Department of Industry, Innovation, Climate Change, Science, Research and Tertiary Education
DIICCSRTE
25 March 2013 – 18 September 2013
Previously Department of Industry, Innovation, Science, Research and Tertiary Education (2011–2013).
Short-lived Department of State combining industry and innovation, climate change policy and the carbon pricing framework, science and research, small business, and tertiary education, skills and international education.
Names over time
- Department of Innovation, Industry, Science and Research2007–2011
- Department of Industry, Innovation, Science, Research and Tertiary Education2011–2013
- Department of Industry, Innovation, Climate Change, Science, Research and Tertiary Education2013
How it came into existence
Created by the Administrative Arrangements Order of 25 March 2013, after the March 2013 ministerial reshuffle, when the Department of Industry, Innovation, Science, Research and Tertiary Education was renamed on taking climate change functions from the abolished Department of Climate Change and Energy Efficiency, whose energy efficiency programs went to the Department of Resources, Energy and Tourism. Greg Combet was Minister for Climate Change, Industry and Innovation.
- Renamed from Department of Industry, Innovation, Science, Research and Tertiary Education · 25 March 2013
- Industry and innovation
- Science and research
- Tertiary education and skills
- Small business
- Climate change policy
- Carbon pricing mechanism (Clean Energy Future)
- International climate change negotiations
- National greenhouse gas accounting
How it ended
Abolished on 18 September 2013 by the Abbott government: industry, science, skills and small business went to the Department of Industry, higher education, international education and research funding to the Department of Education, and climate change to the Department of the Environment.
- Higher education
- International education
- Research funding (Australian Research Council)
- Industry and innovation
- Science
- Skills and vocational education and training
- Small business
- Climate change policy and emissions reduction
- International climate change negotiations
- National greenhouse gas accounting
Main functions
- Industry and innovation policy
- Climate change policy, the carbon pricing mechanism and international climate negotiations
- Science and research
- Higher education and international education
- Vocational education, training and skills
- Small business
Bodies in this portfolio (1)
- Low Carbon Australia Limited 2010–2013
Lineage
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Sources
Primary sources
- Administrative Arrangements Order of 16 May 2013 (sets it out)
- Administrative Arrangements Order of 18 September 2013 (took effect as it ended)