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Department of Aviation (1982 - 1987)

Commonwealth of Australia

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Function: Air Transport and Aviation or Aeronautical Industries

Location: Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia

The Departement of Aviation was created in May 1982 to take control of civil and air navigation functions, previosly undertaken by the Department of Transport. The 1987 re-structuing of departments ended the Department of Aviation's lifetime, all functions being transferred to the Department of Transport and Communications.

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Reference/Legal Number(s): CA 3253
Status: Agency of the Commonwealth of Australia

Location: Canberra, Australian Capital Territory

Previous and Subsequent Entities

1938 - 1973 Department of Civil Aviation
1951 - 1972 Department of Shipping and Transport
       1972 - 1982 Department of Transport [III]
             1982 - 1987 Department of Aviation
                   1987 - 1993 Department of Transport and Communications
                         1993 - 1996 Department of Transport [V]
                               1996 - 1998 Department of Transport and Regional Development
                                     1998 - Department of Transport and Regional Services

Superior

Governor-General, Commonwealth of Australia (1900 - )

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Online Sources

'Primary description of agency CA 3253; Department of Aviation, Central Office. Registration of entity: 30 September 1987', in RecordSearch, National Archives of Australia, 2000, http://naa12.naa.gov.au/scripts/SearchOld.asp?Number=CA+3253. [ Details ]

See Also

Academy of Technological Sciences and Engineering, Technology in Australia 1788-1988, Online edn, Australian Science and Technology Heritage Centre, Melbourne, 3 May 2000, http://www.austehc.unimelb.edu.au/tia/scripts/tia-dynindex.php3?EID=A000373. [ Details ]

Structure based on ISAAR(CPF) - click here for an explanation of the fields.

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