Commonwealth Accommodation and Catering Services Limited
CACS · Commonwealth Accommodation and Catering Services Ltd · Commonwealth Accommodation and Catering Services
1978 – April 1988
Previously Commonwealth Hostels Limited (1951–1978).
Commonwealth-owned company that ran the government's migrant centres (the former migrant hostels) and provided accommodation and catering services for other, non-migrant Commonwealth facilities.
Names over time
- Commonwealth Hostels Limited1951–1978
- Commonwealth Accommodation and Catering Services Limited1978–1988
How it came into existence
Renamed from Commonwealth Hostels Limited in 1978, the new name reflecting the catering and accommodation work the company already did for non-migrant government facilities as well as the migrant hostels, which were reorganised as migrant centres around the same time.
Changes during its life
- April 1988Privatised by trade sale for $14.9 million.
How it ended
Sold by the Commonwealth in a trade sale in April 1988, for proceeds of $14.9 million.
Main functions
- Operation of migrant centres
- Accommodation services for Commonwealth facilities
- Catering services for Commonwealth facilities
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Sources
Government records and websites
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