Department of Trade and Resources
20 December 1977 – 11 March 1983
Renamed Department of Trade in 1983.
Department of State responsible for trade policy and negotiations, export development, the Trade Commissioner Service, and minerals and resources policy, including mineral exports and uranium export policy.
Names over time
- Department of Trade and Resources1977–1983
- Department of Trade1983–1987
How it came into existence
Created by the Administrative Arrangements Order of 20 December 1977, merging the Department of Overseas Trade with the minerals and resources functions of the abolished Department of National Resources; Doug Anthony, the Deputy Prime Minister, was Minister for Trade and Resources throughout.
- Trade policy and negotiations
- Export development and promotion
- Trade Commissioner Service
- Minerals and resources policy
- Mineral export controls
Changes during its life
- Special trade negotiations with major trading partners
- Representations on market access for Australian exports
How it ended
Abolished on 11 March 1983 by the Hawke government: trade went to the new Department of Trade and minerals and resources to the new Department of Resources and Energy.
- Minerals and resources policy
- Trade policy
- Export development and promotion
- Trade Commissioner Service
Main functions
- Trade policy, multilateral and bilateral trade negotiations
- Export development and promotion
- Australian Trade Commissioner Service
- Export finance and insurance (Export Finance and Insurance Corporation)
- Minerals and resources policy, including mineral export controls
- Uranium export policy
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Sources
Primary sources
- Administrative Arrangements Order of 11 March 1983 (took effect as it ended)