Identity area
Type of entity
Corporate body
Authorized form of name
Department of the Interior (II), Central Office
Parallel form(s) of name
Standardized form(s) of name according to other rules
Other form(s) of name
Identifiers for corporate bodies
CA 31
Description area
Dates of existence
26 April 1939 - 19 December 1972
History
The Department of the Interior [II] was created on 26 April 1939 by Executive Council Meeting No 18 (PM's Minute No 54) (Commonwealth of Australia Gazette, No 25, 26 April 1939) and inherited the functions of the Departments of the Interior [I] (CA 27) and Works [I] (CA 30) which were abolished on that date. On 19 December 1972 the Department of the Interior [II] was abolished and its functions split between nine Departments.
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Functions, occupations and activities
Mandates/sources of authority
Internal structures/genealogy
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Control area
Authority record identifier
TA 125