Department of Employment and Industrial Relations

Created by the Administrative Arrangements Order of 7 May 1982 under the Fraser government, which brought the Department of Industrial Relations and the Department of Employment and Youth Affairs back together after their separation in December 1978; youth affairs came with the employment department. Ian Macphee was the first Minister for Employment and Industrial Relations, followed by Ralph Willis under the Hawke government from 11 March 1983.

1. 11 March 1983Under the incoming Hawke government's Administrative Arrangements Order, youth affairs moved to the Department of Education and Youth Affairs; the department otherwise continued, with Ralph Willis as minister.

Abolished on 24 July 1987: employment and training went to the new Department of Employment, Education and Training and industrial relations to a new Department of Industrial Relations.

• Employment and labour market programs
• Commonwealth Employment Service
• Vocational training and apprenticeships
• Industrial relations and the conciliation and arbitration system
• Wages policy and the Prices and Incomes Accord
• Occupational health and safety
• Youth affairs (until March 1983)

• Public Service Arbitrator 1921–1984
• Industrial Relations Bureau 1977–1983
• Bureau of Labour Market Research 1980–1986

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