Department of Industry (Australia)

This article is about the Australian Government Department of Industry that existed between 2013 and 2014. For the Australian Government Department of Industry that existed between 1928 and 1940, see Department of Industry (1928-1940).

Department of Industry
Department overview
Formed	18 September 2013^[1]
Preceding Department	Department of Industry, Innovation, Climate Change, Science, Research and Tertiary Education
Dissolved	23 December 2014
Superseding agency	Department of Industry and Science
Jurisdiction	Commonwealth of Australia
Headquarters	Canberra
Employees	5,154 (at June 2014)^[2]
Ministers responsible	Ian Macfarlane, Minister for Industry Bob Baldwin, Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Industry
Department executive	Glenys Beauchamp, Secretary
Child agencies	Australian Institute of Marine Science ANSTO Australian Qualifications Framework ARC CSIRO IP Australia Office of the Chief Scientist TEQSA
Website	www.innovation.gov.au

The Australian Department of Industry was a department of the Australian Government charged with shaping Australia's future economy through skills, discovery and innovation.^[3] The Department existed between September 2013 and December 2014.

Ministerial officeholders were:

The Minister for Industry the Hon Ian Macfarlane MP
- The Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Industry the Hon Bob Baldwin

References

↑ CA 9437: Department of Industry [II], Central Office, National Archives of Australia, retrieved 9 April 2014
↑ Australian Public Service Commission (2014), Main features:APS at a glance, archived from the original on 5 October 2014
↑ "Home page". Department of Industry. Government of Australia. 2013. Retrieved 30 September 2013.

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