State Government of New South Wales
The Department of Health and Community Services was one of the names used by the Department that in 2013 is known as Community Services. It was created in 1991 and had formerly been known as the Department of Family and Community Services. In 1992 its name was changed to the Department of Community Services.
1881 - 1923 State Children's Relief Board
1923 - 1970 Child Welfare Department
1970 - 1973 Department of Child Welfare and Social Welfare
1973 - 1975 Department of Youth and Community Services
1975 - 1976 Department of Youth, Ethnic and Community Affairs
1976 - 1988 Department of Youth and Community Services
1988 - 1991 Department of Family and Community Services
1991 - 1992 Department of Health and Community Services
1992 - 2009 Department of Community Services
2009 - 2011 Department of Human Services
2011 - Department of Family and Community Services
Prepared by: Melissa Downing
Created: 22 February 2011, Last modified: 27 April 2015
Last updated: 18 January 2023
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First published by the Find & Connect Web Resource Project for the Commonwealth of Australia, 2011
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