Department of Health and Family Services

Department of Health and Family Services
Department overview
Formed11 March 1996[1]
Preceding Department
Dissolved21 October 1998[1]
Superseding Department
JurisdictionCommonwealth of Australia
HeadquartersPhillip, Canberra
Minister responsible
Department executive
Websitehealth.gov.au

The Department of Health and Family Services was an Australian government department that existed between March 1996 and October 1998.

The Department was created after the 1996 federal election in which a new Government was elected, gaining responsibility for the Supported Accommodation Assistance Program from the former Department of Housing and Regional Development.[2]

  1. ^ a b CA 8246: Department of Health and Family Services, Central Office, National Archives of Australia, retrieved 2 December 2013
  2. ^ Department of Health, History of the Department, Department of Health, archived from the original on 9 November 2013