Commonwealth Forestry Bureau
1925 – 1946
Renamed Forestry and Timber Bureau in 1946.
Commonwealth bureau, headed by the Inspector-General of Forests, that advised the Commonwealth and the states on forestry, carried out forest research and, from 1930, conducted the Australian Forestry School in Canberra.
Names over time
- Commonwealth Forestry Bureau1925–1946
- Forestry and Timber Bureau1946–1975
How it came into existence
Set up in 1925, when Charles Lane Poole was appointed Inspector-General of Forests and forestry adviser to the Commonwealth; it was given a statutory basis by the Forestry Bureau Act 1930. It had no Commonwealth predecessor.
Legislation: Forestry Bureau Act 1930
Changes during its life
- 1930The Forestry Bureau Act 1930 gave the bureau a statutory basis and placed the Australian Forestry School under its control.
How it ended
Renamed the Forestry and Timber Bureau in 1946 under the Forestry and Timber Bureau Act 1946, which added responsibility for timber supply.
Main functions
- Advice on national forest policy
- Forest and timber research
- Training of professional foresters at the Australian Forestry School (from 1930)
- Forestry in the Commonwealth territories
- Liaison with the state forest services
Where it sits
Last in the portfolio of Department of the Interior.
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Sources
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