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| Department overview | |
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| Formed | 11 March 1996[1] |
| Preceding Department |
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| Dissolved | 21 October 1998[1] |
| Superseding agency | |
| Jurisdiction | Commonwealth of Australia |
| Headquarters | Canberra |
| Minister responsible |
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| Department executives |
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| Website | dist.gov.au at the Wayback Machine (archived 2 November 1996) |
The Department of Industry, Science and Tourism (also called DIST) was an Australian government department that existed between March 1996 and October 1998.
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Scope
Information about the department's functions and government funding allocation could be found in the Administrative Arrangements Orders, the annual Portfolio Budget Statements, in the Department's annual reports and on the Department's website.
According to the Administrative Arrangements Order made on 11 March 1996, the Department dealt with:[1][2]
- Manufacturing and commerce including industries development
- Science and technology, including industrial research and development
- Export services
- Marketing, including export promotion, of manufactures and services
- Investment promotion
- Small business
- Tourism, including the tourist industry and participation in international expositions
- Construction industry
- Duties of customs and excise
- Bounties on the production of goods
- Offsets, to the extent not dealt with by the Department of Defence
- Patents of inventions and designs, and trade marks
- Consumer affairs
- Weights and measures
- Civil space program
Structure
The Department was an Australian Public Service department, staffed by officials who were responsible to the Minister for Industry, Science and Tourism, John Moore.[1] As at 1997, the Department was headed by a Secretary, and had nine divisions, six state offices and eight overseas posts.[3] The Secretary of the Department was Greg Taylor (until December 1996) and then Russell Higgins.[1]
References
- ^ a b c d e CA 8247: Department of Industry, Science and Tourism, Central Office, National Archives of Australia, retrieved 29 November 2013
- ^ Administrative Arrangements Order issued 11 March 1996 (PDF), National Archives of Australia, 11 March 1996, archived from the original (PDF) on 27 April 2013
- ^ Department of Industry, Science and Tourism, About our Department..., Department of Industry, Science and Tourism, archived from the original on 14 February 1997
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