Department of Commerce (Australia)

Department of Commerce
Department overview
Formed	13 April 1932
Preceding Department	Department of Markets (II) – for trade and agriculture; Department of Transport (I) – for navigation, shipping and lighthouses;
Dissolved	22 December 1942
Superseding agency	Department of Commerce and Agriculture;
Jurisdiction	Commonwealth of Australia
Headquarters	City, Canberra
Ministers responsible	Charles Hawker, Minister of Commerce; William Scully, Minister of Commerce;
Department executives	Edward Joseph Mulvany, Secretary (1932–1934); Frank Murphy, Secretary (1934–1942);

The Department of Commerce was an Australian government department that existed between April 1932 and December 1942.

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