Abolition

The Department of Industry, Science and Resources was abolished on 26 November 2001, pursuant to the Administrative Arrangements Order of that date (Commonwealth of Australia Special Gazette No. S 468, 26 November 2001).

Creation

The Department of Industry, Science and Resources was established on 21 October 1998, pursuant to the Administrative Arrangements Order of that date (Commonwealth of Australia Gazette No. S 514, 22 October 1998).

Functions and activities

At its inception the Department dealt with the following principal matters:

Manufacturing and commerce, including industry and market development
Science, technology and innovation, including industrial research and
  development 
Mineral and energy industries, including gas and petroleum, and   
  electricity 
Export services 
Energy and resources science and research, including geoscience 
Marketing, including export promotion, of manufactures and service
Investment promotion and facilitation
Enterprise improvement 
Tourism industry 
Construction industry 
Facilitation of the development of service industries generally 
Bounties on the production of goods 
Offsets, to the extent not dealt with by the Department of Defence 
Patents of inventions and designs, and trade marks 
Country of origin labelling 
Weights and measures standards 
Civil space issues 
Analytical laboratory services 
Geodesy, mapping, remote sensing and land information co-ordination 
Ionospheric prediction 
Sport and recreation including industry development 
Radioactive waste management 
Administration of export controls on energy products 

Legislation administered

The Department administers the following legislation:

Advance Australia Logo Protection Act 1984
Aluminium Industry Act 1960
Atomic Energy Act 1953
Australian Industry Development Corporation Act 1970
Australian Institute of Marine Science Act 1972
Australian Nuclear Science and Technology Organisation Act 1987,
  except to the extent administered by the Minister for Health and
  Aged Care
Australian Nuclear Science and Technology Organisation (Transitional
  Provisions) Act 1987
Australian Science, Technology and Engineering Council Act 1978
Australian Science, Technology and Engineering Council Repeal Act
  1998
Australian Space Council Act 1994
Australian Sports Commission Act 1989
Australian Sports Drug Agency Act 1990
Australian Tourist Commission Act 1987
Bounty (Bed Sheeting) Act 1977
Bounty (Books) Act 1986
Bounty (Citric Acid) Act 1991
Bounty (Computers) Act 1984
Bounty (Fuel Ethanol) Act 1994
Bounty (Machine Tools and Robots) Act 1985
Bounty (Photographic Film) Act 1989
Bounty (Printed Fabrics) Act 1981
Bounty (Ships) Act 1989
Bounty and Capitalisation Grants (Textile Yarns) Act 1981
Coal Industry Act 1946, except Part V which is administered by the
  Minister for Employment, Workplace Relations and Small Business
Coal Research Assistance Act 1977
Customs Act 1901, Division 8, sections 269ZK to 269ZV inclusive and
  Division 9, sections 269ZW to 269ZZY inclusive
Defence (Transitional Provisions) Act 1946 and Defence Transition
  (Residual Provisions) Act 1952, in relation to the National
  Security (Industrial Property) Regulations and regulation 62 of the
  National Security (Supplementary) Regulations
Designs Act 1906
Foreign Corporations (Application of Laws) Act 1989
Gas Pipelines Access (Commonwealth) Act 1998
Gladstone Power Station Agreement Act 1970
Industrial Research and Development Incentives Act 1976
Industry Research and Development Act 1986
Liquefied Petroleum Gas (Grants) Act 1980
Liquid Fuel Emergency Act 1984
Management and Investment Companies Act 1983
Moomba-Sydney Pipeline System Sale Act 1994, except Part 6 which is
  administered by the Treasurer
Mutual Recognition Act 1992, except to the extent administered by the
  Minister for Education, Training and Youth Affairs
National Measurement Act 1960
Offshore Minerals Act 1994
Offshore Minerals (Exploration Licence Fees) Act 1981
Offshore Minerals (Mining Licence Fees) Act 1981
Offshore Minerals (Retention Licence Fees) Act 1994
Offshore Minerals (Registration Fees) Act 1981
Offshore Minerals (Royalty) Act 1981
Offshore Minerals (Works Licence Fees) Act 1981
Olympic Insignia Protection Act 1987
Patents Act 1990
Patents, Trade Marks, Designs and Copyright Act 1939
Petroleum (Australia-Indonesia Zone of Cooperation) Act 1990
Petroleum Retail Marketing Franchise Act 1980
Petroleum Retail Marketing Sites Act 1980
Petroleum Revenue Act 1985
Petroleum Search Subsidy Act 1959
Petroleum (Submerged Lands) Act 1967
Petroleum (Submerged Lands) (Fees) Act 1994
Petroleum (Submerged Lands) (Registration Fees) Act 1967
Petroleum (Submerged Lands) (Royalty) Act 1967
Pipeline Authority Act 1973
Pooled Development Funds Act 1992
Science and Industry Endowment Act 1926
Science and Industry Research Act 1949
Scout Association Act 1924
Snowy Hydro Corporatisation Act 1997
Snowy Hydro Corporatisation (Consequential Amendments) Act 1997
Snowy Mountains Hydro-electric Power Act 1949
Snowy Mountains Hydro-electric Authority Act 1960
Snowy Mountains Engineering Corporation Act 1970
Snowy Mountains Engineering Corporation (Conversion into Public
  Company) Act 1989
Snowy Mountains Engineering Corporation Limited Sale Act 1993
States Grants (Petroleum Products) Act 1965
Statute Law (Miscellaneous Amendments) Act (No. 1) 1982, sections 191
  and 192
Structural Adjustment (Loan Guarantees) Act 1974
Sydney 2000 Games (Indicia and Images) Protection Act 1996
Trade Marks Act 1995
Trade Practices Act 1974, Division 1AA of Part V
Trans-Tasman Mutual Recognition Act 1997, in relation to goods
  provision
Weipa Development Agreement Act 1965

In the Amending Administrative Arrangements Order of 17 December 1998 (Commonwealth of Australia Gazette No. GN 1, 6 January 1999), the following two legislation entries:

Customs Act 1901, Division 8, sections 269ZK to 269ZV inclusive and  Division 9, sections 269ZW to 269ZZY inclusive

and

Moomba-Sydney Pipeline System Sale Act 1994, except Part 6 which is  administered by the Treasurer

were omitted.  The latter was substituted with 

Moomba-Sydney Pipeline System Sale Act 1994

In the same Order, the following legislation was added to the legislation administered by the Department:

Petroleum Excise (Prices) Act 1987 

Administrative structure

Ministers to the Department of Industry, Science & Resources have been:

21 Oct 1998 -  26 Nov 2001           : Senator the Hon. Nick Minchin

Secretaries to the Department of Industry, Science & Resources have been:

21 Oct 1998 -  26 Nov 2001           : Russell Higgins

Sources

Commonwealth of Australia Gazette No. S 512, 21 October 1998
Commonwealth of Australia Gazette No. S 514, 22 October 1998
Commonwealth of Australia Gazette No. GN 1, 6 January 1999
Commonwealth of Australia Special Gazette No. S 468, 26 November 2001

Historical agency address

20 Allara Street, Canberra ACT