Department of Trade (1956–63)
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Formed | 11 January 1956[1] |
Preceding Department |
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Dissolved | 17 December 1963[1] |
Superseding agency | |
Jurisdiction | Commonwealth of Australia |
Headquarters | Barton, Canberra |
Minister responsible |
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Department executives |
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The Department of Trade was an Australian government department that existed between January 1956 and December 1963.
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 the department's creation it was responsible for:[1]
- trade promotion and trade policy, including the Trade Commissioner Service
- trade treaties and arrangements
- trade investigations
- tariff policy
- Tariff Board
- trade agreements
- import licensing policy
- industrial development
Structure
The Department was an Commonwealth Public Service department, staffed by officials who were responsible to the Minister for Trade, John McEwen.[1]
References
- 1 2 3 4 CA 64: Department of Trade [I], Central Office, National Archives of Australia, retrieved 28 December 2013
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