19th Parliament
Elected 10 December 1949 · first met 22 February 1950 · dissolved 19 March 1951
The changes below took effect from its election on 10 December 1949 to 27 April 1951, the day before the next election, so they count the work of the government it produced.
- Ben Chifley (Labor)
- Robert Menzies (Liberal)
Changes
13
1 renamed from2 merged from3 split from7 took over functions from
Departments of State
3 / 5
created / abolished
Other bodies
2 / 4
created / ended
Administrative Arrangements Orders
1
on the Federal Register, which holds few orders before 2001
The biggest reshuffle took effect on 16 March 1950, when 11 changes landed on one day.
What was happening
- Korean War · 25 June 1950 to 27 July 1953 · Australian forces serve with the United Nations Command until the armistice. (War or armed conflict)
- Malayan Emergency · June 1950 to 31 July 1960 · Australian involvement, from the first RAAF deployment to the end of the Emergency. (War or armed conflict)
Departments of State created (3)
- Department of Fuel, Shipping and Transport 1950–1951
- Department of National Development 1950–1972
- Department of Supply 1950–1974
Departments of State abolished (5)
- Department of Information 1939–1950
- Department of Transport 1941–1950
- Department of Post-War Reconstruction 1942–1950
- Department of Shipping and Fuel 1948–1950
- Department of Supply and Development 1948–1950
Other bodies created (2)
Other bodies ended (4)
- Commonwealth Liquid Fuel Control Board 1940–1950
- Rationing Commission 1942–1950
- Commonwealth Salvage Commission 1943–1950
- Australian National Film Board 1945–1950
Administrative Arrangements Orders made
- Order of 16 November 1950 · Federal Register of Legislation
Every change (13)
Show every change, day by day
16 March 1950
- Department of Information functions transferred to Australian Broadcasting Commission
- Department of Information functions transferred to Australian News and Information Bureau
- Department of Shipping and Fuel merged into Department of Fuel, Shipping and Transport
- Department of Transport merged into Department of Fuel, Shipping and Transport
- Department of Supply and Development part split off to form Department of National Development
- Department of Post-War Reconstruction part split off to form Department of National Development
- Department of the Interior part split off to form Department of National Development
- Department of Supply and Development renamed to Department of Supply
- Department of Information functions transferred to Department of the Interior
- Department of Post-War Reconstruction functions transferred to Prime Minister's Department
- Department of Post-War Reconstruction functions transferred to Repatriation Department
1950
- Australian National Film Board functions transferred to Australian News and Information Bureau
- Commonwealth Salvage Commission functions transferred to Department of Supply