The Department of Industry, Science and Resources (DISR) is an

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from 1 July 2022. Formerly known as

Department of Industry, Science, Energy and Resources The Department of Industry, Science, Energy and Resources was a department of the Australian Government responsible for consolidating the Government’s efforts to drive economic growth, productivity and competitiveness by bringing together indu ...

(DISER), the Climate Change and Energy responsibility was transferred to

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. DISR also takes functions that was previously under the Department of Prime Minister and Cabinet. The Chief Scientist for Australia has reported to the Minister for Science of the day since 1989. The current head of the department is the

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, Meghan Quinn.

Scope

As outlined in the Administrative Arrangements Orders, 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 * Industrial research and development, and commercialisation * Biotechnology, excluding gene technology regulation * Marketing of manufactures and services * Enterprise improvement * Construction industry, excluding workplace relations * Business entry point management and business services coordination * Provision of B2G and G2G authentication services * Facilitation of the development of service industries generally * Trade marks, plant breeders’ rights and patents of inventions and designs * Country of origin labelling * Anti-dumping * Weights and measures standards * Civil space issues * Analytical laboratory services * Science policy * Science engagement and awareness * Collaborative research in science and technology * Co-ordination of science research policy * Commercialisation and utilisation of public sector research * Information and communications technology industry development * Mineral and energy resources, including oil and gas, extraction and upstream processing * Administration of export controls on rough diamonds, uranium and thorium * Minerals and energy resources research, science and technology * Geoscience research and information services including geodesy, mapping, remote sensing, groundwater and spatial data co-ordination * Radioactive waste management * International science engagement * National policy issues relating to the digital economy * Major projects facilitation

Structure

The Department was an

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department, staffed by officials who were responsible to the Minister.

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Department of Industry, Science and Resources The Department of Industry, Science and Resources (DISR) is an Government of Australia, Australian government Government department, department from 1 July 2022. Formerly known as Department of Industry, Science, Energy and Resources (DISER), t ...

Scope

Structure

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