Department of Industry and Commerce (1975–82)

Department of Industry and Commerce

Department overview
Formed	22 December 1975
Preceding Department	Department of Tourism and Recreation - for tourism Department of Transport (III) - for shipbuilding Department of Manufacturing Industry
Dissolved	7 May 1982
Superseding agency	Department of Defence Support Department of Industry and Commerce (II)
Jurisdiction	Commonwealth of Australia
Headquarters	Barton, Canberra
Ministers responsible	Bob Cotton, Minister (1975‑77) Phillip Lynch, Minister (1977‑82)
Department executive	Neil Currie, Secretary

Department of Transport (III) - for shipbuilding

The Department of Industry and Commerce was an Australian government department that existed between December 1975 and May 1982.

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 dealt with:

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

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