Department of Construction

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.

The functions of the Department at its creation were:^[1]

• Planning, execution and maintenance of Australian government works
• Design, provision and maintenance of furniture furnishings and fittings for the Australian government

The Department was a Commonwealth Public Service department, staffed by officials who were responsible to the Minister for Construction, John McLeay Jr.^[1]