The Department of Employment, Education and Training (DEET) was an

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department that existed between July 1987 and March 1996.

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. At its creation, the Department was responsible for the following: *Education, other than migrant adult education *Youth Affairs *Employment and training *Commonwealth Employment Service *Labour market programs *Co-ordination of research policy *Research grants and fellowships

Structure

The Department was an

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department, staffed by officials who were responsible to the Minister for Employment, Education and Training.

References

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