Department of Industry and Commerce (1982–1984)

Department of Industry and Commerce
Department overview
Formed	7 May 1982
Preceding Department	Department of Industry and Commerce (I); Department of Business and Consumer Affairs; Department of Housing and Construction (II);
Dissolved	13 December 1984
Superseding agency	Department of Industry, Technology and Commerce; Department of Local Government and Administrative Services;
Jurisdiction	Commonwealth of Australia
Headquarters	Barton, Canberra
Ministers responsible	Phillip Lynch, Minister (1982); Andrew Peacock, Minister (1982–1983); John Button, Minister (1983–1984);
Department executive	Tom Hayes, Secretary and Comptroller-General;

The Department of Industry and Commerce was an Australian government department that existed between May 1982 and December 1984. It was the second so-named Australian government department.

Scope[edit]

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:^[1]

manufacturing and tertiary industries
adjustment assistance to industry
small business
shipbuilding

Structure[edit]

The Department was an Australian Public Service department, staffed by officials who were responsible to the Minister for Industry and Commerce.^[1]

References[edit]

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d CA 3256: Department of Industry and Commerce [II], Central Office, National Archives of Australia, retrieved 27 December 2013

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[NAA_CA_3256-1] CA 3256: Department of Industry and Commerce [II], Central Office, National Archives of Australia, retrieved 27 December 2013

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