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Department of Primary Industries and Energy

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Formed
  
24 July 1987

Headquarters
  
Canberra

Dissolved
  
21 October 1998

Preceding Department
  
Department of Resources and EnergyDepartment of Primary Industry (II)

Superseding agency
  
Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and ForestryDepartment of Industry, Science and Resources

Jurisdiction
  
Commonwealth of Australia

The Department of Primary Industries and Energy was an Australian government department that existed between July 1987 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 and in the Department's annual reports.

At its creation, the Department was responsible for:

  • Agricultural, pastoral, fishing, forest, mineral and energy industries, and electricity
  • Water and other natural resources
  • Primary industries inspection and quarantine
  • Primary industries and energy science and research, including geoscience
  • Commodity marketing, including export promotion
  • Commodity-specific international organisations and activities
  • Administration of international commodity agreements
  • Administration of export controls on primary industries and energy products
  • Radioactive waste management.

    • Structure

    The Department was an Australian Public Service department, staffed by officials who were responsible to the Minister for Primary Industries and Energy.

    References

    Department of Primary Industries and Energy Wikipedia
    (Text) CC BY-SA


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