Department of Science and Consumer Affairs


The Department of Science and Consumer Affairs was an Australian government department that existed between June and December 1975.

Scope

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 its creation, the Department's functions were:
The Department was a Commonwealth Public Service department, staffed by officials who were responsible to the Minister for Science and Consumer Affairs.