Department_of_Industry,_Science,_Energy_and_Resources
Department of Industry, Science, Energy and Resources
Australian government department, 2020–2022
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productivity and competitiveness by bringing together industry, energy, resources and science.[2] The department superseded the Department of Industry, Innovation and Science on 1 February 2020.[3][4]
It was superseded by the Department of Industry, Science and Resources[5] and the Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water on 1 July 2022.[6] The head of the department at the time of dissolution was the Secretary, David Fredericks.[7]
The Chief Scientist for Australia has reported to the Minister for Science of the day since 1989.[8]