Agency Name: | Department of Industry and Commerce |
Formed: | 22 December 1975 |
Preceding1: | Department of Tourism and Recreation – for tourism Department of Transport (III) – for shipbuilding Department of Manufacturing Industry |
Dissolved: | 7 May 1982 |
Superseding: | Department of Defence Support Department of Industry and Commerce (II) |
Type: | Department |
Jurisdiction: | Commonwealth of Australia |
Minister1 Name: | Bob Cotton |
Minister1 Pfo: | Minister (1975–1977) |
Minister2 Name: | Phillip Lynch |
Minister2 Pfo: | Minister (1977–1982) |
Chief1 Name: | Neil Currie |
Chief1 Position: | Secretary |
Headquarters: | Barton, Canberra |
The Department of Industry and Commerce 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 dealt with:
The Department was an Australian Public Service department, staffed by officials who were responsible to the Minister for Industry and Commerce.