Formed 10 December 1928 Headquarters Canberra | Dissolved 28 October 1940 | |
Preceding Department Attorney-General's Department Superseding agency Department of Labour and National Service Jurisdiction Commonwealth of Australia | ||
The Department of Industry was an Australian government department that existed between 1928 and 1940.
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Scope
The department dealt with the matters raised by unions on industrial matters and matters related to the administration of the Cockatoo Island Dockyard.
All of the Department's positions were abolished in 1932 and the Department was virtually inactive.
Structure
The Department was a Commonwealth Public Service department, staffed by officials who were responsible to the Minister for Industry.
References
Department of Industry (1928–40) Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA