Department of Innovation, Industry, Science and Research
DIISR
3 December 2007 – 14 December 2011
Renamed Department of Industry, Innovation, Science, Research and Tertiary Education in 2011.
Department of State responsible for industry and innovation policy, science and research, the Commonwealth science agencies, intellectual property and small business.
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 3 December 2007 from the industry, innovation and small business functions of the Department of Industry, Tourism and Resources and the science and research functions of the Department of Education, Science and Training.
- Industry policy
- Innovation and business programs (AusIndustry)
- Intellectual property
- Small business
- Science policy
- Research funding and the Australian Research Council
- Portfolio oversight of CSIRO and ANSTO
- Questacon
How it ended
Became the Department of Industry, Innovation, Science, Research and Tertiary Education on 14 December 2011, when it took tertiary education and skills from the Department of Education, Employment and Workplace Relations.
- Renamed to Department of Industry, Innovation, Science, Research and Tertiary Education · 14 December 2011
- Industry and innovation policy
- Science and research
- Small business
Main functions
- Industry and innovation policy
- Science and research policy
- Commonwealth science agencies and research funding through the Australian Research Council
- Business programs (AusIndustry, Enterprise Connect)
- Intellectual property (IP Australia)
- Small business policy
Bodies in this portfolio (2)
- Anglo-Australian Telescope Board 1971–2010
- Invest Australia 1997–2008
Lineage
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Sources
Primary sources
- Administrative Arrangements Order of 3 December 2007 (created it)
- Administrative Arrangements Order of 14 December 2011 (took effect as it ended)
3 more Administrative Arrangements Orders set it out
- Administrative Arrangements Order of 25 January 2008 (sets it out)
- Administrative Arrangements Order of 14 September 2010 (sets it out)
- Administrative Arrangements Order of 14 October 2010 (sets it out)