| Agency Name: | Department of Works |
| Formed: | 2 February 1945 |
| Preceding1: | Department of the Interior |
| Dissolved: | 13 July 1945 |
| Superseding: | Department of Works and Housing |
| Type: | Department |
| Jurisdiction: | Commonwealth of Australia |
| Minister1 Name: | Bert Lazzarini |
| Minister1 Pfo: | Minister |
| Chief1 Name: | Louis Loder |
| Chief1 Position: | Director‑General |
The Department of Works was an Australian government department that existed between February and July 1945. It was the second so-named Australian government department.
The department was established in February 1945 under the Curtin government. Less than five months later, in July 1945, it was dismantled by the Chifley government soon after the death of John Curtin.
The Department was a Commonwealth Public Service department, staffed by officials who were responsible to the Minister for Works, Bert Lazzarini. The Director-General of the Department was Louis F. Loder.