Department of Construction

For other uses, see Ministry of Construction.

Department of Construction

Department overview
Formed	22 December 1975
Preceding Department	Department of Housing and Construction (I)
Dissolved	5 December 1978
Superseding Department	Department of Housing and Construction (II)
Jurisdiction	Commonwealth of Australia
Minister responsible	John McLeay Jr., Minister
Department executives	Alan Reiher, Secretary (1975–1976) George Warwick Smith, Secretary (1976–1978)

The Department of Construction was an Australian government department that existed between December 1975 and December 1978.

Scope

Information about the department's functions and government funding allocation could be found in the Administrative Arrangements Orders, the annual Portfolio Budget Statements and in the Department's annual reports.

The functions of the Department at its creation were:

• Planning, execution and maintenance of Australian government works
• Design, provision and maintenance of furniture furnishings and fittings for the Australian government

Structure

The Department was a Commonwealth Public Service department, staffed by officials who were responsible to the Minister for Construction, John McLeay Jr.