Department of Works
2 February 1945 – 13 July 1945
Renamed Department of Works and Housing in 1945.
Short-lived Department of State responsible for the planning, construction and maintenance of Commonwealth works, including the run-down of the wartime allied works program.
Names over time
- Department of Works1945
- Department of Works and Housing1945–1952
- Department of Works1952–1973
How it came into existence
Created on 2 February 1945 by Administrative Arrangements Order in the Curtin government, with H. P. Lazzarini as minister and L. F. Loder as Director-General. It took the works functions of the Department of the Interior and absorbed the Allied Works Council.
- Commonwealth works and services
Changes during its life
- Wartime defence construction
- Civil Constructional Corps
How it ended
Renamed the Department of Works and Housing on 13 July 1945, when the first Chifley ministry took office, with housing added to its works functions.
- Commonwealth works
Main functions
- Planning, design, construction and maintenance of Commonwealth works
- Defence works for Australian and allied forces
- Winding up of the Allied Works Council and the Civil Constructional Corps
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Sources
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