Department of Primary Industries and Energy
{{Short description|Australian government department, 1987–1998}}
{{Use Australian English|date=December 2013}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2024}}
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|agency_name = Department of Primary Industries and Energy
|logo = File:Department_of_Primary_Industries_and_Energy_logo.gif
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|preceding1 = Department of Resources and Energy
Department of Primary Industry (II)
|superseding = Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry
Department of Industry, Science and Resources
|type = Department
|jurisdiction = Commonwealth of Australia
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|minister1_name = John Kerin
|minister1_pfo = Minister (1987–1991)
|minister2_name = Simon Crean
|minister2_pfo = Minister (1991–1993)
|minister3_name = Bob Collins
|minister3_pfo = Minister (1993–1996)
|minister4_name = John Anderson
|minister4_pfo = Minister (1996–1998)
| chief1_name = Graham Evans
| chief1_position = Secretary (1987–1988)
| chief2_name = Geoff Miller
| chief2_position = Secretary (1988–1993)
| chief3_name = Greg Taylor
| chief3_position = Secretary (1993–1996)
| chief4_name = Paul Barratt
| chief4_position = Secretary (1996–1998)
| chief5_name = Ken Matthews
| chief5_position = Secretary (1998)
| headquarters = Canberra
| website =[https://web.archive.org/web/19971210093613/http://www.dpie.gov.au/dpie/home.html dpie.gov.au]
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The Department of Primary Industries and Energy was an Australian government department that existed between July 1987 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 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.