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Date(s)
- 1921-01-01 - (Creation)
- 1921-01-01 - 1981-12-31 (Accumulation)
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Context area
Name of creator
Administrative history
Name of creator
Administrative history
The Department was responsible for the administration of the industrial code, apprentices, construction safety, weights and measures, machinery, shops and factories and consumer protection. It also assumed responsibility for the Small Claims Tribunal and the licensing of credit providers in 1975.
Following the 1983 State election, the Division of Industrial Training was transferred to the Department of Employment and Administrative Services, and the Weights and Measures Branch was transferred to the Department of Consumer Affairs.
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Archival history
Content and structure area
Scope and content
General files relating to all health and safety matters under the Factories and Shops Act 1920 - 1959 and 1963.
This series incorporates the main set of records created by the Office of the Chief Inspector of Factories, which was part of the Department of Labour.
(The files in this Record Series include items that were previously listed at the State Records Office at reference: AN 25/1, Accession 749; AN 25/10, Accession 1773).