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The Department of Agriculture was an Australian government department that existed between June 1974 and December 1975.

Scope

Information about the department's functions and government funding allocation could be found in the Administrative Arrangements Orders, the annual Portfolio Budget Statements and in the department's annual reports.

The matters dealt with by the department were:

• Agricultural and pastoral industries
• Fisheries
• Forestry

When the department was formed in 1974, media reported that it was "just a change in name" from the previous Department of Primary Industry. This was in fact the case; the department's name was changed at the specific request for Senator Wriedt when he became Minister of the Department—intended to recognise practice overseas and in most of Australia's states.

Structure

The department was an Australian Public Service department, staffed by officials who were responsible to the Minister for Agriculture.

References

1. ^ CA 1768: Department of Agriculture, Central Office, National Archives of Australia, retrieved 1 January 2014
2. Administrative Arrangements (PDF), Australian Government, 12 June 1974, archived from the original (PDF) on 13 April 2014
3. Solomon, David (12 June 1974), "Labor Ministry announced", The Canberra Times, p. 1
4. Whitlam, E. Gough (11 June 1974). "New Ministry" (Press release). Archived from the original on 11 January 2014.

Further reading

• Rees, Jacqueline (29 August 1974). "From sheds to silos". The Canberra Times. p. 3.

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