Department of Labour (Australia)
The Department of Labour was an Australian government department that existed between December 1972 and June 1974.History
The Department was one of several new Departments established by the Whitlam Government, a wide restructuring that revealed some of the new government's program.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.
According to the Administrative Arrangements Order issued 19 December 1972, at its creation, the Department was responsible for:
- Industrial relations, including conciliation and arbitration in relation to industrial disputes
- Commonwealth Employment Service
- Re-instatement in civil employment of national servicemen, members of the Reserve Forces and members of the Citizen Forces.
Structure
The Department was a Commonwealth Public Service department, staffed by officials who were responsible to the Minister for Labour, Clyde Cameron.
