Department of Business and Consumer Affairs
The Department of Business and Consumer Affairs was an Australian government department that existed between December 1975 and May 1982.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 its creation, the Department was responsible for the following:
The Department was an Australian Public Service department, staffed by officials who were responsible to the Minister for Business and Consumer Affairs.
