The Department of Employment and Industrial Relations was an

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department that existed between December 1975 and December 1978.

History

The department was announced in December 1975, separating the employment and industrial functions from the immigration functions in the previous

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Scope

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. At its creation, the department was responsible for the following: *Industrial relations, including conciliation and arbitration in relation to industrial disputes *Commonwealth Employment Service *Re-instatement in civil employment of national servicemen, members of the Reserve Forces and members of the Citizen Forces.

Structure

The department was an

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department, staffed by officials who were responsible to the Minister for Employment and Industrial Relations,

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. The

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of the department was Keith McKenzie.

References

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