Department of Transport (1972–1982)

Department of Transport
Department overview
Formed	19 December 1972
Preceding Department	Department of Shipping and Transport; Department of Civil Aviation;
Dissolved	7 May 1982
Superseding agency	Department of Transport and Construction; Department of Aviation;
Jurisdiction	Commonwealth of Australia
Ministers responsible	Charles Jones, Minister (1972–1975); Peter Nixon, Minister (1975–1979); Ralph Hunt, Minister (1979–1982);
Department executives	Malcolm Macgregor Summers, Secretary (Jan 1973 – Sep 1973); Charles Halton, Secretary (Nov 1973 – May 1982);

The Department of Transport was an Australian government department that existed between December 1972 and May 1982. It was the third so-named Australian Government Department to be established.

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