Department of Industry and Commerce (1975–1982)

Department of Industry and Commerce
Department overview
Formed	22 December 1975
Preceding Department	Department of Tourism and Recreation – for tourism; Department of Transport (III) – for shipbuilding; Department of Manufacturing Industry;
Dissolved	7 May 1982
Superseding agency	Department of Defence Support; Department of Industry and Commerce (II);
Jurisdiction	Commonwealth of Australia
Headquarters	Barton, Canberra
Ministers responsible	Bob Cotton, Minister (1975–1977); Phillip Lynch, Minister (1977–1982);
Department executive	Neil Currie, Secretary;

The Department of Industry and Commerce was an Australian government department that existed between December 1975 and May 1982.

Scope[edit]

Information about the department's functions and 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 dealt with:^[1]

The efficiency and development of manufacturing and tertiary industries and research relating thereto
Adjustment assistance to industry
Assistance to small business
Manufacture of goods and provision of services
Shipbuilding

Structure[edit]

The Department was an Australian Public Service department, staffed by officials who were responsible to the Minister for Industry and Commerce.^[1]

References[edit]

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d CA 1956: Department of Industry and Commerce [1], Central Office, National Archives of Australia, retrieved 27 December 2013

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[NAA_CA_1956-1] CA 1956: Department of Industry and Commerce [1], Central Office, National Archives of Australia, retrieved 27 December 2013

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