Department of Civil Aviation (Australia)
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The Department of Civil Aviation (also called the DCA) was an
History
The Department of Civil Aviation had its origins as the Civil Aviation Branch of the
The organisation was reformed as a separate Government Department after the enquiry into the
On 30 November 1973 the DCA merged with the
Structure and scope
The Department was an Australian Public Service department responsible to the Minister for Civil Aviation. The Department was headed by the Director-General.
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 dealt with matters relating to civil aviation and administered related legislation.[7]
List of ministers
# | Name | Party | Start | End | PM | |
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1 | Harold Thorby | Country | 24 November 1938 | 26 April 1939 | Lyons
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2 | James Fairbairn | United Australia | 26 April 1939 | 13 August 1940 | Menzies
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3 | Arthur Fadden | Country | 14 August 1940 | 28 October 1940 | Menzies
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4 | John McEwen | Country | 28 October 1940 | 7 October 1941 | Fadden
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5 | Arthur Drakeford | Labor | 7 October 1941 | 19 December 1949 | Chifley
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6 | Thomas White | Liberal | 19 December 1949 | 11 May 1951 | Menzies
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7 | Larry Anthony | Country | 11 May 1951 | 9 July 1954 | Menzies
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8 | Athol Townley | Liberal | 9 July 1954 | 24 October 1956 | Menzies
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9 | Shane Paltridge | Liberal | 24 October 1956 | 10 June 1964 | Menzies
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10 | Denham Henty | Liberal | 10 June 1964 | 26 January 1966 | Menzies
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11 | Reginald Swartz | Liberal | 26 January 1966 | 12 November 1969 | Gorton
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12 | Bob Cotton | Liberal | 12 November 1969 | 5 December 1972 | McMahon
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13 | Gough Whitlam | Labor | 5 December 1972 | 19 December 1972 | Whitlam
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14 | Charles Jones | Labor | 19 December 1972 | 30 November 1973 | Whitlam
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See also
Notes
- ^ a b c CA 29: Department of Civil Aviation, Central Office, National Archives of Australia, archived from the original on 15 March 2020, retrieved 27 November 2013
- ^ Organisational Timeline of the Department, The Airways Museum & Civil Aviation Historical Society, archived from the original on 22 October 2012
- ^ a b Arthur Brownlow Corbett MBE (1877 - 1970), The Airways Museum & Civil Aviation Historical Society, archived from the original on 22 October 2012
- ^ Air Marshal Sir Richard Williams, KBE, CB, DSO (1890–1980), The Airways Museum & Civil Aviation Historical Society, archived from the original on 19 April 2012
- ^ Sir Donald George Anderson (1917–1975), The Airways Museum & Civil Aviation Historical Society, archived from the original on 22 October 2012
- ^ CA 1492: Department of Transport [III], Head Office/ (from 1975) Central Office, Canberra and Melbourne, National Archives of Australia, retrieved 18 June 2013
- ^ Administrative Arrangements Order made on 30 November 1939 (PDF), National Archives of Australia, 30 November 1939, p. 15, archived from the original (PDF) on 25 April 2013
References and further reading
- DCA Annual Report 1961-62 Introduction, The Airways Museum & Civil Aviation Historical Society, archived from the original on 8 August 2011
- DCA Annual Report 1962-63 Introduction, The Airways Museum & Civil Aviation Historical Society, archived from the original on 8 August 2011
- DCA Annual Report 1950-52, The Airways Museum & Civil Aviation Historical Society, archived from the original on 8 August 2011
- DCA Annual Report 1948-49 Foreword, The Airways Museum & Civil Aviation Historical Society, archived from the original on 8 August 2011
- DCA Annual Report 1947-48 Introduction, The Airways Museum & Civil Aviation Historical Society, archived from the original on 8 August 2011