Department of Manufacturing Industry
| Department overview | |
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| Formed | 12 June 1974 |
| Preceding Department | |
| Dissolved | 22 December 1975 |
| Superseding agency | |
| Jurisdiction | Commonwealth of Australia |
| Headquarters | Canberra |
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The Department of Manufacturing Industry was an Australian government department that existed between June 1974 and December 1975.
When the Department of Manufacturing Industry was created in 1974, 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.
The department was abolished in 1975 and replaced with the Department of Administrative Services.
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 Manufacturing Industry.
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