Department of Trade (1983–1987)

Department of Trade
Department overview
Formed	11 March 1983
Preceding Department	Department of Trade and Resources;
Dissolved	24 July 1987
Superseding Department	Department of Primary Industries and Energy - for sugar legislation and commodity marketing/administration functions; Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade - for functions of trade agreements, bilateral and multilateral trade policy and international trade and commodity negotiations along with the New Zealand Preferential Customs Tariff Act and the Trade Representatives Act 1933; Department of Industry, Technology and Commerce - for export services/promotion function; export expansion and market development;
Jurisdiction	Commonwealth of Australia
Headquarters	Barton, Canberra
Ministers responsible	Lionel Bowen, Minister (1983‑84); John Dawkins, Minister (1984‑87);
Department executives	Jim Scully, Secretary (1983‑84); John Menadue, Secretary (1983‑86); Vince FitzGerald, Secretary (1986‑87);

The Department of Trade was an Australian government department that existed between March 1983 and July 1987. It was the second so-named Australian government department.