Department of Employment and Workplace Relations

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Department of Employment and Workplace Relations
Department overview
Formed1 July 2022 (2022-07-01) [1]
Preceding Department
Jurisdiction Commonwealth of Australia
Ministers responsible
Department executive
Website dewr.gov.au

The Department of Employment and Workplace Relations (also called DEWR) is an Australian government department formed on 1 July 2022. [1]

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History

The department was formed by way of an Administrative Arrangements Order issued on 1 June 2022. It split the preceding Department of Education, Skills and Employment into the newly formed Department of Education and Department of Employment and Workplace Relations

Preceding departments

Operational activities

The functions of the department are broadly classified into the following matters: [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 "Administrative Order Arrangements" (PDF). Department of Prime Minister and Cabinet. Commonwealth of Australia. Retrieved 30 June 2022.