Department of Markets and Migration
16 January 1925 – 19 January 1928
Renamed Department of Markets in 1928.
Department of the Bruce–Page government responsible for the overseas marketing of Australian primary produce and for assisted migration and settlement under the empire migration schemes.
Names over time
- Department of Markets and Migration1925–1928
- Department of Markets1928
- Department of Markets and Transport1928–1930
How it came into existence
Created on 16 January 1925, taking the commerce branch (export inspection and overseas marketing of produce) from the Department of Trade and Customs and the migration office from the Prime Minister's Department.
- Export inspection and commerce regulation
- Overseas marketing of produce
- Assisted immigration (migration office)
How it ended
Renamed the Department of Markets on 19 January 1928, its migration functions passing to other bodies, chiefly the Development and Migration Commission.
- Overseas marketing of primary produce
- Export inspection
- Migration and settlement administration
Date and extent of the transfer of migration functions are unconfirmed.
Main functions
- Overseas marketing of Australian primary produce
- Export inspection under the Commerce (Trade Descriptions) Act 1905
- Export control boards for dairy produce and dried fruits
- Assisted migration and settlement under the 1925 Migration Agreement with the United Kingdom
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