Department of Trade (1956–63)


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

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