Department of Science and Consumer Affairs

Department of Science and Consumer Affairs

Department overview
Formed	6 June 1975
Preceding Department	Department of Science (I)
Dissolved	22 December 1975
Superseding agency	Department of Science (II) Department of Business and Consumer Affairs
Jurisdiction	Commonwealth of Australia
Ministers responsible	Bill Morrison, Minister (6 June 1975) Clyde Cameron, Minister (Jun‑Nov 1975) Bob Cotton, Minister (Nov‑Dec 1975)
Department executive	Hugh Ennor, Secretary

The Department of Science and Consumer Affairs was an Australian government department that existed between June and December 1975.

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's functions were:

The Department was a Commonwealth Public Service department, staffed by officials who were responsible to the Minister for Science and Consumer Affairs.

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