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Australian government department, 2020–2022
Department of Industry, Science, Energy and Resources
Formed 21 September 2015 Preceding Department Dissolved 30 June 2022 Superseding agency Jurisdiction
Australian Government Annual budget $864 million
AUD (2020 estimated)
[1] Ministers responsible Department executive Website
www .industry .gov .au
The Department of Industry, Science, Energy and Resources was a
department of the
Australian Government responsible for consolidating the Government’s efforts to drive economic growth, productivity and competitiveness by bringing together industry, energy, resources and science.
[2] The department superseded the Department of Industry, Innovation and Science on 1 February 2020.
[3]
[4]
It was superseded by the
Department of Industry, Science and Resources
[5] and the
Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water on 1 July 2022.
[6]
The head of the department at the time of dissolution was the
Secretary , David Fredericks.
[7]
The Chief Scientist for Australia has reported to the Minister for Science of the day since 1989.
[8]
History
Following the appointment of
Malcolm Turnbull as
prime minister , the Department of Industry, Innovation and Science was established on 21 September 2015, taking on the functions of the previous
Department of Industry and Science .
[9]
On 20 December 2017, the Department of Industry, Innovation and Science was placed in the newly formed Jobs and Innovation portfolio alongside the
Department of Jobs and Small Business .[
citation needed ]
Scope
As outlined in the Administrative Arrangements Orders,
[10] [
needs update ] the department is responsible for a wide range of functions including:
Manufacturing and commerce including industry and market development
Industry innovation policy and technology diffusion
Construction industry, excluding workplace relations
Facilitation of the development of service industries generally
Trade marks, plant breeders’ rights and patents of inventions and designs
Anti-dumping
Civil space issues
Science policy
Energy policy
References
^ Department of Industry and Science.
"2020-21 Portfolio Budget Statements" (PDF) .
Australian Government . Retrieved 16 March 2021 .
^ Department of Industry and Science,
About us ,
Australian Government , archived from
the original on 16 March 2018, retrieved 24 March 2015
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"Department of Industry, Science, Energy and Resources" . Directory . Australian Government.
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Department of Industry, Innovation and Science
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"About us" . Department of Industry, Science and Resources .
Australian Government . 7 July 2022.
Archived from the original on 7 July 2022. Retrieved 7 July 2022 .
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"Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water" . Directory . Australian Government. 1 July 2022. Retrieved 7 July 2022 .
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"Announcement of Department Secretaries" . Prime Minister of Australia. 22 June 2022. Retrieved 30 June 2022 .
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"About" . The Chief Scientist .
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Minute Paper for the Executive Council, Executive Council Meeting No. 21 (PDF) ,
Federal Executive Council , 21 September 2015, archived from
the original (PDF) on 4 March 2016, retrieved 28 June 2016
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"Administrative Arrangements Order" .
Commonwealth of Australia . 21 September 2015. Retrieved 20 October 2015 .