Department of Trade (1956–1963)

Department of Trade

Department overview
Formed	11 January 1956
Preceding Department	Department of National Development (I) - for industrial development Department of Commerce and Agriculture - for trade promotion, policy treaties, investigations Department of Trade and Customs - for tariff policy, trade agreements, import licensing policy
Dissolved	17 December 1963
Superseding agency	Department of Trade and Industry
Jurisdiction	Commonwealth of Australia
Headquarters	Barton, Canberra
Minister responsible	John McEwen, Minister
Department executives	John Crawford, Secretary (1956‑60) Alan Westerman, Secretary (1960‑63)

Department of Commerce and Agriculture - for trade promotion, policy treaties, investigations

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

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 an Commonwealth Public Service department, staffed by officials who were responsible to the Minister for Trade, John McEwen.

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