Department of Works (1945)

{{Short description|Australian government department, 1945}}

{{Use Australian English|date=December 2013}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2024}}

{{Infobox government agency

|agency_name = Department of Works

|logo =

|logo_width = 200 px

|logo_caption =

|formed = 2 February 1945{{citation|title=CA 50: Department of Works [II], Central Office|url=http://naa12.naa.gov.au/scripts/SearchOld.asp?Number=CA+50|publisher=National Archives of Australia|accessdate=18 December 2013}}

|preceding1 = Department of the Interior

|dissolved = 13 July 1945

|superseding = Department of Works and Housing

|type = Department

|jurisdiction = Commonwealth of Australia

|employees =

|budget =

|minister1_name = Bert Lazzarini

|minister1_pfo = Minister

| chief1_name = Louis Loder

| chief1_position = Director‑General

}}

The Department of Works was an Australian government department that existed between February and July 1945. It was the second so-named Australian government department.