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Historical Australian government department From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Department of Defence Production was an Australian government department that existed between May 1951 and April 1958.
This article relies largely or entirely on a single source. (February 2024) |
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Formed | 11 May 1951[1] |
Preceding Department | |
Dissolved | 23 Apr 1958[1] |
Superseding agency | |
Jurisdiction | Commonwealth of Australia |
Headquarters | Melbourne |
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Information about the department's functions and government funding allocation could be found in the Administrative Arrangements Orders, the annual Portfolio Budget Statements and in the Department's annual reports.
The Department was created with responsibility for the manufacture and supply of munitions (armaments, ammunition, weapons, machine tools, war chemicals, radar), aircraft production and defence production planning.[1]
The Department was a Commonwealth Public Service department, staffed by officials who were responsible to the Minister for Defence Production.[1]
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