The Department of Education, Science and Training (also called DEST) was an

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department that existed between November 2001 and December 2007.

Scope

Information about the department's functions and government funding allocation could be found in the Administrative Arrangements Orders, the annual Portfolio Budget Statements, in the Department's annual reports and on the Department's website. According to the Administrative Arrangements Order made on 26 November 2001, the Department dealt with: *Education, other than migrant adult education *Science policy *Promotion of collaborative research in science and technology *Training, including new apprenticeships and training services *Co-ordination of research policy *Research grants and fellowships *Radioactive waste management

Structure

The Department was an

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department, staffed by officials who were responsible to the Minister for Education, Science and Training,

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. Lisa Paul was appointed the Department's Secretary in October 2004.

References

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