Department of Defence Co-ordination

The department was formed shortly after Australia declared war on Germany in September 1939, joining World War II.

[1] Information about the department's functions and government funding allocation could be found in the Administrative Arrangements Orders, the annual budget statements and in the Department's annual reports.

When it was established, the Department dealt with:[1] The Department was a Commonwealth Public Service department, staffed by officials who were responsible to the Minister for Defence Co-ordination: Robert Menzies (1939 to 1941) and John Curtin (1941 to 1942).

[1] The Secretary of the Department was Frederick Shedden.

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