Department of Territories (1951–1968)

Department of Territories
Department overview
Formed	11 May 1951
Preceding Department	Department of the Interior (II) – for Ashmore and Cartier Islands, Northern Territory; Department of External Territories (I) – all other functions;
Dissolved	28 February 1968
Superseding Department	Department of the Interior (II); Department of External Territories (II);
Jurisdiction	Commonwealth of Australia
Ministers responsible	Paul Hasluck, Minister (1951–1963); Charles Barnes, Minister (1963–1968);
Department executives	Cecil Ralph Lambert, Secretary (1951–1964); George Warwick Smith, Secretary (1964–1968);

The Department of Territories was an Australian government department that existed between May 1951 and February 1968.