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.
According to the National Archives of Australia, at its creation, the Department was responsible for:[1] The Department was an Australian Public Service department, staffed by officials who were responsible to the Minister for Science and the Environment.
[1] The Department was headed by a Secretary, John Farrands.
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