Department of Defence Support

Department of Defence Support
Department overview
Formed	7 May 1982
Preceding Department	Department of Industry and Commerce – for manufacture of goods and provision of services for defence purposes; Department of Administrative Services (II) – for defence purchasing;
Dissolved	13 December 1984
Superseding Department	Department of Industry, Technology and Commerce – for offsets;
Jurisdiction	Commonwealth of Australia
Headquarters	Reid, Canberra
Ministers responsible	Ian Viner, Minister (1982–1983); Brian Howe, Minister (1983–1984);
Department executive	Charles Halton, Secretary;

The Department of Defence Support was an Australian government department that existed between May 1982 and December 1984.

^ ^a ^b CA 3254: Department of Defence Support, National Archives of Australia, retrieved 11 January 2014^{[permanent dead link]}

Department overview
Formed	7 May 1982^[1]
Preceding Department	Department of Industry and Commerce – for manufacture of goods and provision of services for defence purposes Department of Administrative Services (II) – for defence purchasing
Dissolved	13 December 1984^[1]
Superseding Department	Department of Industry, Technology and Commerce – for offsets
Jurisdiction	Commonwealth of Australia
Headquarters	Reid, Canberra
Ministers responsible	Ian Viner, Minister (1982–1983) Brian Howe, Minister (1983–1984)
Department executive	Charles Halton, Secretary