The Department of the Arts, Sport, the Environment, Tourism and Territories was an
Australian government department that existed between July 1987 and December 1991.
Scope
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.
Tourism, including the tourist industry, international expositions and support for international conferences and special events
Administration of the Australian Capital Territory
Administration of the Jervis Bay Territory, the Territory of Cocos (Keeling) Islands, the Territory of Christmas Island, the Coral Sea Islands Territory, the Territory of Ashmore and Cartier Islands, the Australian Antarctic Territory, and the Territory of Heard Island and the McDonald Islands, and of Commonwealth responsibilities on Norfolk Island
Constitutional development of the Northern Territory of Australia
Structure
The Department was an
Australian Public Service department, staffed by officials responsible to the Minister for the Arts, Sport, the Environment and Tourism and Territories.[1]