Department of Overseas Trade (Australia)
The Department of Overseas Trade was an Australian government department that existed between December 1972 and December 1977.
| Department overview | |
|---|---|
| Formed | 19 December 1972[1] |
| Preceding Department | |
| Dissolved | 20 December 1977[1] |
| Superseding agency | |
| Jurisdiction | Commonwealth of Australia |
| Headquarters | Canberra |
| Ministers responsible |
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| Department executive |
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History
The Department was one of several new Departments established by the Whitlam government, a wide restructuring that revealed some of the new government's program.[2]
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 and Commerce with other countries, including trade promotion.
- Organising trade fairs, exhibitions and field days overseas to promote Australian made products
- Trade agreements and export services.
- Publishing Overseas Trading[3]
Structure
The Department was a Commonwealth Public Service department, staffed by officials who were responsible to the Minister for Overseas Trade.[1]
References
- CA 1485: Department of Overseas Trade, Central Office, National Archives of Australia, retrieved 9 February 2021
- National Archives of Australia, Gough Whitlam: In Office, National Archives of Australia, archived from the original on 19 April 2013
- Overseas Trading (NLA catalogue record)
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