Department of Local Government and Administrative Services

Department of Local Government and Administrative Services
Department overview
Formed	13 December 1984
Preceding Department	Department of Administrative Services (II) – for functions relating to the acquisition, leasing, management and disposal of land and property; survey; transport and storage; accommodation; catering and protective services; Department of Industry and Commerce (II) – for regional development; Department of Territories and Local Government – for local government;
Dissolved	24 July 1987
Superseding Department	Department of Immigration, Local Government and Ethnic Affairs – for local government and regional development services; Department of Administrative Services (III) – Transport and storage, land and property services, purchasing and disposals, accommodation and catering, valuation and protective services and survey functions;
Jurisdiction	Commonwealth of Australia
Headquarters	Canberra
Minister responsible	Tom Uren, Minister;
Department executive	Kenneth Norman Jones, Secretary;

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

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Department overview
Formed	13 December 1984^[1]
Preceding Department	Department of Administrative Services (II) – for functions relating to the acquisition, leasing, management and disposal of land and property; survey; transport and storage; accommodation; catering and protective services Department of Industry and Commerce (II) – for regional development Department of Territories and Local Government – for local government
Dissolved	24 July 1987^[1]
Superseding Department	Department of Immigration, Local Government and Ethnic Affairs – for local government and regional development services Department of Administrative Services (III) – Transport and storage, land and property services, purchasing and disposals, accommodation and catering, valuation and protective services and survey functions
Jurisdiction	Commonwealth of Australia
Headquarters	Canberra
Minister responsible	Tom Uren, Minister
Department executive	Kenneth Norman Jones, Secretary