Machinery of Government changes to our department from 1 July 2022

Department of Industry, Science, Energy and Resources

From 1 July 2022, the Department of Industry, Science, Energy and Resources (DISER) becomes the Department of Industry, Science and Resources (DISR). This follows Administrative Arrangements Orders issued on 1 June 2022.

Department functions

The climate change and energy functions that previously sat with our department have transferred to the new Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water (DCCEW).

The Department of Industry, Science and Resources retains the industry, science and resources functions. It also takes on several functions that previously sat with the department of Prime Minister and Cabinet.

Visit the new Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water dcceew.gov.au website to learn more about its remit and structure.

Ministers

The Minister for Climate Change and Energy and Assistant Minister for Climate Change and Energy will be responsible for these portfolios in the Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water.

Visit the new minister.dcceew.gov.au website to find their media releases, speeches and transcripts.

The Minister for Industry and Science, Minister for Resources, Assistant Minister for Manufacturing and Assistant Minister for Trade will stay with our department.

Visit the current minister.industry.gov.au website to find their media releases, speeches and transcripts.

Portfolio bodies and offices

A number of portfolio bodies and offices also transfer as a result of these MoG changes.

Agencies or entities moving from the Department of Industry, Science, Energy and Resources to the Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water are:

Offices or taskforces moving from the Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet to the Department of Industry, Science and Resources are:

Accessing website content

Over time, emissions reduction and energy content currently on industry.gov.au will be transferred to dcceew.gov.au.

During the transition, you can still find all related content via the links below.

Climate change content

Policies and initiatives:

Regulations and standards:

Offices and committees:

Publications:

News:

Consultations:

Energy content

Policies and initiatives:

Regulations and standards:

Committees

Publications:

News:

Consultations:

Finding social media channels

These social media channels are now part of the Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water:

During the transition, you can still find climate change and energy videos on our department’s YouTube channel.

Signing up to newsletters

These newsletters are now part of the Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water:

Over time we will transfer any newsletters, signup forms and subscriber lists we currently host to the new department.

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