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Department of Customs and Excise

The Department of Customs and Excise was an Australian government department that existed between January 1956 and March 1975.

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Department of Customs and Excise
Department overview
Formed11 January 19561
Preceding Department
Dissolved27 March 19751
Superseding Department
JurisdictionCommonwealth of Australia
Department executives

The Department of Customs and Excise was an Australian government department that existed between January 1956 and March 1975.

Scope

Information about the department's functions and government funding allocation could be found in the Administrative Arrangements Orders, the annual Portfolio Budget Statements and in the department's annual reports.

In the 23 April 1958 Administrative Arrangements Order, the department's functions were:1

  • Duties of Customs and Excise
  • Bounties on the production or export of goods.

Structure

The department was a Commonwealth Public Service department, staffed by officials who were responsible to the Minister for Customs and Excise.1

References

References

  1. CA 62: Department of Customs and Excise, Central Office, National Archives of Australia, retrieved 29 December 2013{{citation}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)