Department of Agriculture (Australia, 2013–2015)

The Australian Government Department of Agriculture was a federal government department charged with the responsibility to develop and implement policies and programs that ensure Australia's agricultural, fisheries, food and forestry industries remain competitive, profitable and sustainable.

This article is about the Department of Agriculture that existed between 2013 and 2015. For the Department of Agriculture that existed between 1974 and 1975, see Department of Agriculture (Australia, 1974–75).

Department of Agriculture
Department overview
Formed18 September 2013 (2013-09-18)
Preceding Department
Dissolved21 September 2015
Superseding agency
JurisdictionAustralia
Employees4,644 (at June 2014)
Ministers responsible
  • Barnaby Joyce,
    Minister for Agriculture
  • Richard Colbeck,
    Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Agriculture
Department executives
Website Official website

The head of the department was the Secretary of the Department of Agriculture, initially Paul Grimes (until March 2015) and then Daryl Quinlivan. The Secretary was responsible to the Minister for Agriculture, the Hon. Barnaby Joyce MP.

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