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Department of Trade (1956–63)

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Formed
  
11 January 1956

Headquarters
  
Barton, Canberra

Dissolved
  
17 December 1963

Preceding Department
  
Department of National Development (I) - for industrial development Department of Commerce and Agriculture - for trade promotion, policy treaties, investigations Department of Trade and Customs - for tariff policy, trade agreements, import licensing policy

Superseding agency
  
Department of Trade and Industry

Jurisdiction
  
Commonwealth of Australia

The Department of Trade was an Australian government department that existed between January 1956 and December 1963.

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 the department's creation it was responsible for:

  • trade promotion and trade policy, including the Trade Commissioner Service
  • trade treaties and arrangements
  • trade investigations
  • tariff policy
  • Tariff Board
  • trade agreements
  • import licensing policy
  • industrial development

    • Structure

    The Department was an Commonwealth Public Service department, staffed by officials who were responsible to the Minister for Trade, John McEwen.

    References

    Department of Trade (1956–63) Wikipedia
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