The Department of Industry, Science and Resources was an Australian government department that existed between October 1998 and November 2001.
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.
At its creation, the department was responsible for the following: Manufacturing and commerce, including industry and market development Science, technology and innovation, including industrial research and development Mineral and energy industries, including gas and petroleum, and electricity Export services Energy and resources science and research, including geoscience Marketing, including export promotion, of manufactures and service Investment promotion and facilitation Enterprise improvement Tourism industry Construction industry Facilitation of the development of service industries generally 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 Country of origin labelling Weights and measures standards Civil space issues Analytical laboratory services Geodesy, mapping, remote sensing and land information co-ordination Ionospheric prediction Sport and recreation including industry development Radioactive waste management Administration of export controls on energy products
Structure The department was an Australian Public Service department, staffed by officials who were responsible to the Minister for Industry, Science and Resources, Nick Minchin.
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