Formed 14 December 2011 Headquarters Canberra | Dissolved 25 March 2013 | |
Preceding Department Department of Innovation, Industry, Science and Research Superseding agency Department of Industry, Innovation, Climate Change, Science, Research and Tertiary Education Jurisdiction Commonwealth of Australia |
The Department of Industry, Innovation, Science, Research and Tertiary Education was an Australian government department that existed between December 2011 and March 2013.
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Information about the department's functions and/or 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:
Structure
The Department was an Australian Public Service department, staffed by officials who were responsible to the Minister for Tertiary Education, Skills, Science and Research, Chris Evans (December 2011 to February 2013) and Chris Bowen (February 2014 to March 2013) and the Minister for Industry and Innovation and Minister for Climate Change and Energy Efficiency, Greg Combet.