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

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department operating from 1 July 2022. Formerly known as the

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 ind ...

(DISER), the Climate Change and Energy responsibilities were transferred to the

Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water The Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water (DCCEEW) is a department of the Australian Government. The department was established on 1 July 2022, superseding the water and environment functions from the Department of A ...

. DISR also takes functions that were 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

Secretary A secretary, administrative assistant, executive assistant, personal secretary, or other similar titles is an individual whose work consists of supporting management, including executives, using a variety of project management, program evalu ...

, Meghan Quinn.

Scope

As outlined in the Administrative Arrangements Order made on 13 May 2025, the department is responsible for a wide range of functions including: * Industry and manufacturing policy, excluding workplace relations and taxation matters * Technology policy, development and diffusion and safe and responsible use * Critical technology policy development and coordination of information and communications technology industry development * Industrial research and development, and commercialisation *

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, excluding gene technology regulation * Enterprise improvement * Business entry point management and business services coordination * Provision of B2G and G2G authentication services * Trade marks, plant breeders' rights and patents of inventions and designs * Food and beverage processing industry policy *

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labelling * Co-ordination of

supply chain resilience Supply chain resilience is "the capacity of a supply chain to persist, adapt, or transform in the face of change".Wieland, A., & Durach, C. F. (2021). Two perspectives on supply chain resilience. Journal of Business Logistics. https://doi.org/10.11 ...

policy * 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 * Mineral and energy resources, including oil and gas, extraction and upstream processing, remediation and decommissioning * Administration of export controls on rough diamonds, uranium and thorium * Mineral and energy resources research, science and technology * Geoscience research and information services including

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, mapping, remote sensing, groundwater and spatial data co-ordination *

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management * International science engagement * Economy-wide digital policy and co-ordination * Major projects facilitation * Economic security and sovereign capability as it relates to Australian industry, science and resources * Standards and conformance policy for domestically and internationally traded goods

Structure

The Department is an

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

References

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Structure

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