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Agency details for: CA 1875
Agency number
CA 1875
Title
Department of Housing and Construction [I], Head Office, Melbourne (by 1975 also known as Operational Headquarters)
Date range
30 Nov 1973 - 22 Dec 1975
Series recorded by this agency
Series
Organisation controlling
  • 30 Nov 1973 - 22 Dec 1975
    CO 1, COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA
Location
Victoria
Agency status
Regional or State Office
Function
Agency note
When the Department of Housing and Construction I was formed in November 1973 the former Director-General of Works, Mr A.S. Reiher, became Secretary to the Department of Housing and Construction I and Director General of Works. The Central Office of the new Department was established in Canberra (CA 1543), formed around the nucleus of the Central Office of the former Department of Housing. A Head Office was maintained in Melbourne, formed from the Central Office of the former Department of Works III .
In the February 1975 edition of the Australian Government Directory the Melbourne Office was referred to as 'Operational Headquarters' and the Canberra Office as 'Policy Headquarters'. Also according to the February 1975 edition, the following were located at Operational Headquarters in Melbourne:
Deputy Secretary
Major Projects Division
Engineering Division
Architects Division
Management Division
Building Technology and Sociology Division (part)
while the following were located at Policy Headquarters in Canberra: Development Division
Industry Resources Division
Housing Assistance Division
Housing Projects and Home Loans Division
Building Technology and Sociology Division (part)
Further research is required to determine which components moved from Melbourne (former Central Office Department of Works III ) to the Policy Headquarters of the Department of Housing and Construction I in Canberra.
On 22 December 1975, the Department of Housing and Construction I was abolished, the works functions passing to the newly created Department of Construction (CA 1952).
 

Historical agency address

Yarra Street, Hawthorn, Vic

Legislation administered

Creation: Executive Council Meeting No. 65 (PSB No. 79) of 30 Nov. 1973 Abolition: Executive Council Meeting No. 119 (PSB No. 1975/58) of 22 Dec. 1975
Previous agency
  • 30 Nov 1973
    CA 61, Department of Works [III], Central Office
Subsequent agency
  • 22 Dec 1975
    CA 1952, Department of Construction, Head Office, Melbourne and Canberra
Superior agency
  • 30 Nov 1973 - 22 Dec 1975
    CA 1543, Department of Housing and Construction [I], Policy Headquarters
Controlled agency
  • 01 Nov 1973 - 30 Jun 1974
    CA 1394, Director of Works, Northern Territory
  • 30 Nov 1973 - 22 Dec 1975
    CA 3568, Snowy Mountains Engineering Corporation Limited, Head Office
  • 30 Nov 1973 - 22 Dec 1975
    CA 6054, Scientific Services Laboratory
  • 30 Nov 1973 - 22 Dec 1975
    CA 2389, Director of Housing and Construction [I], Northern Territory
  • 18 Jun 1974 - 22 Dec 1975
    CA 2396, Director of Housing and Construction [I], Western Australia
  • 18 Jun 1974 - 22 Dec 1975
    CA 2397, Director of Housing and Construction [I], Brisbane, Queensland
  • 18 Jun 1974 - 22 Dec 1975
    CA 2398, Director of Housing and Construction [I], South Australia
  • 18 Jun 1974 - 22 Dec 1975
    CA 2401, Director of Housing and Construction [I], New South Wales
  • 18 Jun 1974 - 22 Dec 1975
    CA 1893, Director of Housing and Construction [I], Victoria
  • 18 Jun 1974 - 22 Dec 1975
    CA 1899, Director of Housing and Construction [I], Australian Capital Territory
Persons associated with agency
  • 01 Aug 1974 - 22 Dec 1975
    CP 132, Richard Minchin URE OBE - First Assistant Secretary, Architectural Division
Date registered
23 Sep 1987

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