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Australian government department, 2017–2019 From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Australian Department of Jobs and Small Business was a department of the Government of Australia charged with the responsibility for employment, job services and the labour market, workplace relations, small business, and deregulation. The Department was established on the 20 December 2017, and was part of the larger Jobs and Innovation portfolio which also includes the Department of Industry, Innovation and Science which reported to the Minister for Jobs and Industrial Relations, the Hon Kelly O'Dwyer MP. The final head of the department was the Secretary of the Department of Jobs and Small Business, Kerri Hartland.
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Formed | 20 December 2017 |
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Dissolved | 29 May 2019 |
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Jurisdiction | Commonwealth of Australia |
Annual budget | $1.951 billion (2014–15)[1] |
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Website | www |
On 29 May 2019, the Employment and Industrial Relations portfolios were split, with responsibility for Industrial Relations transferring to the Attorney-General's Department and reporting to the Australian Attorney-General, the Hon Christian Porter MP, and the employment portfolio becoming the Department of Employment, Skills, Small and Family Business, under Senator the Hon Michaelia Cash.[2]
The department was formed by way of an Administrative Arrangements Order issued on 20 December 2017[3] and replaced the functions previously performed by the Department of Employment which was formed in 2013.
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The functions of the department are broadly classified into the following matters:[3]
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