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Department of Science and Consumer Affairs

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Formed
  
6 June 1975

Dissolved
  
22 December 1975

Preceding Department
  
Department of Science (I)

Superseding agency
  
Department of Science (II) Department of Business and Consumer Affairs

Jurisdiction
  
Commonwealth of Australia

Ministers responsible
  
Bill Morrison, Minister (6 June 1975) Clyde Cameron, Minister (Jun‑Nov 1975) Bob Cotton, Minister (Nov‑Dec 1975)

The Department of Science and Consumer Affairs was an Australian government department that existed between June and December 1975.

Contents

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's functions were:

  • Science and technology, including research, support of research and support of civil space research programs
  • Meteorology
  • Ionospheric prediction service
  • Analytical laboratory service
  • Patents of inventions and designs, and trade marks
  • Weights and measure
  • National standards
  • Consumer affairs

    • Structure

    The Department was a Commonwealth Public Service department, staffed by officials who were responsible to the Minister for Science and Consumer Affairs.

    References

    Department of Science and Consumer Affairs Wikipedia
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