| Department overview | |
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| Formed | 6 June 1975 |
| Preceding Department | |
| Dissolved | 22 December 1975 |
| Superseding agency | |
| Jurisdiction | Commonwealth of Australia |
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The Department of Science and Consumer Affairs was an Australian government department that existed between June and December 1975.
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:
The Department was a Commonwealth Public Service department, staffed by officials who were responsible to the Minister for Science and Consumer Affairs.