Department of Health, Housing and Community Services

Department of Health, Housing and Community Services
Department overview
Formed	7 June 1991[1]
Preceding Department	Department of Community Services and Health; Department of Industry, Technology and Commerce;
Dissolved	24 March 1993[1]
Superseding agency	Department of Health, Housing, Local Government and Community Services;
Jurisdiction	Commonwealth of Australia
Headquarters	Phillip, Canberra
Minister responsible	Brian Howe, Minister;
Department executive	Stuart Hamilton, Secretary;

The Department of Health, Housing and Community Services was an Australian government department that existed between June 1991 and March 1993.

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 its creation, the Department was responsible for:[1]

Services for the aged, people with disabilities and families with children
Community support services
Housing
Public health, research and preventive medicine
Community health projects
Health promotion
Pharmaceutical benefits
Health benefits schemes
Human quarantine
National drug abuse strategy

Structure

The Department was an Australian Public Service department, staffed by officials who were responsible to the Minister for Health, Housing and Community Services, Brian Howe.[1]

The Secretary of the Department was S.A. Hamilton.[1]

References

CA 7297: Department of Health, Housing and Community Services, Central Office, National Archives of Australia, retrieved 15 December 2013

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[NAA_CA_7297-1] CA 7297: Department of Health, Housing and Community Services, Central Office, National Archives of Australia, retrieved 15 December 2013