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.

^ ^a ^b CA 28: Department of Commerce, Central Office, National Archives of Australia, retrieved 9 February 2021

Department overview
Formed	13 April 1932^[1]
Preceding Department	Department of Markets (II) – for trade and agriculture Department of Transport (I) – for navigation, shipping and lighthouses
Dissolved	22 December 1942^[1]
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)