Department of Industry, Innovation and Science
21 September 2015 – 1 February 2020
Previously Department of Industry and Science (2014–2015). Renamed Department of Industry, Science, Energy and Resources in 2020.
Department of State responsible for industry, innovation and science policy, the science agencies, resources, northern Australia policy, business programs and, until July 2016, energy.
Names over time
- Department of Industry2013–2014
- Department of Industry and Science2014–2015
- Department of Industry, Innovation and Science2015–2020
- Department of Industry, Science, Energy and Resources2020–2022
- Department of Industry, Science and Resources2022–present
How it came into existence
Created by the Administrative Arrangements Order of 21 September 2015, at the start of the Turnbull government, when the Department of Industry and Science was renamed to reflect its lead role on innovation; it also took on northern Australia policy and coordination and national digital economy policy, the latter from the Department of Communications. Christopher Pyne became Minister for Industry, Innovation and Science.
- Industry policy
- Science
- Resources and energy
- Business programs
- National digital economy policy
- Northern Australia policy and coordination
The 2015 White Paper on Developing Northern Australia had been prepared in the Prime Minister and Cabinet portfolio; that the function came from that department is not confirmed by a source.
Changes during its life
- Energy policy
- Energy markets and energy security
- Civil space policy
- Space activities regulation
How it ended
Renamed the Department of Industry, Science, Energy and Resources on 1 February 2020, when it regained energy policy from the abolished Department of the Environment and Energy and took small business from the abolished Department of Employment, Skills, Small and Family Business.
- Industry and innovation
- Science
- Resources
- Northern Australia policy
Main functions
- Industry policy and the Industry Growth Centres
- Innovation policy, the National Innovation and Science Agenda and the digital economy
- Science agencies and the Office of the Chief Scientist
- Resources policy
- Northern Australia policy and coordination
- Energy policy (until July 2016)
- Space industry policy (Australian Space Agency, from 2018)
- Business programs and business.gov.au
Bodies in this portfolio (3)
- Professional Standards Board for Patent and Trade Marks Attorneys 1998–2017
- Innovation Australia 2007–2016
- Australian Astronomical Observatory 2010–2018
Lineage
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Sources
Primary sources
- Administrative Arrangements Order of 30 September 2015 (sets it out)
- 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)
10 more Administrative Arrangements Orders set it out
- Administrative Arrangements Order of 30 September 2015, as amended to 18 February 2016 (sets it out)
- Administrative Arrangements Order of 30 September 2015, as amended to 19 July 2016 (sets it out)
- Administrative Arrangements Order of 1 September 2016 (sets it out)
- Administrative Arrangements Order of 1 September 2016, as amended to 27 October 2016 (sets it out)
- Administrative Arrangements Order of 1 September 2016, as amended to 13 April 2017 (sets it out)
- Administrative Arrangements Order of 19 April 2018 (sets it out)
- Administrative Arrangements Order of 19 April 2018, as amended to 28 August 2018 (sets it out)
- Administrative Arrangements Order of 4 April 2019 (sets it out)
- Administrative Arrangements Order of 29 May 2019 (sets it out)
- Administrative Arrangements Order of 29 May 2019, as amended to 1 September 2019 (sets it out)
- Australian Government Organisations Register (Department of Finance, data.gov.au) (listed from 30 November 2015 to 31 December 2019)
Government records and websites
Some dates or links for this organisation are not fully confirmed. Corrections are welcome.