Department of Commerce (disambiguation)

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Department of Commerce is a Cabinet department of the United States government.

Department of Commerce may also refer to:

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

The Department of Commerce was a department of the Government of Western Australia. It was formed on 1 January 2009 from the former Department of Consumer and Employment Protection and the Science and Innovation division of the former Department of Industry and Resources, with the functions of the Resources Safety division being transferred to the newly formed Department of Mines and Petroleum. It was superseded by the Department of Mines, Industry Regulation and Safety on 1 July 2017 when most of it was merged with the Department of Mines and Petroleum.

The Ohio Department of Commerce is the administrative department of the Ohio state government responsible for regulating banks and savings institutions, credit unions, mortgage lenders and consumer finance businesses; securities professionals and products; real estate professionals and cable television; and the building industry; and also collects and holds unclaimed funds. The Division of Liquor Control and Division of the State Fire Marshal are also part of the department.

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