Department of Industry (Australia)

This article is about the Australian Government Department of Industry that existed between 2013 and 2014. For the Australian Government Department of Industry that existed between 1928 and 1940, see Department of Industry (1928-1940).

The Australian Department of Industry was a department of the Australian Government charged with shaping Australia's future economy through skills, discovery and innovation.^[3] The Department existed between September 2013 and December 2014.

Department of Industry

Department overview
Formed	18 September 2013[1]
Preceding Department	Department of Industry, Innovation, Climate Change, Science, Research and Tertiary Education
Dissolved	23 December 2014
Superseding Department	Department of Industry and Science
Jurisdiction	Commonwealth of Australia
Headquarters	Canberra
Employees	5,154 (at June 2014)[2]
Ministers responsible	Ian Macfarlane, Minister for Industry Bob Baldwin, Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Industry
Department executive	Glenys Beauchamp, Secretary
Child agencies	Australian Institute of Marine Science ANSTO Australian Qualifications Framework ARC CSIRO IP Australia Office of the Chief Scientist TEQSA
Website	www.innovation.gov.au

Ministerial officeholders were:

• The Minister for Industry the Hon Ian Macfarlane MP
  • The Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Industry the Hon Bob Baldwin