Formed 7 May 1982 Headquarters Barton, Canberra | Dissolved 13 December 1984 | |
Preceding Department Department of Industry and Commerce (I)
Department of Business and Consumer Affairs
Department of Housing and Construction (II) Superseding agency Department of Industry, Technology and Commerce
Department of Local Government and Administrative Services Jurisdiction Commonwealth of Australia | ||
The Department of Industry and Commerce was an Australian government department that existed between May 1982 and December 1984. It was the second so-named Australian Government department.
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Scope
Information about the department's functions and/or 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:
Structure
The Department was an Australian Public Service department, staffed by officials who were responsible to the Minister for Industry and Commerce.
References
Department of Industry and Commerce (1982–84) Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA