Department of Trade (1956–1963)

The Department of Trade was an Australian government department that existed between January 1956 and December 1963.

Department of Trade
Department overview
Formed11 January 1956[1]
Preceding Department
Dissolved17 December 1963[1]
Superseding agency
JurisdictionCommonwealth of Australia
HeadquartersBarton, Canberra
Minister responsible
Department executives

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, the trade publicity branch and published Overseas Trading[2]
  • trade treaties and arrangements
  • trade investigations
  • tariff policy
  • Tariff Board
  • trade agreements
  • import licensing policy
  • industrial development

Structure

The department was a Commonwealth Public Service department, staffed by officials who were responsible to the Minister for Trade, John McEwen.[1]

References


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