| Agency Name: | Department of Business and Consumer Affairs |
| Formed: | 22 December 1975 |
| Preceding1: | Department of Science and Consumer Affairs – for consumer affairs Department of Police and Customs – for Customs and Excise Department of the Special Minister of State (I) – for industries assistance and prices justification Attorney-General's Department – for bankruptcy, insolvency, patents, trade marks, design and copyright |
| Dissolved: | 7 May 1982 |
| Superseding: | Attorney-General's Department – for Corporate Affairs trade practices and consumer affairs Department of Industry and Commerce (II) – for customs excise duties and bounties Department of Administrative Services (II) – for industries assistance and protection, petroleum pricing policy |
| Type: | Department |
| Jurisdiction: | Commonwealth of Australia |
| Chief1 Name: | Alan Carmody |
| Chief1 Position: | Secretary (1975–1976) |
| Chief2 Name: | Tim Besley |
| Chief2 Position: | Secretary (1976–1982) |
| Chief3 Name: | Tom Hayes |
| Chief3 Position: | Secretary (1982) |
| Headquarters: | Canberra |
The Department of Business and Consumer Affairs was an Australian government department that existed between December 1975 and May 1982.
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 was responsible for the following:
The Department was an Australian Public Service department, staffed by officials who were responsible to the Minister for Business and Consumer Affairs.