Department of Workplace Relations and Small Business
The Department of Workplace Relations and Small Business was an Australian government department that existed between July 1997 and October 1998. Scope. Information about the department's functions and/or 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 the following: Structure. The Department was an Australian Public Service department, staffed by officials who were responsible to the Minister for Workplace Relations and Small Business, Peter Reith. Department of Workplace Relations and