Commonwealth Food Control
Food Control · Controller-General of Food
May 1943 – 1946
Second World War organisation under the Minister for Commerce and Agriculture, headed by a Controller-General of Food, that planned and directed the production and supply of food for the armed forces, the civilian population and the United Kingdom.
How it came into existence
Set up in Melbourne in May 1943 with powers under National Security regulations made under the National Security Act 1939, taking over wartime food production planning from the Department of Commerce and Agriculture. The department’s secretary, J. F. Murphy, was appointed Controller-General of Food.
- Wartime food production planning and supply
Legislation: National Security Act 1939 (National Security regulations)
How it ended
Wound back into the Department of Commerce and Agriculture after the war: Murphy left the post of Controller-General about two months after hostilities ended, and the organisation was absorbed into the department in late 1945 or 1946. The exact date is not known.
- Wartime food production planning and supply
Main functions
- Planning of wartime food production
- Direction of food supply to the armed forces and civilians
- Food supplies for the United Kingdom
- Exercise of National Security powers over food production and distribution
Where it sits
Last in the portfolio of Department of Commerce and Agriculture.
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Sources
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