Department of Trade (1983–87)

Department of Trade
Department overview
Formed	11 March 1983[1]
Preceding Department	Department of Trade and Resources;
Dissolved	24 July 1987[1]
Superseding agency	Department of Primary Industries and Energy - for sugar legislation and commodity marketing/administration functions; Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade - for functions of trade agreements, bilateral and multilateral trade policy and international trade and commodity negotiations along with the New Zealand Preferential Customs Tariff Act and the Trade Representatives Act 1933; Department of Industry, Technology and Commerce - for export services/promotion function; export expansion and market development;
Jurisdiction	Commonwealth of Australia
Headquarters	Barton, Canberra
Ministers responsible	Lionel Bowen, Minister (1983‑84); John Dawkins, Minister (1984‑87);
Department executives	Jim Scully, Secretary (1983‑84); John Menadue, Secretary (1983‑86); Vince FitzGerald, Secretary (1986‑87);

The Department of Trade was an Australian government department that existed between March 1983 and July 1987. It was the second so-named Australian Government Department.

History

The Department was dissolved in July 1987 as part of a large overhaul of the Public Service that reduced the number of departments from 28 to 17.[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 in particular-
- Bilateral and Multilateral trade policy.
- Trade promotion and services.
- Trade agreements.
- Export services.

Structure

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

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References

CA 3500: Department of Trade [II], Central Office, National Archives of Australia, retrieved 28 December 2013
Campbell, Rod (15 July 1987). "Enormous PS shake-up: 3000 positions abolished: 11 departments wiped out". The Canberra Times. p. 1.

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[NAA_CA_3500-1] CA 3500: Department of Trade [II], Central Office, National Archives of Australia, retrieved 28 December 2013

[2] Campbell, Rod (15 July 1987). "Enormous PS shake-up: 3000 positions abolished: 11 departments wiped out". The Canberra Times. p. 1.