Department of Industry, Science and Technology

Department of Industry, Science and Technology
Department overview
Formed 25 March 1994[1]
Preceding Department
Dissolved 11 March 1996[1]
Superseding agency
Jurisdiction Commonwealth of Australia
Headquarters Canberra
Minister responsible
  • Peter Cook, Minister for Industry, Science and Technology
Department executive

The Department of Industry, Science and Technology (also called DIST) was an Australian government department that existed between March 1994 and March 1996.

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 the following:[1]

Structure

The Department was an Australian Public Service department, staffed by officials who were responsible to the Minister for Industry, Science and Technology, Peter Cook.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 CA 7902: Department of Industry, Science and Technology, Central Office, National Archives of Australia, retrieved 4 December 2013
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