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Agency:
Tasmanian Development Authority
Agency Number:
Start Date:
01 Mar 1984
End Date:
01 Jul 1995
Description:
The Authority was established to encourage and promote the balanced economic development of Tasmania and inherited the functions of the Agricultural Bank of Tasmania and the Department of Industrial Development. It was managed by a Board of up to 6 members, appointed for renewable terms of up to 5 years. As of 3 February 1993 the TDA was amalgamated with the Departments of Mines and Forestry and the Industry Services Division (but not the Industrial Relations Branch or the Tasmanian Industrial Commission) of the Department of Employment, Industrial relations and Training to form a Department of State Development and Resources. Technical legal problems meant that only Mines and Industry Services (which relocated to Rosny) could proceed with the merger. TDA became the Secretariat of the new Department pending the amendment of its Act.
Legislation Administered:
Apple Industry Assistance Act [until 1992], Closer settlement Acts 1957 & 1983, Commonwealth and State Housing Agreement Acts 1945, 1956, 1961, 1965, 1966, 1971, 1973,1978,1982 & 1985 [until 1992], Cooperative Housing Societies act 1963, Education act 1932 (in so far as it relates to the science Equipment centre) [from 1992], Farm Water Development Act 1985 [from 1992], Fire Damage Relief Act 1967 [After 1992 the provisions in this Act relating to construction of dwellings for renting to eligible persons under the Homes Act 1935 were transferred to the Department of Community and Health services.], Fruitgrowing Industry Reconstruction Agreement Act 1972, Home Builders' account act 1971, Home Purchase Loans Guarantees Act 1977, Homes Act 1935 [From 1992 only insofar as it relates to the lending of funds for home ownership.], King and Flinders Islands (Power) Financial Assistance Act 1984, Primary Producers' Relief Act 1968 [until 1992], Rural Adjustment Act 1977, Snowy Mountains Engineering Corporation (Tasmania) Act 1971 [until 1992], Tasmanian Development Act 1983, Tasmanian Development (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1983, United Milk Products Ltd Loan Guarantee Act 1980, United Milk Products Ltd (Amalgamation) Act 1981, War Service Land Settlement Act 1950
Legislation Creating:
Tasmanian Development Act 1983 (Statutory Rule 1984 No 46)
Previous Agencies:
Department of Industrial Development (TA306)01 Jan 198001 Mar 1984

Agricultural Bank of Tasmania (TA53)20 Jan 190801 Mar 1984
Subsequent Agencies:
Department of State Development and Resources (TA1016)03 Feb 199309 Nov 1994