The Department of Science and Consumer Affairs was an

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that existed between June and December 1975.

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's functions were: *Science and technology, including research, support of research and support of civil space research programs *Meteorology *Ionospheric prediction service *Analytical laboratory service *Patents of inventions and designs, and trade marks *Weights and measure *National standards *Consumer affairs

Structure

The department was a

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department, staffed by officials who were responsible to the Minister for Science and Consumer Affairs.

References

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