Department_of_Trade_and_Resources

Department of Trade and Resources

Department of Trade and Resources

Australian government department

The Department of Trade and Resources was an Australian government department that existed between December 1977 and March 1983.

Quick Facts overview, Formed ...

Scope

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 was responsible for the following:[1]

  • Trade and commerce with other countries including
    • Trade promotion, including the publication of Overseas Trading
    • Trade agreements
    • Export services
  • Commercial development and marketing of minerals (including uranium) and hydrocarbon fuels

Structure

The Department was a Commonwealth Public Service department, staffed by officials who were responsible to the Minister for National Trade and Resources, Doug Anthony.[1] The Secretary of the Department was J. Sully.[1]

References

  1. [1]
    CA 2477: Department of Trade and Resources, Central Office, National Archives of Australia, retrieved 4 December 2013


Stub icon

This Australian government-related article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.
Share this article:

This article uses material from the Wikipedia article Department_of_Trade_and_Resources, and is written by contributors. Text is available under a CC BY-SA 4.0 International License; additional terms may apply. Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.