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Minister. Media reported that the new Department would plan for the supply of basic commodities, promote decentralisation and regional development and plan for the development of primary and manufacturing industries and the stimulation of housing construction.
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Department consisted of five divisions: the resources policy division; the northern development division; the Bureau of Mineral Resources; the Forestry and Timber Bureau; and the division of national mapping.
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Development planning in conjunction with the various States and, where necessary, co-ordination of such development planning, including the investigation of such national works as are referred to the
Department by the
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Treasury and other interested Departments, to make arrangements with the respective States and Other Governmental authorities with regard to the cost and execution of development projects
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department, staffed by officials who were responsible to the
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The department was created for the second time on 20 December 1977, by the
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To control funds required for the approved programme of development work
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between 1977 and 1979. The Secretary of the Department was A.J. Woods.
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Department of Environment, Housing and Community Development
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58:Department of Supply and Development
985:. ACT. 19 December 1972. p. 1.
218:, Minister for National Development
857:Australian Dictionary of Biography
759:Minister for National Development
722:Minister for Northern Development
537:Minister for National Development
309:Administrative Arrangements Orders
282:Department of Northern Development
246:Department of National Development
33:Department of National Development
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278:Department of Minerals and Energy
150:Department of National Resources
27:Australian government department
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354:Water resources and electricity
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979:"Portfolios announced"
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157:– for decentralisation
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959:(19 November 1969).
226:Department executive
209:Minister responsible
143:Preceding Department
51:Preceding Department
357:Geodesy and mapping
286:Department of Works
130:Department overview
38:Department overview
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199:Headquarters
189:Jurisdiction
110:Bill Boswell
98:Jack Stevens
75:Jurisdiction
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438:John Dedman
423:Term start
235:, Secretary
997:Categories
924:9 February
836:9 February
800:References
334:Government
233:Alan Woods
116:Lloyd Bott
880:1833-7538
426:Term end
411:Minister
365:Structure
165:Dissolved
67:Dissolved
888:70677943
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414:Party
408:Order
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135:Formed
43:Formed
469:Forde
303:Scope
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