Department of Industry, Science and Technology


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