Department of Business and Consumer Affairs

Department of Business and Consumer Affairs
Department overview
Formed	22 December 1975
Preceding Department	Department of Science and Consumer Affairs – for consumer affairs; Department of Police and Customs – for Customs and Excise; Department of the Special Minister of State (I) – for industries assistance and prices justification; Attorney-General's Department – for bankruptcy, insolvency, patents, trade marks, design and copyright;
Dissolved	7 May 1982
Superseding agency	Attorney-General's Department – for Corporate Affairs trade practices and consumer affairs; Department of Industry and Commerce (II) – for customs excise duties and bounties; Department of Administrative Services (II) – for industries assistance and protection, petroleum pricing policy;
Jurisdiction	Commonwealth of Australia
Headquarters	Canberra
Department executives	Alan Carmody, Secretary (1975–1976); Tim Besley, Secretary (1976–1982); Tom Hayes, Secretary (1982);

The Department of Business and Consumer Affairs was an Australian government department that existed between December 1975 and May 1982.

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