The Department of Business and Consumer Affairs was an

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that existed between December 1975 and May 1982.

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: *Business practices *Duties of customs and excise *Bounties on the production or export of goods *Bankruptcy and insolvency *Patents of inventions and designs, and trade marks *Copyrights *Consumer Affairs.

Structure

The Department was an

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

References

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