VPRS 10255 Correspondence Files

The Central Planning Authority, chaired by the Minister of State Development and Decentralisation was established in 1946 to coordinate regional committees which were to investigate and survey regional resources, advise on potential development of resources and advise on outstanding problems. The Central Planning Authority was part of the Division of State Development and the Regions whose work it coordinated were those as defined by the State Regional Boundaries Committee report of 1944.The records in this series consist of the subject files created and maintained by the Authority in carrying out its coordinating and information dissemination functions and relate to matters to do with regional planning and development and decentralisation.