Agriculture, fisheries & forestryDepartment of State
Department of Markets
21 April 1930 – 13 April 1932
Renamed Department of Commerce in 1932.
The second Department of Markets, responsible for the overseas marketing of Australian produce, export inspection and the primary produce marketing boards during the Depression.
Names over time
- Department of Markets1930–1932
- Department of Commerce1932–1942
- Department of Commerce and Agriculture1942–1956
How it came into existence
Created on 21 April 1930 by the Scullin government from the marketing functions of the Department of Markets and Transport, which was split into this department and the Department of Transport.
- Overseas marketing of primary produce
- Export inspection
- Produce export control boards
How it ended
Renamed the Department of Commerce on 13 April 1932 by the Lyons government, which also gave it navigation, shipping and lighthouses from the abolished Department of Transport.
- Overseas marketing of primary produce
- Export inspection
- Marketing boards
Main functions
- Overseas marketing of primary produce
- Export inspection and commerce regulation
- Primary produce marketing and export control boards
Lineage
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Sources
Primary sources
- Administrative Arrangements Order of 13 April 1932 (took effect as it ended)
Other sources
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