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Department of Transport

21 April 1930 – 12 April 1932

Short-lived first Department of Transport, responsible for Commonwealth transport matters including navigation, shipping and lighthouses.

How it came into existence

Created on 21 April 1930 by the Scullin government from the transport functions of the Department of Markets and Transport.

How it ended

Abolished on 12 April 1932 by the Lyons government: its functions merged into the new Department of the Interior, except navigation, shipping and lighthouses, which went to the Department of Commerce.

  • Merged into Department of the Interior · 12 April 1932
    • Transport matters

    Navigation, shipping and lighthouses went to the Department of Commerce.

  • Part split off to form Department of Commerce · 13 April 1932
    • Navigation and shipping
    • Lighthouses

Main functions

  • Navigation and shipping under the Navigation Act 1912
  • Lighthouses
  • Transport co-ordination
  • Assisted migration (residual functions)

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Sources

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