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Agency details for: CA 1888
Agency number
CA 1888
Title
Department of Science and Consumer Affairs, Central Office
Institution title
Department of Science and Consumer Affairs
Date range
06 Jun 1975 - 22 Dec 1975
Series recorded by this agency
Series
Organisation controlling
  • 06 Jun 1975 - 22 Dec 1975
    CO 1, COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA
Location
Australian Capital Territory
Agency status
Department of State
Function
Agency note
On 6 June 1975 approval was given to the change of name of Department of Science (CA 1486) to Department of Science and Consumer Affairs (notified in Commonwealth Gazette, No S104, 6 June 1975). The Department was responsible for the following functions:
 
 Science and technology, including research, support of
  research and support of civil space research programs
 Meteorology
 Ionospheric prediction service
 Analytical laboratory service
 Patents of inventions and designs, and trade marks
 Weights and measure
 National standards
 Consumer affairs
 
The Department administered the following Acts:
 
 Anglo-Australian Telescope Agreement Act 1970-1973
 Antarctic Treaty Act 1960
 Australian Antarctic Territory Acceptance Act 1933-1973
 Australian Institute of Marine Science Act 1972-1973
 Defence (Transitional Provisions) Act 1946-1973, and
 Defence Transition (Residual Provisons) Act 1952-1973, in relation
  to the following Regulations:
   National Security (Industrial Property) Regulations
   National Security (Supplementary) Regulations 62 and 100
 Designs Act 1906-1973
 Heard Island and McDonald Islands Act 1953-1973
 Meteorology Act 1955-1973
 Metric Conversion Act 1970-1973
 Mount Stromlo Observatory Act 1956-1973
 Patents Act 1952-1973
 Patents, Trade Marks, Designs and Copyright Act 1939-1973, except to
  the extent to which that Act is administered by the Attorney-  General
 Science and Industry Endowment Act 1926-1949
 Science and Industry Research Act 1949-1973, except in sofar as it
  relates to mineral and solar energy research
 State Grants (Research) Act 1956-1966
 Trade Marks Act 1955-1973
 Weights and Measures (National Standards) Act 1960-1973.
 
The Department was renamed on 22 December 1975 to the Department of Science [II] (CA 1962) (Commonwealth Gazette, No S262, 22 December 1975).  Other functions were passed to the Departments of the Prime Minister and Cabinet (CA 1401), Business and Consumer Affairs (CA 1951) and the Attorney-General's Department (CA 5).
 
Ministers for the Department were:
 
 6 Jun 1975 -  6 Jun 1975  : Hon William Lawrence Morrison
 6 Jun 1975 - 11 Nov 1975  : Hon Clyde Robert Cameron (CP 96)
12 Nov 1975 - 22 Dec 1975  : Hon Robert Carrington Cotton (CP 201)  

Secretary to the Department was:
 
 
 6 Jun 1975 - 22 Dec 1975  : Sir Hugh Ennor CBE

Historical agency address

Scarborough House, Phillip ACT

Legislation administered

Creation: Executive Council Meeting No. 57 (PSB Minute No. 1975/23), 6 June 1975 Abolition: Executive Council Meeting No. 119 (PSB Minute No. 1975/58), 22 December 1975
Previous agency
  • 06 Jun 1975
    CA 1486, Department of Science [I], Central Office - all functions (except minerals and solar energy research)
  • 14 Oct 1975
    CA 5, Attorney-General's Department, Central Office - For consumer protection
Subsequent agency
  • 01 Jul 1975
    CA 5, Attorney-General's Department, Central Office - for Defence (Transitional Provisions) Act 1946-1973, and Defence Transitional (Residual Provisions) Act 1952- 1973, in relation to the following Regulations: National Security (Industrial Property) Regulations and National Security (Supplementary) Regulations; patents,trade marks and design
  • 22 Dec 1975
    CA 1401, Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet - For Interim Science and Technology Council
  • 22 Dec 1975
    CA 1951, Department of Business and Consumer Affairs, Central Office - for consumer affairs
  • 22 Dec 1975
    CA 1962, Department of Science [II], Central Office - For science
Controlled agency
  • 01 Jun 1975 - 22 Dec 1975
    CA 2372, Australian Balloon Launching Station, Mildura [Victoria]
  • 06 Jun 1975 - 11 Nov 1975
    CA 2918, Interim Commission for Consumer Standards
  • 06 Jun 1975 - 22 Dec 1975
    CA 8148, Australian Government Analytical Laboratories, Central Laboratory
  • 06 Jun 1975 - Jul 1975
    CA 555, (1) Patent Office, 1904-1992; (2) Trade Marks Office, 1906-1992; (3) Designs Office, 1907-1992; (4) Copyright Office [I], 1907-1913; (5) Copyright Office [III], 1930-1969
  • 06 Jun 1975 - 22 Dec 1975
    CA 3897, Bureau of Meteorology, IPS Radio and Space Services
  • 06 Jun 1975 - 22 Dec 1975
    CA 2407, Australian Institute of Marine Science
  • 06 Jun 1975 - 22 Dec 1975
    CA 641, CSIRO, Head Office
  • 06 Jun 1975 - 22 Dec 1975
    CA 1835, Bureau of Meteorology, Head Office
  • 06 Jun 1975 - 22 Dec 1975
    CA 1873, Australian Antarctic Division
  • 06 Jun 1975 - 22 Dec 1975
    CA 2072, Anglo-Australian Telescope Board
  • 06 Jun 1975 - 22 Dec 1975
    CA 2073, Advisory Committee on Research into the Crown-of-Thorns Starfish
  • 06 Jun 1975 - 22 Dec 1975
    CA 2074, Interim Australian Science and Technology Council
Persons associated with agency
  • 06 Jun 1975 - 11 Nov 1975
    CP 96, Hon Clyde Robert CAMERON AO - Minister
  • 12 Nov 1975 - 22 Dec 1975
    CP 201, Hon Sir Robert Carrington COTTON KCMG, AO - Minister
Date registered
23 Sep 1987

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