Department of Territories and Local Government

Department of Territories and Local Government
Department overview
Formed	11 March 1983
Preceding Department	Department of the Capital Territory – for the administration of the ACT and Jervis Bay; Department of Administrative Services (II) – for Christmas Island Agreement Acts; Department of National Development and Energy – for local government; Department of Home Affairs and Environment – for the administration of overseas territories and residual Northern Territory function; Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet – for Local Government (Personal Income Tax Sharing) Act 1976;
Dissolved	13 December 1984
Superseding Department	Department of Territories (II) – for territories; Department of Local Government and Administrative Services – for local government;
Jurisdiction	Commonwealth of Australia
Headquarters	Canberra
Department executives	Tony Blunn, Secretary (1983); John Enfield, Secretary (1983–1984);

The Department of Territories and Local Government was an Australian government department that existed between March 1983 and December 1984.

Department overview
Formed	11 March 1983^[1]
Preceding Department	Department of the Capital Territory – for the administration of the ACT and Jervis Bay Department of Administrative Services (II) – for Christmas Island Agreement Acts Department of National Development and Energy – for local government Department of Home Affairs and Environment – for the administration of overseas territories and residual Northern Territory function Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet – for Local Government (Personal Income Tax Sharing) Act 1976
Dissolved	13 December 1984^[1]
Superseding Department	Department of Territories (II) – for territories Department of Local Government and Administrative Services – for local government
Jurisdiction	Commonwealth of Australia
Headquarters	Canberra
Department executives	Tony Blunn, Secretary (1983) John Enfield, Secretary (1983–1984)