Department of Resources, Energy and Tourism

Department of Resources, Energy and Tourism
Department overview
Formed3 December 2007[1]
Preceding Department
Dissolved18 September 2013
Superseding Department
JurisdictionCommonwealth of Australia
HeadquartersCanberra
Employees685 (at June 2013)[2]
Department executives

The Department of Resources, Energy and Tourism was an Australian Government department. It was formed in December 2007[3] and dissolved on 18 September 2013. The majority of its functions were assumed by the Department of Industry; with the exception of tourism functions that were assumed by the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade.[4][5]

  1. ^ CA 9195: The Department of Resources, Energy and Tourism, National Archives of Australia, retrieved 6 December 2013
  2. ^ Australian Public Service Commission (2 December 2013), State of the Service Report: State of the Service Series 2012-13 (PDF), Australian Public Service Commission, p. 254, archived from the original (PDF) on 6 December 2013
  3. ^ "Administrative Arrangement Order of 3 December 2007" (PDF). Government of Australia. 3 December 2007. Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 April 2013.
  4. ^ Noel Towell (18 September 2013). "Three public service department heads sacked by Abbott government". The Canberra Times. Fairfax Media.
  5. ^ Tony Abbott (18 September 2013). "The Coalition will restore strong, stable and accountable government" (Press release). Canberra, Australia: Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet. Archived from the original on 20 September 2013. Retrieved 20 September 2013.