Department of Industry, Innovation, Science, Research and Tertiary Education

Scope

• Manufacturing and commerce including industry and market development
• Industry innovation policy and technology diffusion
• Promotion of industrial research and development, and commercialisation
• Biotechnology, excluding gene technology regulation
• Marketing of manufactures and services
• Enterprise improvement
• Construction industry
• Small business policy and implementation
• Business entry point management
• Facilitation of the development of service industries generally
• Trade marks, plant breeders’ rights and patents of inventions and designs
• Country of origin labelling
• Weights and measures standards
• Civil space issues Analytical laboratory services
• Science policy
• Promotion of collaborative research in science and technology
• Co-ordination of research policy
• Creation and development of research infrastructure
• Commercialisation and utilisation of public sector research relating to portfolio programs and agencies
• Research grants and fellowships
• Information and communications technology industry development
• Food industry policy
• Training, including apprenticeships and training and assessment services
• Support for introduction of a national occupation licensing system
• Higher education, skills and vocational education policy and programs
• Indigenous higher education and vocational training
• Policy, coordination and support for international education
• Income support policies and programs for students and apprentices

  Structure