The Department of Industry and Commerce was an
Australian government
The Australian Government, also known as the Commonwealth Government or simply as the federal government, is the national executive government of Australia, a federal parliamentary constitutional monarchy. The executive consists of the pr ...
department that existed between December 1975 and May 1982.
Scope
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 dealt with:
*The efficiency and development of manufacturing and tertiary industries and research relating thereto
*Adjustment assistance to industry
*Assistance to small business
*Manufacture of goods and provision of services
*Shipbuilding
Structure
The Department was an
Australian Public Service
The Australian Public Service (APS) is the federal civil service of the Commonwealth of Australia responsible for the public administration, public policy, and public services of the departments and executive and statutory agencies of the G ...
department, staffed by officials who were responsible to the Minister for Industry and Commerce.
References
Industry and Commerce
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