| Agency Name: | Department of Trade and Resources |
| Formed: | 20 December 1977 |
| Preceding1: | Department of Overseas Trade – for trade and commerce with other countries Department of National Resources – for commercial development and marketing of minerals |
| Dissolved: | 11 March 1983 |
| Superseding: | Department of Resources and Energy – for commercial development, marketing and export of minerals, including uranium and hydro-carbon fuels Department of Trade (II) |
| Type: | Department |
| Jurisdiction: | Commonwealth of Australia |
| Minister1 Name: | Doug Anthony |
| Minister1 Pfo: | Minister for Trade and Resources |
| Chief1 Name: | Jim Scully |
| Chief1 Position: | Secretary |
| Headquarters: | Australian Capital Territory |
The Department of Trade and Resources was an Australian government department that existed between December 1977 and March 1983.
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 a Commonwealth Public Service department, staffed by officials who were responsible to the Minister for National Trade and Resources, Doug Anthony. The Secretary of the Department was J. Sully.