Creation
The Department was created on 21 September 2015 as a result of Administrative Arrangement Order issued by General the Honourable Sir Peter Cosgrove AK MC (Ret'd), Governor-General of the Commonwealth of Australia. It was previously known as The Department of Agriculture [II] CA 9430.
Abolition
Functions and activities
The Department deals with the following matters, as stated in the Administrative Arrangement Order issued by General the Honourable Sir Peter Cosgrove AK MC (Ret'd), Governor-General of the Commonwealth of Australia, 1 September 2016:
Agricultural, pastoral, fishing, food and forest industries
Biosecurity, in relation to animals and plants
Soils and other natural resources
Rural adjustment and drought issues
Rural industries inspection and quarantine
Primary industries research including economic research
Commodity marketing, including export promotion and agribusiness
Commodity-specific international organisations and activities
Administration of international commodity agreements
Administration of export controls on agricultural, fisheries and forestry industries products
Food security policy and programmes
Water policy and resources
Legislation administered
The Department currently administers the following legislation, as stated in the Administrative Arrangement Order issued by General the Honourable Sir Peter Cosgrove AK MC (Ret'd), Governor-General of the Commonwealth of Australia, 1 September 2016:
Agricultural and Veterinary Chemical Products (Collection of Levy) Act 1994
Agricultural and Veterinary Chemical Products Levy Imposition (Customs) Act 1994
Agricultural and Veterinary Chemical Products Levy Imposition (Excise) Act 1994
Agricultural and Veterinary Chemical Products Levy Imposition (General) Act 1994
Agricultural and Veterinary Chemicals Act 1994
Agricultural and Veterinary Chemicals (Administration) Act 1992
Agricultural and Veterinary Chemicals Code Act 1994
Agricultural and Veterinary Chemicals Legislation Amendment Act 2013
Australian Animal Health Council (Live-stock Industries) Funding Act 1996
Australian Grape and Wine Authority Act 2013
Australian Meat and Live-stock Industry Act 1997
Australian Meat and Live-stock Industry (Repeals and Consequential Provisions) Act 1997
Australian Meat and Live-stock Legislation (Consequential Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Act 1985
Australian Meat and Live-stock (Quotas) Act 1990
Biological Control Act 1984
Biosecurity Act 2015, except to the extent administered by the Health Minister
Biosecurity Charges Imposition (Customs) Act 2015
Biosecurity Charges Imposition (Excise) Act 2015
Biosecurity Charges Imposition (General) Act 2015
Biosecurity (Consequential Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Act 2015, except to the extent administered by the Health Minister
Dairy Adjustment Levy Termination Act 2008
Dairy Industry Adjustment Act 2000
Dairy Industry Service Reform Act 2003
Dairy Produce Act 1986
Egg Industry Service Provision Act 2002
Egg Industry Service Provision (Transitional and Consequential Provisions) Act 2002
Export Charges (Collection) Act 2015
Export Charges (Imposition - Customs) Act 2015
Export Charges (Imposition - Excise) Act 2015
Export Charges (Imposition - General) Act 2015
Export Control Act 1982
Export Control Amendment (Quotas) Act 2015
Export Inspection and Meat Charges Collection Act 1985
Export Inspection (Establishment Registration Charges) Act 1985
Export Inspection (Quantity Charge) Act 1985
Export Inspection (Service Charge) Act 1985
Farm Household Support Act 2014
Farm Household Support Amendment (Additional Drought Assistance Measures) Act 2008
Farm Household Support (Consequential and Transitional Provisions) Act 2014
Fisheries Administration Act 1991
Fisheries Agreements (Payments) Act 1991
Fisheries Legislation Amendment (New Governance Arrangements for the Australian Fisheries Management Authority and Other Matters) Act 2008
Fisheries Legislation (Consequential Provisions) Act 1991
Fisheries Levy Act 1984
Fisheries Management Act 1991
Fisheries (Validation of Plans of Management) Act 2004
Fishing Levy Act 1991
Foreign Fishing Licences Levy Act 1991
Forestry Marketing and Research and Development Services Act 2007
Forestry Marketing and Research and Development Services (Transitional and Consequential Provisions) Act 2007
Grape and Wine Legislation Amendment (Australian Grape and Wine Authority) Act 2013
Horse Disease Response Levy Act 2011
Horse Disease Response Levy Collection Act 2011
Horticulture Marketing and Research and Development Services Act 2000
Horticulture Marketing and Research and Development Services (Repeals and Consequential Provisions) Act 2000
Household Stimulus Package Act (No. 2) 2009, Schedule 4, insofar as it relates to legislation administered by the Minister for Agriculture
Illegal Logging Prohibition Act 2012
Imported Food Charges (Collection) Act 2015
Imported Food Charges (Imposition - Customs) Act 2015
Imported Food Charges (Imposition - Excise) Act 2015
Imported Food Charges (Imposition - General) Act 2015
Imported Food Control Act 1992
Lake Eyre Basin Intergovernmental Agreement Act 2001
National Cattle Disease Eradication Account Act 1991
National Residue Survey Administration Act 1992
National Residue Survey (Consequential Provisions) Act 1992
National Residue Survey (Customs) Levy Act 1998
National Residue Survey (Excise) Levy Act 1998
National Residue Survey Levies Regulations (Validation and Commencement of Amendments) Act 1999
Natural Resources Management (Financial Assistance) Act 1992, except to the extent administered by the Minister for the Environment
Pig Industry Act 2001
Pig Industry (Transitional Provisions) Act 1986
Plant Health Australia (Plant Industries) Funding Act 2002
Primary Industries Research and Development Act 1989
Primary Industries Levies and Charges Collection Act 1991
Primary Industries (Customs) Charges Act 1999
Primary Industries (Excise) Levies Act 1999
Primary Industries (Excise) Levies (GST Consequential Amendments) Act 2000
Quarantine (Validation of Fees) Act 1985, in relation to animal, plant and general quarantine
Regional Forest Agreements Act 2002
Rural Adjustment Act 1992
Sewerage Agreements Acts
Statutory Fishing Rights Charge Act 1991
Sugar Research and Development Services Act 2013
Torres Strait Fisheries Act 1984
United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization Act 1944
Wheat Export Marketing Amendment Act 2012
Wool International Act 1993
Wool International Privatisation Act 1999
Wool Services Privatisation Act 2000
Water Act 2007, except to the extent administered by the Minister for the Environment
Water Efficiency Labelling and Standards Act 2005
Water Efficiency Labelling and Standards (Registration Fees) Act 2013
Administrative structure
Minister:
1 Sept 2016: the Hon. Barnaby Joyce MP, Member for New England
Assistant Minister:
1 Sept 2016: Senator the Hon. Anne Ruston
Secretary:
1 Sept 2016: Daryl Quinlivan.
Historical agency address
Physical: 18 Marcus Clarke Street, Canberra City ACT 2601
Postal: GPO Box 858, Canberra ACT 2601
State/regional structure
Records created by the agency
Additional information
End notes
Sources
Website: http://www.agriculture.gov.au/
Creation
The Department was created on 21 September 2015 as a result of Administrative Arrangement Orders signed by the Governor General Peter Cosgrove.
Abolition
Functions and activities
The matters dealt with by the department at its inception are as follows:
Agricultural, pastoral, fishing, food and forest industries
Soils and other natural resources
Rural adjustment and drought issues
Rural industries inspection and quarantine
Primary industries research including economic research
Commodity marketing, including export promotion and agribusiness
Commodity-specific international organisations and activities
Administration of international commodity agreements
Administration of export controls on agricultural, fisheries and forestry industries products
Food security policy and programmes
Water policy and resources
Legislation administered
The Department administers the following legislation:
Agricultural and Veterinary Chemical Products (Collection of Levy) Act 1994
Agricultural and Veterinary Chemical Products Levy Imposition (Customs) Act 1994
Agricultural and Veterinary Chemical Products Levy Imposition (Excise) Act 1994
Agricultural and Veterinary Chemical Products Levy Imposition (General) Act 1994
Agricultural and Veterinary Chemicals Act 1994
Agricultural and Veterinary Chemicals (Consequential Amendments) Act 1994
Agricultural and Veterinary Chemicals (Administration) Act 1992
Agricultural and Veterinary Chemicals Code Act 1994
Australian Animal Health Council (Live-stock Industries) Funding Act 1996
Australian Meat and Live-stock Industry Act 1997
Australian Meat and Live-stock Industry (Repeals and Consequential Provisions) Act 1997
Australian Meat and Live-stock Legislation (Consequential Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Act 1985
Australian Meat and Live-stock (Quotas) Act 1990
Ballast Water Research and Development Funding Levy Act 1998
Biological Control Act 1984
Coarse Grains Levy (Consequential Provisions) Act 1992
Dairy Adjustment Act 1974
Dairy Adjustment Levy Termination Act 2008
Dairy Industry Adjustment Act 2000
Dairy Industry Service Reform Act 2003
Dairy Industry Stabilization Levy (Termination of Levy) Act 1986
Dairy Legislation (Transitional Provisions and Consequential Amendments) Act 1986
Dairy Produce Act 1986
Domestic Meat Premises Charge Act 1993
Dried Vine Fruits (Rate of Primary Industry (Customs) Charge) Validation Act 2001
Dried Vine Fruits (Rate of Primary Industry (Excise) Levy) Validation Act 2001
Egg Industry Service Provision Act 2002
Egg Industry Service Provision (Transitional and Consequential Provisions) Act 2002
Export Control Act 1982
Export Inspection and Meat Charges Collection Act 1985
Export Inspection (Establishment Registration Charges) Act 1985
Export Inspection (Quantity Charge) Act 1985
Export Inspection (Service Charge) Act 1985
Farm Household Support Act 1992
Farm Household Support Amendment (Additional Drought Assistance Measures) Act 2008
Fisheries Administration Act 1991
Fisheries Agreements (Payments) Act 1991
Fisheries Legislation Amendment (New Governance Arrangements for the Australian Fisheries Management Authority and Other Matters) Act 2008
Fisheries Legislation (Consequential Provisions) Act 1991
Fisheries Levy Act 1984
Fisheries Management Act 1991
Fisheries (Validation of Plans of Management) Act 2004
Fishing Levy Act 1991
Foreign Fishing Licences Levy Act 1991
Forestry Marketing and Research and Development Services Act 2007
Forestry Marketing and Research and Development Services (Transitional and Consequential Provisions) Act 2007
Horse Disease Response Levy Act 2011
Horse Disease Response Levy Collection Act 2011
Horticulture Marketing and Research and Development Services Act 2000
Horticulture Marketing and Research and Development Services (Repeals and Consequential Provisions) Act 2000
Household Stimulus Package Act (No. 2) 2009, Schedule 4, insofar as it relates to legislation administered by the Minister for Agriculture
Illegal Logging Prohibition Act 2012
Imported Food Control Act 1992
Lake Eyre Basin Intergovernmental Agreement Act 2001
Meat Export Charge Act 1984
Meat Export Charge Collection Act 1984
Meat Inspection Act 1983
Meat Inspection Arrangements Act 1964
National Cattle Disease Eradication Account Act 1991
National Residue Survey Administration Act 1992
National Residue Survey Levy Acts
National Residue Survey (Consequential Provisions) Act 1992
National Residue Survey Levies Regulations (Validation and Commencement of Amendments) Act 1999
Natural Resources Management (Financial Assistance) Act 1992, except to the extent administered by the Minister for the Environment
Pig Industry Act 2001
Pig Industry (Transitional Provisions) Act 1986
Plant Health Australia (Plant Industries) Funding Act 2002
Primary Industries and Energy Research and Development Act 1989
Primary Industries Levies and Charges Collection Act 1991
Primary Industries Levies and Charges Collection (Consequential Provisions) Act 1991
Primary Industries (Customs) Charges Act 1999
Primary Industries (Excise) Levies Act 1999
Primary Industries (Excise) Levies (GST Consequential Amendments) Act 2000
Primary Industry Councils Act 1991
Quarantine Act 1908, in relation to animal, plant and general quarantine
Quarantine (Validation of Fees) Act 1985, in relation to animal, plant and general quarantine
Regional Forest Agreements Act 2002
Rural Adjustment Act 1992
Statutory Fishing Rights Charge Act 1991
Torres Strait Fisheries Act 1984
United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization Act 1944
Wheat Export Marketing Act 2008
Wheat Export Marketing Amendment Act 2012
Wine Australia Corporation Act 1980
Wool International Act 1993
Wool International Privatisation Act 1999
Wool Legislation (Repeals and Consequential Provisions) Act 1993
Wool Services Privatisation Act 2000
Water Act 2007, except to the extent administered by the Minister for the Environment
Water Efficiency Labelling and Standards Act 2005
Water Efficiency Labelling and Standards (Registration Fees) Act 2013
Administrative structure
Minister:
21 Sept 2015- : Hon. Barnaby Joyce
Secretary
Deputy Secretaries
Historical agency address
Physical: 18 Marcus Clarke Street, Canberra City ACT 2601
Postal: GPO Box 858, Canberra ACT 2601
State/regional structure
Records created by the agency
Additional information
End notes
Sources