Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry (Australia)

For the department of the same name which existed from 1998 until 2013, see Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry (Australia, 1998–2013)

Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry (DAFF)

Logo of the Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry
Department overview
Formed	1 July 2022
Preceding Department	Department of Agriculture, Water and the Environment
Jurisdiction	Commonwealth of Australia
Minister responsible	Julie Collins, Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry
Department executive	Adam Fennessy
Child agencies	AgriFutures Australia Australian Bureau of Agricultural and Resource Economics Australian Fisheries Management Authority Australian Pesticides and Veterinary Medicines Authority Fisheries Research and Development Corporation Grains Research and Development Corporation Wine Australia
Website	Official website

The Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry (DAFF) is a department of the Australian Government that was created on 1 July 2022. It was previously a part of the Department of Agriculture, Water and the Environment. ^{[1] [2]}

Operational activities

In an Administrative Arrangements Order made on 13 May 2025, the functions of the department were broadly classified into the following matters: ^[3]

• 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
• Biosecurity, in relation to animals and plants

References

1. The government has announced Machinery of Government changes that affect this department, Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry, 1 July 2022
2. Albanese government restores abolished environment department but avoids major public service overhaul, ABC News, 2 June 2022
3. "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 textfrom this source, which is available under the CC BY 4.0 license.