Employment & workplaceDepartment of State
Department of Labour
19 December 1972 – 12 June 1974
Previously Department of Labour and National Service (1940–1972).
Department of State responsible for industrial relations and conciliation and arbitration matters, employment and manpower policy, the Commonwealth Employment Service and industrial training.
Names over time
- Department of Labour and National Service1940–1972
- Department of Labour1972–1974
How it came into existence
Created by the Administrative Arrangements Order of 19 December 1972, succeeding the Department of Labour and National Service after the Whitlam government had ended national service; Clyde Cameron was Minister for Labour.
- Industrial relations
- Commonwealth Employment Service
- Employment and training
National service (conscription) functions ended with the abolition of the scheme in December 1972.
How it ended
Merged with the Department of Immigration on 12 June 1974 to form the Department of Labor and Immigration.
- Industrial relations
- Employment and training
- Commonwealth Employment Service
Main functions
- Industrial relations and the conciliation and arbitration system
- Commonwealth Employment Service
- Employment and manpower policy and labour market research
- Apprenticeship and industrial training
- Women's employment (Women's Bureau)
- International labour affairs, including the International Labour Organization
Bodies in this portfolio (2)
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