Formed 11 March 1996 Headquarters Canberra | Dissolved 21 October 1998 | |
Preceding Department Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet - for certain science functions
Department of Tourism
Department of Housing and Regional Development - for industry aspects of the housing function
Department of Industry, Science and Technology Superseding agency Department of Workplace Relations and Small Business
Department of Communications, Information Technology and the Arts
Department of Industry, Science and Resources Jurisdiction Commonwealth of Australia |
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/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.
According to the Administrative Arrangements Order (AAO) made on 11 March 1996, the Department dealt with:
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. As at 1997, the Department was headed by a Secretary, and had nine divisions, six state offices and eight overseas posts. The Secretary of the Department was Greg Taylor (until December 1996) and then Russell Higgins.