The Communities Department was created on 12 February 2004. The Families Department was abolished and its functions transferred to two new departments; Communities Department and Child Safety Department. On 26 March 2009, the Communities Department absorbed the functions of the abolished Child Safety Department. Under Departmental Arrangements Notice (No. 1) 2012, the Department of Communities was restructured and multiple subsequent organisations created on 3 April 2012, including, the Communities, Child Safety and Disability Services Department and the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander and Multicultural Affairs Department.
From
12 February 2004
To
3 April 2012
Alternative Names
The Department of Communities