENT | Broadcasting Postal and Telecommunication Services | Australian Broadcasting Act 1942- Commercial Broadcasting stations License Fees Act 1942 Overseas Telecommunication Act 1946 Parliamentary Proceedings Broadcasting Act 1946 Post and Telegraph Act 1901-1949 Post and Telegraph Rates Act 1902-1949 Post and Telegraph Rates (Defence Purchase Telephone Lines Telegraph Act 1909 Wireless Telegraphy Act 1905-1936 |
THE DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR | Accommodation for Commonwealth Departments Ashmore and Cartier Islands Astronomy Australian Capital Territory, developmental planning and Australian Commonwealth Shipping Board Australian Official War History 1939- 1945 Australian War Memorial Civil Defence Commonwealth Observatory Conveyance of Members of Parliament Elections and Franchise Forestry and Timber Geodesy Land for Commonwealth purposes, acquisition and leasing of Mapping, Topographical and Geographical, including International Meteorology National Film Board National Mapping Council News and Information Bureau-Publicity, Northern Territory Police (Australian Capital Territory) Property, Commonwealth, management Soil Conservation Supply of information services for Surveys, Land, Engineering, War Graves
| Ashmore and Cartier Islands Australian Capital Territory Australian War memorial Act 1925 Cockatoo Island Dockyard Agreement Act 1933 Commonwealth Electoral Act 1918- Commonwealth Electoral (War-time) Commonwealth Observatory Fund Commonwealth Shipping Act 1923 Constitution Alteration (Senate Defence (Transitional Provisions) National security (General) Darwin Lands Acquisition Act 1945 Forestry and Timber Bureau Act Jervis Bay Territory Acceptance Lands Acquisition Act 1906-1936 Meteorology Act 1906 Northern Territory Acceptance Act Northern Territory Northern Territory Representation Re-establishment and Employment Referendum (Constitution Representation Acts 1905-1938 Seat of Government Acceptance Seat of Government Acceptance Act Seat of Government Act 1908 Seat of Government Senate Elections Act 1903-1948 War Service Land Settlement |
THE DEPARTMENT OF LABOUR AND NATIONAL SERVICE | Conciliation and arbitration in relation to Channel of communication between the workers Convening if industrial conferences and Co-ordination of Commonwealth and Regulation and control of stevedoring Conditions of employment in the Supervision of matters arising under the Regulation of matters concerning the Long service leave in the coal mining industry Consideration of amendments to New Co-ordination of industrial matters Advice and information on awards and Organization and maintenance of the Employment re-establishment of Receipt, investigation and payment of claims for unemployment and Sickness Benefit under Part VII. of the Receipt, investigation and payment of Claims for re-employment allowance establishment and Employment Act 1945 (as agent for the Repatriation Placement of Migration and supervision Provision of a reference authority for Provision of a reference authority on conditions for Commonwealth and Department of Works and Housing) Technical advice and assistance to operation of food services, provision of Commonwealth establishments and for and hostels Control and supervision of vocational discharged members of the Forces and Reconstruction Training Scheme) Control and supervision of correspondence instruction (other than Control and supervision of pre-vocational and vocational training of physically whom the Commonwealth has training responsibilities Control and supervision of technical training of enlisted personnel for Provision of a reference authority for agencies, and industry generally on techniques and methods of technical and vocational training Provision, operation and maintenance of Administration of the reinstatement of in apprenticeship provisions of the Re- establishment and Employment Act 1945 Liaison with International Labour Investigations and research into problems Control and administration of Inspectors Provision of information services and | Commonwealth Conciliation and Coal Industry Act 1946 (Part V.) Coal Industry (Tasmania) Act 1949 State Grants (Coal Mining Industry Stevedoring Industry Act 1949 Defence (Transitional Provisions) National Security (Maritime National Security(Coal Mining National Security(Industrial Tradesmen’s Rights Regulation Act 1946-1947
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THE DEPARTMENT OF SUPPLY AND SHIPPING | Government relations with Production, importation and distribution Importation, sale and use of liquid fuels Mining of oil shale and refining and Refining and distribution of locally Shipping , including the best utilization of Chartering of ships and the operation of Commonwealth owned and charted Policy in respect of shipbuilding, and Movement of Commonwealth Explosives Provision of facilities at Australian ports Commonwealth Handling Equipment Control and maintenance of coastal lights Control of marine services, such as Courts of Marine Enquiry, seamen’s Compensation Collection of Colonial Light Dues and Commonwealth Railways Administration of Standardization of Commonwealth aid for roads and works Australian Transport Advisory Council
| Beaches, Fishing Grounds and Sea Coal Industry Act 1946 (except Part Coal Industry (Tasmania) Act 1949 Coal Production (War-time) Act Colonial Light Dues Collection Act Colonial Light Dues (Rates) Act Commonwealth Aid Roads and Commonwealth Railways Act 1917- Defence (Transitional Provinces) Regulation 66 National Security (Medical National Security(Shipping C- Federal Aid Roads Act 1926 Federal Aid Roads Act 1931 Federal Aid Roads Act 1936 Federal Aid Roads and Works Act Grafton to South Brisbane Railway Kalgoorlie to Port Augusta Railway Kalgoorlie to Port Augusta Railway Lands Act 1918-1920 Lighthouses Act 1911-1949 Liquid Fuel (Defence Stocks) Act 1949 National Oil Proprietary Limited Agreement Act 1937-1939 Navigation Act 1912-1942 Northern Australia Survey Act 1934 Northern Territory Railway Oil Agreement Act 1920 Oil agreement Act 1924 Oil Agreement Act 1926 Oodnadatta to Alice Springs Railway Pine Creek to Katherine River Port Augusta to Port Pirie Railway Railway Standardization Agreement Railway Standardization (South Australia) Agreement Act 1949 Sea Carriage of Goods Act 1924 Seamen’s Compensation Act 1911- Seaman’s War Pensions and Allowances Act 1940-1946 (except Seat of Government Railway Act Shipping Act 1949 |
THE DEPARTMENT OF WORKS AND HOUSING | The design, estimate of cost, supervision The formulation of town planning The investigation, planning and The submission to the Defence Services Housing-Finance River Murray Commission Provision of homes for Australian soldiers | Re-establishment and Employment River Murray Waters Act 1915-1918 War Service Homes Act 1918-1940 War Service Homes Agreement Act 1932 War Service Homes (South Australia) Agreement Act 1934
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THE DEPARTMENT OF CIVIL AVIATION | Civil Aviation The safety of civil flying (preparation of The licensing of pilots, ground engineers, The issue of airworthiness certificates for The conclusion and administration of air The construction, operation and The provision, operation and maintenance The supervision of aircraft maintenance and aircraft design The promotion of civil flying The promotion of training of pilots and The provision and control of flight The keeping of air traffic statistics Liaison with civil aviation organizations | Australian National Airlines Act Air Navigation Act 1920-1947 Carriage by Air Act 1935 Defence (Transitional Provinces) Empire Air Service (England to Empire Air Service (England to British Commonwealth Pacific |
THE DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES | Age Pensions Allowances for wives and children of invalid pensioners Child Endowment Compassionate allowances to persons Compensation or pensions to, or in (a) Ex-members of the Civil (b) Ex-civil defence workers, and (c) Civilians who suffered a war injury Evacuees and ex-internees-reception Funeral benefit for invalid and old-age Invalid pensions Maternity allowances Payment of- Commonwealth Literary Fund allowances Financial assistance to University Imperial pensions (other than war Judiciary pensions Living allowances to ex-members of training at a University Pensions to retired members of the Pensions and retiring allowances under 1948 Special annuities granted by the Superannuation to retired Commonwealth employees Reciprocity with New Zealand in relation Sickness Benefits Rehabilitation of physically handicapped Sickness Benefits Social Service Proposals and activities Unemployment benefits Vocational training of physically Widows Pensions | Defence (Transitional Provinces) Act Re-establishment and Employment Social Services Consolidation Act |
THE DEPARTMENT OF REPATRIATION | Functions-For Members of Forces- Provision of in-patient and out-patient treatment in general hospitals special War pensions and living allowances and Dominion pensions authorities) Artificial replacements and surgical Administration of members’ trust funds Service pensions Funeral benefits in certain Placement in employment of problem Supplementation of apprenticeship Repatriation Vocational Training Issue of books, requisites, equipment to Provision of grants by way of gift and tools of trade to members and widows to enable them to engage in their Provision of grants to apply immediate relief for members in necessitous circumstances Provision of free passages to Australia for the wives, widows and children of service or who have been discharged Provision of grants by way of loan for small businesses and prescribed occupations Provision of gifts for the purchase in Provision of free passages from the Payment of fares in certain cases of a Sustenance allowances Payment of seamen’s war pensions and allowances For Dependants- War and service pensions, medical Provision of grants by way of business Gifts for the purchase in certain cases whose husbands’ deaths were due to war service Provision of funeral benefits in certain cases Administration of soldiers’ children Administration of soldiers’ trust funds payment of seamen’s war pensions and allowances War Pensions Entitlement Appeal War Pension Assessment Appeal | Australian Soldiers’ Repatriation Financial Emergency Act 1931- Re-establishment and Employment Repatriation Fund (Baillien Gift) Act Seamen’s War Pensions and
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THE DEPARTMENT OF IMMIGRATION | Admission of Contract Immigrants Aliens- Assimilation Deportation of Registration of Emigration of Children and Aboriginals Assisted Migration Immigration Indentured Coloured Labour Landing Permits Nationality and Naturalization and Passports and travel documentation Publication of newspapers in foreign Repatriation of destitute Australians Registration of Immigration Agents | Aliens Deportation Act 1948 Aliens Act 1947 Contract Immigrants Act 1905 Emigration Act 1910 Immigration Act 1901-1949 Immigration (Guardianship of Children) Act 1946-1948 Nationality and Citizenship Act 1948 Nationality and Citizenship Passports Act 1938-1948 Temple Society Trust Fund Act 1949 War-time Refugees Removal Act |
THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH | Administration of Any subsidies by the Administration of Nuffield Trust for Administration of pharmaceutical benefits Hospital benefits Therapeutic substances Assistance to the States in relation to Australian Institute of Anatomy, Canberra Collection of sanitary data and the Commonwealth Acoustic Laboratories Commonwealth Bureau of Dental Commonwealth Serum Laboratories and Commonwealth X-ray and Radium Conducting of campaigns of prevention of interested Control of health at Migrant Centres Discharge of refuse into the sea Education of the public in matters of International hygiene matters affecting the Investigation of causes of disease and control of laboratories for this purpose Medical examination of Migrants under Medical examinations of seamen and Medical examinations under the Invalid Medical research and National Health and Mental Institutions Benefits Methods of prevention of disease Munitions Medical service National Fitness and Commonwealth National Health Campaign and the Lady children Public Health and Medical Services in the Public Health and Animal Health Quarantine, including quarantine of School of Public Health and Tropical Supervision of broadcast advertising of | Acoustic Laboratories Act 1948 Australian Institute of Anatomy Beaches, Fishing Grounds and Sea Hospital Benefits Act 1945-1948 Medical Research Endowment Act Mental Institutions Benefits Act 1948 National Fitness Act 1941 National Health Services Act 1948- Pharmaceutical Benefits Act 1947- Quarantine Act 1908-1947 Therapeutic Substances Act 1937- Tuberculosis Act 1945-1946 Tuberculosis Act 1948 |
THE DEPARTMENT OF EXTERNAL TERRITORIES | Administration of the Territories of- Nauru New Guinea Norfolk Island Papua Australian-New Guinea Production Australian School of Pacific British Phosphate Commissioners Expropriated Properties (New Guinea) Shipping services to certain Pacific Islands Shipping services within the Territories of Transfer of prisoners from Territories | Christmas Island Agreement Act Nauru Island Agreement Act 1919 Nauru Island Agreement Act 1932 Norfolk Island Act 1913-1935 Papua and New Guinea Act 1949 Removal of Prisoners (Territories) Act 1923-1935 Treaty of Peace (Germany) Act |
DEPARTMENT OF SUPPLY | Australian Aluminium Production Control of materials which are or may be Manufacture, acquisition, provision and in the production of war material Acquisition by the Commonwealth and workshops for the purpose of producing war material Securing of supplies of materials , plant, Employment and training of technicians, workmen and others for that purpose Arrangements and actions necessary to Building of merchant ships and other and preparing facilities for merchant Control and limitation of profits in the Promotion and production of liquid fuels, Importation and use of tin plate Procurement of supplies and foodstuffs where their conservation is necessary | Shipping Act 1949 Aluminium Industry Act 1944 Atomic Energy (Control of Defence (Transitional Provisions) National Security (Disposal of Regulations National Security 142 Control of Tinplate Order Cordage and Fibre Order Supply and Development Act 1939- |
DEPARTMENT OF NATIONAL DEVELOPMENT | Survey of immediate shortages in basic Promotion of decentralization and Commonwealth and the Territories of the Commonwealth Surveys of natural resources and Planning the development of national stimulation of housing and building Administration of Commonwealth-State Development planning in conjunction investigation of such national works as government In conjunction with Treasury and other agreements with the respective States and other Governmental authorities with regard to the cost and execution of To control funds required for the work | Geophysical Survey Act 1928 Section 63 of the Lands Acquisition the defence of the Commonwealth Northern Australia Survey Act 1934 Precious Metals Prospecting Act Petroleum Oil Search Act 1936 Petroleum Oil Search Act 1936 (No. Petroleum Oil Search Act 1940 Petroleum Oil Search Act 1941 Petroleum Prospecting Act 1926- Petroleum Prospecting Act 1928 Snowy Mountains Hydro-Electric
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Given under my Hand and the Seal of the Commonwealth of Australia, this sixteenth day of November, One thousand nine hundred and fifty.
W. J. McKELL
Governor-General
By His Excellency’s Command,
ROBERT G. MENZIES
Prime Minister.