“Department of Science (1975–78)”的意思、由来-开放百科全书

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Department of Science (1975–78)

释义

Scope
Structure
Controversy
References

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The Department of Science was an Australian government department that existed between December 1975 and December 1978. It was the second so-named Australian Government department.

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.

According to the National Archives of Australia, at its creation, the Department was responsible for:^[1]

Science and technology, including research, support of research and support of civil space programs
Meteorology
Ionospheric Prediction Service
Analytical laboratory service
Weights and measures

Structure

The Department was an Australian Public Service department, staffed by officials who were responsible to the Minister for Science, James Webster.^[1]

The Department was headed by a Secretary, initially Hugh Ennor (until October 1977) and then John Farrands.^[1]^[2]

Controversy

In December 1975, a task force of the Royal Commission on Australian Government accused the department of questionable logic, misinterpretation of facts and faulty data.^[3]

References

1. ^¹²³⁴{{citation|title=CA 1962: Department of Science [II], Central Office|url=http://naa12.naa.gov.au/scripts/SearchOld.asp?Number=CA+1962|publisher=National Archives of Australia|accessdate=12 December 2013}}
2. ^{{cite news|url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article110870080|deadurl=no|archivedate=12 March 2014|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140312053808/http://trove.nla.gov.au/ndp/del/article/110870080|title='Eager beaver' went on to become science head|date=6 October 1977|newspaper=The Canberra Times|page=8|first=Frank|last=Cranston}}
3. ^{{cite news|url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article102194267|title=Department of Science: Strong reaction on abolition call|first=Bruce|last=Juddery|author-link=Bruce Juddery|newspaper=The Canberra Times|page=3|date=29 December 1975|deadurl=no|archivedate=20 March 2014|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140320080826/http://trove.nla.gov.au/ndp/del/article/102194267}}

1 : Defunct government departments of Australia

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