Department of Employment, Workplace Relations and Small Business
DEWRSB
21 October 1998 – 26 November 2001
Previously Department of Workplace Relations and Small Business (1997–1998). Renamed Department of Employment and Workplace Relations in 2001.
Department of State responsible for employment policy and the Job Network, workplace relations, occupational health and safety, and small business.
Names over time
- Department of Industrial Relations1987–1997
- Department of Workplace Relations and Small Business1997–1998
- Department of Employment, Workplace Relations and Small Business1998–2001
- Department of Employment and Workplace Relations2001–2007
How it came into existence
Created by the Administrative Arrangements Order of 21 October 1998 from the Department of Workplace Relations and Small Business, adding the employment and employment services functions of the Department of Employment, Education, Training and Youth Affairs.
- Workplace relations
- Small business
- Employment policy
- Employment services and the Job Network
- Labour market programs
How it ended
Became the Department of Employment and Workplace Relations on 26 November 2001, with small business going to the Department of Industry, Tourism and Resources.
- Employment
- Workplace relations
- Small business
Main functions
- Employment policy and labour market programs
- Purchasing employment services through the Job Network
- Workplace relations policy under the Workplace Relations Act 1996
- Occupational health and safety and workers' compensation policy
- Small business policy
Bodies in this portfolio (1)
- Affirmative Action Agency 1986–1999
Lineage
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Sources
Primary sources
- Administrative Arrangements Order of 26 November 2001 (took effect as it ended)