Department of Agriculture and Water Resources

Department of Agriculture and Water Resources

Department overview
Formed	21 September 2015 (2015-09-21)
Preceding Department	Department of Agriculture
Dissolved	29 May 2019
Superseding Department	Department of Agriculture
Jurisdiction	Australia
Minister responsible	David Littleproud, Minister for Agriculture and Water Resources Richard Colbeck, Assistant Minister for Agriculture and Water Resources
Department executive	Daryl Quinlivan, Secretary (2015–2019)
Child agencies	Australian Bureau of Agricultural and Resources Economics and Sciences Australian Fisheries Management Authority Agricultural Minister's Forum Agricultural Industry Advisory Council Agricultural Senior Officials Committee Australian Grape and Wine Authority Australian Pesticides and Veterinary Medicines Authority Cotton Research and Development Corporation Fisheries Research and Development Corporation Forest and Wood Products Council Grains Research and Development Corporation Indonesia-Australian Partnership on Food Security in the Red Meat and Cattle Sector Murray-Darling Basin Authority National Landcare Advisory Committee National Rural Advisory Council Rural Industries Research and Development Corporation
Website	Official website

The Australian Government Department of Agriculture and Water Resources was a government department that existed between 2015 and 2019, which was responsible for developing and implementing policies and programs that contribute to strengthening Australia's primary industries, delivering better returns for primary producers at the farm gate, protecting Australia from animal and plant pests and diseases, and improving the health of Australia's rivers and freshwater ecosystems.

The Secretary of the Department of Agriculture and Water Resources, Daryl Quinlivan, was responsible to the Minister for Agriculture and Water Resources, The Hon. David Littleproud MP. The Assistant Minister for Agriculture and Water Resources was Senator the Hon Richard Colbeck since August 2018. The Assistant Minister to the former Deputy Prime Minister Barnaby Joyce was the Hon Luke Hartsuyker MP.^[1]

Following the appointment of the Second Morrison Ministry in May 2019, Scott Morrison announced David Littleproud's previous ministerial positions were separated, with Bridget McKenzie as Minister for Agriculture and Littleproud as Minister for Water Resources. The Department again changed to the Department of Agriculture.