Department of Primary Industries and Energy
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| Department overview | |
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| Formed | 24 July 1987[1] |
| Preceding Department | |
| Dissolved | 21 October 1998[1] |
| Superseding agency | |
| Jurisdiction | Commonwealth of Australia |
| Headquarters | Canberra |
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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/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:[1]
- 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.[1]
References
- 1 2 3 4 CA 5990: Department of Primary Industries and Energy, Central Office, National Archives of Australia, retrieved 19 December 2013
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