Department of Industry (New South Wales)

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NSW Department of Industry
Department overview
Formed1 July 2015
Preceding Department
  • Department of Trade and Investment, Regional Infrastructure and Services
Dissolved1 July 2019 (2019-07-01)
Superseding agency
Jurisdiction New South Wales
Ministers responsible
Department executive
Website www.industry.nsw.gov.au

The New South Wales Department of Industry was a former department of the New South Wales Government, from 2015 until 2019. The Department of Industry was replaced by the Department of Planning, Industry and Environment in July 2019.

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History

The Department of Industry, known as Department of Industry, Skills and Regional Development between 2015 and 2017, was formed on 1 July 2015 following the 2015 state election. [1] The predecessor industry departments of Department of Industry were:

Following the 2019 state election the department was abolished and most of its functions were merged with the Department of Planning and Environment to form the Department of Planning, Industry and Environment, with effect from 1 July 2019. Both the Department of Industry and the Department of Planning and Environment were abolished on the same day. [5]

Structure

Up until its 2019 abolition, the department was the lead agency in the Industry cluster, led by the secretary, at the time, Simon Draper.

Ministers

The department was responsible to the cluster's five portfolio ministers: at the time of its abolition, the Minister for Skills, and Minister for Small Business, the Hon John Barilaro MP who also served as the deputy premier; the Minister for Primary Industries, Minister for Regional Water, and Minister for Trade and Industry, the Hon Niall Blair MLC who also served as the coordinating minister of the industry cluster; the Minister for Lands and Forestry, and Minister for Racing, the Hon Paul Toole MP; the Minister for Sport, the Hon Stuart Ayres MP; the Minister for Tourism and Major Events, and Assistant Minister for Skills, the Hon Adam Marshall MP. [6] All ministers were ultimately responsible to the Parliament of New South Wales.

Operational divisions

The department had four operational areas delivering to the citizens of NSW and a single central division—Corporate Service Partners—providing departmental services and coordination across operational and strategic functions.

The four operational divisions were:

Also, the NSW chief scientist and engineer, the NSW small business commissioner, the land & water commissioner, and the chief audit executive reported directly to the secretary. [7]

Priorities

The department's corporate plan 2015–19 set out its direction and focus. [8] It articulated the department's vision, purpose and values, and was driven by seven strategic priorities:

The department's corporate plan underpinned the delivery of the NSW State Priorities. [9]

Agencies

The Department of Industry was the lead agency in the NSW Industry Cluster, which, up until its 2019 abolition, included the following agencies, state-owned corporations and statutory bodies: [6] [7]

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References

  1. ↑ "AGY-6946 Department of Industry, Skills and Regional Development (2015-2017) / Department of Industry (2017- )". NSW State Archives & Records. Retrieved 6 April 2020.
  2. ↑ "AGY-6325 Department of Industry and Investment (2009-2011) Department of Trade and Investment, Regional Infrastructure and Services (2011-2015)". NSW State Archives & Records. Retrieved 6 April 2020.
  3. ↑ "Welcome". Industry & Investment NSW. June 2010. Archived from the original on 9 June 2010.
  4. ↑ "Who we are". Department of Trade and Investment, Regional Infrastructure and Services. June 2012. Archived from the original on 3 June 2012.
  5. ↑ "Administrative Arrangements (Administrative Changes—Public Service Agencies) Order 2019 [NSW] (159)" (PDF). Government Gazette of the State of New South Wales . 2 April 2019. p. 7-8. Retrieved 4 April 2019.
  6. 1 2 "Governance Arrangements Chart" (PDF). 1 July 2018.
  7. 1 2 "NSW Industry Cluster" (PDF). 21 May 2018.
  8. ↑ "Our corporate plan". NSW Department of Industry. Retrieved 4 November 2018.
  9. ↑ "NSW Government Premier's Priorities". NSW Government. Retrieved 4 November 2018.
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