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Not to be confused with Department of Industry, Science and Resources (1998–2001).

Department of Industry, Science and Resources
Department overview
Formed1 July 2022
Preceding Department
JurisdictionAustralian Government
HeadquartersCanberra
Ministers responsible
Department executive
Child agencies
Websitewww.industry.gov.au

The Department of Industry, Science and Resources (DISR) is a department of the Australian Government established on 1 July 2022. It is responsible for the publication of the government's "Critical Minerals Strategy 2023–2030".

History

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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 on 1 July 2022. DISR also took functions that were previously under the Department of Prime Minister and Cabinet.[2]

Governance and structure

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The head of the department is the Secretary, announced as Meghan Quinn in August 2022.[3] The Department is an Australian Public Service department, staffed by officials who are responsible to the ministers.[citation needed]

The Chief Scientist for Australia has reported to the Minister for Science of the day since 1989.[4]

Scope and responsibilities

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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

Major publications and strategies

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Following the publication of the department's "Critical Minerals Strategy 2023–2030" in June 2023,[6] in November 2024, the Albanese government announced its "International Partnerships in Critical Minerals" program, to provide AU$40 million in grants across eight rare-earth mining projects.[7][8]

The Critical Minerals Office is responsible for publishing policies and other documents about critical minerals.[9]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Administrative Arrangements Order - 13 May 2025". Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet (Australia). Retrieved 16 May 2025.
  2. ^ "Machinery of Government (MoG) changes to our department from 1 July 2022".
  3. ^ "Announcement of new secretary of the Department of Industry, Science and Resources". Prime Minister of Australia. 5 August 2022. Retrieved 15 October 2022.
  4. ^ "About". The Chief Scientist.
  5. ^ "Administrative Arrangements Order - 13 May 2025" (PDF). Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet (Australia). 13 May 2025. Retrieved 1 June 2025. This article incorporates text from this source, which is available under the CC BY 4.0 license.
  6. ^ Department of Industry, Science and Resources (Australia) (June 2023). Critical Minerals Strategy 2023–2030. Commonwealth Government. Published under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International Licence.
  7. ^ "$40 million for international critical minerals partnerships". Department of Industry Science and Resources. 6 December 2024. Retrieved 14 September 2025.
  8. ^ "Funding for early to mid-stage critical minerals projects with international partners". PwC. 8 July 2024. Retrieved 14 September 2025.
  9. ^ "Publications". Department of Industry Science and Resources. 23 September 2025. Retrieved 25 September 2025.


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