Employment & workplaceDepartment of State
Department of Industry
10 December 1928 – 28 October 1940
Department responsible for Commonwealth industrial relations, including the conciliation and arbitration system; after 1932 it existed largely in name, administered within the Attorney-General's Department.
How it came into existence
Created on 10 December 1928 by the Bruce–Page government, taking administration of the Conciliation and Arbitration Act and other industrial matters from the Attorney-General's Department; Attorney-General John Latham was also Minister for Industry.
- Industrial relations
- Administration of the Conciliation and Arbitration Act
Changes during its life
- 1932Its separate staff positions were abolished and it was thereafter administered within the Attorney-General's Department, the Attorney-General also holding the Industry portfolio.
How it ended
Replaced on 28 October 1940 by the Department of Labour and National Service, created by the Menzies government with Harold Holt as minister.
- Industrial relations
- Conciliation and arbitration matters
Main functions
- Industrial relations policy and legislation
- Administration of the Commonwealth Conciliation and Arbitration Act 1904
- Matters relating to the Commonwealth Court of Conciliation and Arbitration
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Sources
Primary sources
- Administrative Arrangements Order of 13 April 1932 (sets it out)
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