Department of Community Services

Department of Community Services
Department overview
Formed	13 December 1984
Preceding Department	Department of Social Security – for the Office of Aged Care, Child Care and Disabled and the Social Welfare Policy Secretariat; Department of Health (I) – for nursing homes, home nursing and assistance for the disabled;
Dissolved	24 July 1987
Superseding Department	Department of Community Services and Health – for services for the aged, persons with disabilities, children; community support services; Department of Social Security – for some pieces of legislation;
Jurisdiction	Commonwealth of Australia
Headquarters	Phillip, Canberra
Ministers responsible	Don Grimes, Minister (1984–1987); Chris Hurford, Minister (1987);
Department executives	Tony Ayers, Acting Secretary (1984–1985); Mike Codd, Secretary (1985–1986); Alan Rose, Secretary (1986–1987);

The Department of Community Services was an Australian government department that existed between December 1984 and July 1987.

^ ^a ^b CA 4133: Department of Community Services, Central Office, National Archives of Australia, archived from the original on 30 December 2013, retrieved 30 December 2013

Department overview
Formed	13 December 1984^[1]
Preceding Department	Department of Social Security – for the Office of Aged Care, Child Care and Disabled and the Social Welfare Policy Secretariat Department of Health (I) – for nursing homes, home nursing and assistance for the disabled
Dissolved	24 July 1987^[1]
Superseding Department	Department of Community Services and Health – for services for the aged, persons with disabilities, children; community support services Department of Social Security – for some pieces of legislation
Jurisdiction	Commonwealth of Australia
Headquarters	Phillip, Canberra
Ministers responsible	Don Grimes, Minister (1984–1987) Chris Hurford, Minister (1987)
Department executives	Tony Ayers, Acting Secretary (1984–1985) Mike Codd, Secretary (1985–1986) Alan Rose, Secretary (1986–1987)