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Department of Industry, Science and Resources
Australian government department From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The Department of Industry, Science and Resources (DISR) is an Australian government department operating from 1 July 2022. Formerly known as the Department of Industry, Science, Energy and Resources (DISER), the Climate Change and Energy responsibilities were transferred to the Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water. DISR also takes functions that were previously under the Department of Prime Minister and Cabinet.[2]
The Chief Scientist for Australia has reported to the Minister for Science of the day since 1989.[3]
The current head of the department is the Secretary, Meghan Quinn.[4]
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As outlined in the Administrative Arrangements Order made on 13 May 2025, the department is responsible for a wide range of functions including:[5]
- 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
- Biotechnology, 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
- Country of origin labelling
- Co-ordination of supply chain resilience 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 geodesy, mapping, remote sensing, groundwater and spatial data co-ordination
- Radioactive waste 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
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The Department is an Australian Public Service department, staffed by officials who are responsible to the Minister.
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