Social services & housingDepartment of State
Department of Community Services
13 December 1984 – 24 July 1987
Department of State responsible for welfare services for aged people, people with disabilities, families and children, including nursing homes and hostels, home and community care, child care and rehabilitation.
How it came into existence
Created by the Administrative Arrangements Order of 13 December 1984. It took the Office of Aged Care, Child Care and Disabled and the Social Welfare Policy Secretariat from the Department of Social Security, and nursing homes, home nursing and assistance for people with disabilities from the Department of Health. Don Grimes was its first minister.
- Office of Aged Care, Child Care and Disabled
- Social Welfare Policy Secretariat
- Nursing homes
- Home nursing
- Assistance for people with disabilities
How it ended
Merged with the Department of Health on 24 July 1987 to form the Department of Community Services and Health.
- Aged care
- Disability services
- Child care
- Home and community care
Main functions
- Aged care, including nursing homes and aged persons' homes and hostels
- Home and community care
- Child care services
- Services for people with disabilities
- Rehabilitation services
- Social welfare policy
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