Department of Industry, Science and Tourism

Department of Industry, Science and Tourism
Department overview
Formed	11 March 1996
Preceding Department	Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet – for certain science functions; Department of Tourism; Department of Housing and Regional Development – for industry aspects of the housing function; Department of Industry, Science and Technology;
Dissolved	21 October 1998
Superseding agency	Department of Workplace Relations and Small Business; Department of Communications, Information Technology and the Arts; Department of Industry, Science and Resources;
Jurisdiction	Commonwealth of Australia
Headquarters	Canberra
Minister responsible	John Moore, Minister for Industry, Science and Tourism;
Department executives	Greg Taylor, Secretary (1996); Russell Higgins, Secretary (1997–1998);
Website	dist.gov.au at the Wayback Machine (archived 2 November 1996)

The Department of Industry, Science and Tourism (also called DIST) was an Australian government department that existed between March 1996 and October 1998.

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