The Department of Manufacturing Industry was an Australian government department that existed between June 1974 and December 1975.
| Department overview | |
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| Formed | 12 June 1974[1] |
| Preceding Department | |
| Dissolved | 22 December 1975[1] |
| Superseding Department | |
| Jurisdiction | Commonwealth of Australia |
| Headquarters | Canberra |
| Ministers responsible |
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| Department executive |
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History
editWhen the Department of Manufacturing Industry was created in 1977, it was an amalgamation of the previous Department of Secondary Industry and the residual parts of the Department of Supply not incorporated in the amalgamated Department of Defence.[2][3]
The department was abolished in 1975 and replaced with the Department of Administrative Services.
Scope
editInformation 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][4]
- Secondary industry, including:
- the efficiency and development of industries
- Research
- Defence research and development, including support of space research programs of international organisations
- Supply, manufacture and procurement of goods and services, including munitions and aircraft for defence
- Disposal of surplus goods
- Government transport and storage facilities in the state and storage and transport of goods in the Australian Capital Territory
Structure
editThe Department was an Australian Public Service department, staffed by officials who were responsible to the Minister for Manufacturing Industry.[1]
References
edit- ^ a b c d CA 1770: Department of Manufacturing Industry, Central Office, National Archives of Australia, retrieved 11 December 2013
- ^ Thomson, Phillip (25 September 2015). "Department with most name changes? That title goes to Department of Industry, Innovation and Science". The Canberra Times. Fairfax Media. Archived from the original on 20 October 2015.
- ^ Nethercote, John (29 June 1999), Departmental Machinery of Government Since 1987, Commonwealth of Australia, archived from the original on 28 March 2014
- ^ Administrative Arrangements (PDF), Australian Government, 12 June 1974, archived from the original (PDF) on 13 April 2014