The Department of Manufacturing Industry was an

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department that existed between June 1974 and December 1975.

History

When the Department of Manufacturing Industry was created in 1977, it was an amalgamation of the previous

Department of Secondary Industry The Department of Secondary Industry was an Government of Australia, Australian government department that existed between December 1972 and June 1974 under the Whitlam government. History The Department had previously been located in ...

and the residual parts of the Department of Supply not incorporated in the amalgamated Department of Defence. The department was abolished in 1975 and replaced with the Department of Administrative Services.

Scope

Information about the department's functions and/or 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: *Secondary industry, including - **the efficiency and development of industries *Research *Defence research and development, including support of space research programs of international organisations *Supply, manufacture and procurement of goods and services, including munitions and aircraft for defence *Disposal of surplus goods *Government transport and storage facilities in the State and storage and transport of goods in the Australian Capital Territory

Structure

The Department was an Australian Public Service department, staffed by officials who were responsible to the Minister for Manufacturing Industry.

References

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Manufacturing Industry Manufacturing is the creation or production of goods with the help of equipment, labor, machines, tools, and chemical or biological processing or formulation. It is the essence of secondary sector of the economy. The term may refer to a ran ...

1974 establishments in Australia 1975 disestablishments in Australia