Department of External Territories (1941–1951)
The Department of External Territories was an Australian government department that existed between June 1941 and May 1951. 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. The matters dealt with by the department at its creation were: Structure. The Department was a Commonwealth Public Service department, staffed by officials who were responsible to the Minister for External Territories.