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.