Department of Employment, Skills, Small and Family Business
29 May 2019 – 1 February 2020
Previously Department of Jobs and Small Business (2017–2019).
Department of State responsible for employment services, skills and vocational education, small and family business, and workplace relations.
Names over time
- Department of Employment2013–2017
- Department of Jobs and Small Business2017–2019
- Department of Employment, Skills, Small and Family Business2019–2020
How it came into existence
Created by the Administrative Arrangements Order of 29 May 2019, after the 2019 election, when the Department of Jobs and Small Business was renamed on taking skills, apprenticeships and vocational education and training from the Department of Education and Training. Michaelia Cash became Minister for Employment, Skills, Small and Family Business, and Christian Porter Minister for Industrial Relations.
- Employment policy and services
- Workplace relations
- Small and family business
- Skills and vocational education and training
- Apprenticeships
How it ended
Abolished on 1 February 2020: employment and skills went to the Department of Education, Skills and Employment, small and family business to the Department of Industry, Science, Energy and Resources, and industrial relations to the Attorney-General's Department.
- Industrial relations and workplace relations policy
- Fair Work framework
- Employment services and labour market programs
- Skills and vocational education and training
- Apprenticeships
- Small business policy and programs
Main functions
- Employment policy and employment services (jobactive)
- Skills, apprenticeships and vocational education and training
- Small and family business policy
- Workplace relations and the Fair Work framework
- Work health and safety and workers' compensation policy
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Sources
Primary sources
- Administrative Arrangements Order of 29 May 2019 (created it)
- Administrative Arrangements Order of 5 December 2019 (took effect as it ended)
- Administrative Arrangements Order of 5 December 2019, as amended to 2 April 2020 (took effect as it ended)
1 more Administrative Arrangements Order sets it out
- Australian Government Organisations Register (Department of Finance, data.gov.au) (listed from 1 July 2019 to 31 December 2019)