Department of Industry, Science and Tourism
{{Short description|Australian government department, 1996–1998}}
{{Use Australian English|date=November 2013}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=December 2023}}
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|preceding1 = Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet – for certain science functions
Department of Housing and Regional Development – for industry aspects of the housing function
Department of Industry, Science and Technology
|superseding = Department of Workplace Relations and Small Business
Department of Communications, Information Technology and the Arts
Department of Industry, Science and Resources
|type = Department
|jurisdiction = Commonwealth of Australia
|employees =
|budget =
|minister1_name = John Moore
|minister1_pfo = Minister for Industry, Science and Tourism
| chief1_name = Greg Taylor
| chief1_position = Secretary (1996)
| chief2_name = Russell Higgins
| chief2_position = Secretary (1997–1998)
| headquarters = Canberra
|child1_agency =
|child2_agency =
| website = {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/19961102121346/http://www.dist.gov.au/ |date=2 November 1996 |title=dist.gov.au }}
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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:{{citation|url=http://www.naa.gov.au/Images/AAO_1996_11_Mar_tcm16-45254.pdf|title=Administrative Arrangements Order issued 11 March 1996|date=11 March 1996|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130427215854/http://www.naa.gov.au/Images/AAO_1996_11_Mar_tcm16-45254.pdf|archive-date=27 April 2013|publisher=National Archives of Australia}}
- 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. As at 1997, the Department was headed by a Secretary, and had nine divisions, six state offices and eight overseas posts.{{citation|url=http://www.dist.gov.au/dept/division.html#What_we_do|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/19970214143942/http://www.dist.gov.au/dept/division.html#What_we_do|archive-date=14 February 1997|title=About our Department...|author=Department of Industry, Science and Tourism|publisher=Department of Industry, Science and Tourism}} The Secretary of the Department was Greg Taylor (until December 1996) and then Russell Higgins.
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Category:Ministries established in 1996
Category:1998 disestablishments in Australia
Category:1996 establishments in Australia
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