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Department of Jobs and Small Business (Australia)

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Department of Jobs and Small Business
Department overview
Formed20 December 2017 (2017-12-20)
Preceding Department
Dissolved29 May 2019 (2019-05-29)
Superseding agencies
JurisdictionCommonwealth of Australia
Annual budget$1.951 billion (2014–15)[1]
Minister responsible
Department executive
Websitewww.employment.gov.au

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.

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]

History

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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.

Preceding departments

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Operational activities

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The functions of the department are broadly classified into the following matters:[3]

  • Employment policy, including employment services
  • Job Services Australia
  • Labour market programs for people of working age
  • Workplace relations policy development, advocacy and implementation
  • Promotion of flexible workplace relations policies and practices, including workplace productivity
  • Co-ordination of labour market research
  • Occupational health and safety, rehabilitation and compensation
  • Equal employment opportunity
  • Work and family programs
  • Reducing the burden of government regulation
  • Small business policy and programmes

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Financial Statements | Department of Employment - Annual Report 2015". Archived from the original on 20 April 2016. Retrieved 21 December 2017.
  2. ^ "Administrative Order Arrangements" (PDF). Department of Prime Minister and Cabinet. Commonwealth of Australia. 29 May 2019. Retrieved 2 June 2019.
  3. ^ a b "Administrative Arrangements Order" (PDF). Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet. Commonwealth of Australia. 20 December 2017. Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 December 2017. Retrieved 21 December 2017.
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