Department of Industry, Science and Tourism

Department of Industry, Science and Tourism
Department overview
Formed	11 March 1996
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;
Dissolved	21 October 1998
Superseding Department	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
Headquarters	Canberra
Minister responsible	John Moore, Minister for Industry, Science and Tourism;
Department executives	Greg Taylor, Secretary (1996); Russell Higgins, Secretary (1997–1998);
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.

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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[NAA_CA_8247-1] CA 8247: Department of Industry, Science and Tourism, Central Office, National Archives of Australia, retrieved 29 November 2013

[AAOMar1996-2] Administrative Arrangements Order issued 11 March 1996 (PDF), National Archives of Australia, 11 March 1996, archived from the original (PDF) on 27 April 2013

[3] 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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