Department of the Arts, Sport, the Environment, Tourism and Territories
DASETT
24 July 1987 – 27 December 1991
Renamed Department of the Arts, Sport, the Environment and Territories in 1991.
Department of State combining the arts, sport, the environment and heritage, tourism, and the administration of the Australian Capital Territory and external territories, together with the Antarctic Division and the Bureau of Meteorology.
Names over time
- Department of the Arts, Sport, the Environment, Tourism and Territories1987–1991
- Department of the Arts, Sport, the Environment and Territories1991–1993
- Department of the Environment, Sport and Territories1993–1997
- Department of the Environment1997–1998
- Department of the Environment and Heritage1998–2007
- Department of the Environment and Water Resources2007
- Department of the Environment, Water, Heritage and the Arts2007–2010
- Department of Sustainability, Environment, Water, Population and Communities2010–2013
- Department of the Environment2013–2016
- Department of the Environment and Energy2016–2020
How it came into existence
Created by the Administrative Arrangements Order of 24 July 1987 by merging the Department of Arts, Heritage and Environment, the Department of Sport, Recreation and Tourism and the Department of Territories; it also took the Antarctic Division and the Bureau of Meteorology from the abolished Department of Science.
- Arts
- Heritage
- Environment
- Sport and recreation
- Tourism
- Australian Capital Territory
- External territories
- Antarctic Division
- Bureau of Meteorology
Changes during its life
- 11 May 1989The Australian Capital Territory became self-governing, ending the department's direct administration of most ACT services.
How it ended
Became the Department of the Arts, Sport, the Environment and Territories on 27 December 1991, when tourism moved to the new Department of Tourism.
- Tourism
- Australian Tourist Commission
Main functions
- Arts and national cultural institutions
- Sport and recreation
- Environment, heritage and national parks
- Tourism
- Administration of the Australian Capital Territory and external territories
- Antarctic Division
- Bureau of Meteorology
Bodies in this portfolio (10)
- National Capital Development Commission 1958–1989
- Australian Capital Territory Electricity Authority 1963–1988
- Totalizator Agency Board of the Australian Capital Territory 1964–1989
- Canberra Theatre Trust 1965–1989
- Film Australia 1973–1988
- Bureau of Flora and Fauna 1978–1988
- Australian Bicentennial Authority 1980–1989
- Australian Institute of Sport 1981–1989
- National Australia Day Council 1984–1990
- Australian Capital Territory Electricity and Water Authority 1988–1989
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Sources
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