Department of Industry, Innovation and Science

The Department of Industry, Innovation and Science is a department of the Australian Government responsible for consolidating the Government’s efforts to drive economic growth, productivity and competitiveness by bringing together industry, energy, resources and science.^[1]

The head of the department is the Secretary of the Department of Industry, Innovation and Science, presently Glenys Beauchamp; who reports to the Minister for Industry, Innovation and Science, presently the Hon. Greg Hunt MP, and the Minister for Resources and Northern Australia, the Hon. Matthew Canavan MP. The ministers are assisted by the Assistant Minister for Industry, Innovation and Science, the Hon. Craig Laundy MP.

History

Following the appointment of Malcolm Turnbull as prime minister, the Department of Industry, Innovation and Science was established on 21 September 2015, taking on the functions of the previous Department of Industry and Science.^[2]

Scope

As outlined in the Administrative Arrangements Orders,^[3] the department is responsible for a wide range of functions including:

• Manufacturing and commerce including industry and market development
• Industry innovation policy and technology diffusion
• Construction industry, excluding workplace relations
• Facilitation of the development of service industries generally
• Trade marks, plant breeders’ rights and patents of inventions and designs
• Anti-dumping
• Civil space issues
• Science policy
• Energy policy

References

Departments of the Australian Government
Australian Government
	Agriculture and Water Resources Attorney-General's Communications and the Arts Defence Education and Training Employment Environment and Energy Finance Foreign Affairs and Trade Health Human Services Immigration and Border Protection Infrastructure and Regional Development Industry, Innovation and Science Prime Minister and Cabinet Social Services Treasury Veterans' Affairs List of Australian government entities