Department of Health, Housing and Community Services

The Department of Health, Housing and Community Services was an Australian government department that existed between June 1991 and March 1993.

Department of Health, Housing and Community Services

Department overview
Formed	7 June 1991
Preceding Department	Department of Community Services and Health Department of Industry, Technology and Commerce
Dissolved	24 March 1993
Superseding Department	Department of Health, Housing, Local Government and Community Services
Jurisdiction	Commonwealth of Australia
Headquarters	Phillip, Canberra
Minister responsible	Brian Howe, Minister
Department executive	Stuart Hamilton, Secretary

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:

• Services for the aged, people with disabilities and families with children
• Community support services
• Housing
• Public health, research and preventive medicine
• Community health projects
• Health promotion
• Pharmaceutical benefits
• Health benefits schemes
• Human quarantine
• National drug abuse strategy

Structure

The department was an Australian Public Service department, staffed by officials who were responsible to the Minister for Health, Housing and Community Services, Brian Howe.

The Secretary of the Department was S.A. Hamilton.