| Agency Name: | Department of Workplace Relations and Small Business |
| Formed: | 18 July 1997 |
| Preceding1: | Department of Industry, Science and Tourism Department of Industrial Relations (II) |
| Dissolved: | 21 October 1998 |
| Superseding: | Department of Employment, Workplace Relations and Small Business Department of Transport and Regional Services |
| Type: | Department |
| Jurisdiction: | Commonwealth of Australia |
| Minister1 Name: | Peter Reith |
| Minister1 Pfo: | Minister |
| Chief1 Name: | David Rosalky |
| Chief1 Position: | Secretary (1997–1998) |
| Chief2 Name: | Peter Shergold |
| Chief2 Position: | Secretary (1998) |
| Headquarters: | Canberra |
The Department of Workplace Relations and Small Business was an Australian government department that existed between July 1997 and October 1998.
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 Workplace Relations and Small Business, Peter Reith.