Communications & mediaDepartment of State
Department of Communications
23 December 1993 – 30 January 1994
Renamed Department of Communications and the Arts in 1994.
Short-lived Department of State responsible for telecommunications, broadcasting, postal services and radio spectrum management.
Names over time
- Department of Communications1993–1994
- Department of Communications and the Arts1994–1998
- Department of Communications, Information Technology and the Arts1998–2007
How it came into existence
Created on 23 December 1993 from the communications functions of the Department of Transport and Communications, which was split into this department and the Department of Transport. Michael Lee was its minister.
- Telecommunications
- Broadcasting
- Postal services
- Radio spectrum management
How it ended
Became the Department of Communications and the Arts on 30 January 1994, when it took over the arts functions of the Department of the Arts and Administrative Services.
- Telecommunications
- Broadcasting
- Radiocommunications
- Postal services
Main functions
- Telecommunications policy
- Broadcasting policy
- Postal services
- Radio frequency spectrum management
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