Industry, science & resourcesDepartment of State
Department of Science
22 December 1975 – 5 December 1978
Renamed Department of Science and the Environment in 1978.
Second Department of Science, responsible for Commonwealth science policy and scientific agencies including CSIRO, the Bureau of Meteorology and the Antarctic Division.
Names over time
- Department of Science1975–1978
- Department of Science and the Environment1978–1980
- Department of Science and Technology1980–1984
- Department of Science1984–1987
How it came into existence
Created by the Fraser government's Administrative Arrangements Order of 22 December 1975 from the science functions of the abolished Department of Science and Consumer Affairs, with James Webster as Minister for Science.
- Science policy and scientific agencies
Changes during its life
- Australian Biological Resources Study
How it ended
Became the Department of Science and the Environment on 5 December 1978, when it took environment functions from the abolished Department of Environment, Housing and Community Development.
- Science policy and scientific agencies
- Meteorology
- Antarctic research
Main functions
- Science policy
- CSIRO
- Bureau of Meteorology
- Antarctic Division
- Research grants (Australian Research Grants Committee)
- Ionospheric Prediction Service
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