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1290 Department of Primary Industry and Resources

Date Range:2016 - 2020

Description

The Department of Primary Industry and Resources was established by changes to Administrative Arrangement Orders in September 2016 amalgamating primary industry, fisheries, mining and resources.
The department brings together key functions driving economic development on Northern Territory lands, coastal and inland waterways - mines and energy, fisheries and product integrity, primary industry development and the Northern Territory Geological Survey.
The department is structured into 9 divisions encompassing 4 major business areas, 6 areas of central services and 3 areas of corporate services - primary industry development, NT Geological Survey, corporate services and regional management, mines and energy, external strategy and policy coordination, ministerial liaison, fisheries and product integrity, departmental strategic services and emergency management.
The functions were absorbed into the Department of Industry, Tourism and Trade due to changes in Administrative Arrangements Orders in September 2020.

Creation

Administrative Arrangements Order Gazette S100 12/09/2016

Portfolio Controlling

Minister for Primary Industry and Resources Gazette S100 12/09/2016

Function/Interest

Animal welfare; primary industries; energy industry; mining industry; petroleum industry; Northern Territory Geological Survey...

Abolition

Administrative Arrangements Order (No. 3) Gazette S44 8/09/2020

Legislation

Agricultural and Veterinary Chemicals (Control of Use) Act; Agricultural and Veterinary Chemicals (Northern Territory) Act; Animal Welfare Act; Biological Control Act; Biological Resources Act; Bonaparte Gas Pipeline (Special Provisions) Act; Energy Pipelines Act; Fisheries Act; Gene Technology (Northern Territory) Act; Geothermal Energy Act; Livestock Act; McArthur River Project Agreement Ratification Act (except provisions about royalties); Meat Industries Act; Merlin Project Agreement Ratification Act (except provisions about royalties); Mineral Titles Act; Minerals (Acquisition) Act; Mining (Gove Peninsula Nabalco Agreement) Act (except provisions about royalties); Mining Management Act; National Gas (Northern Territory) Act; North East Gas Interconnector Pipeline (Special Provisions) Act; Petroleum Act (except provisions about royalties); Petroleum (Submerged Lands) Act; Plant Health Act; Poppy Regulation Act; Tanami Exploration Agreement Ratification Act; Trans-Territory Pipeline and Blacktip Gas Projects (Special Provisions) Act; Validation (Mining Tenements) Act; Veterinarians Act

Organisations

PeriodTitleGroup Id
2016 - 2020Northern Territory of Australia2

Subsequent Agencies

Date RangeTitleAgency Id
2020 - ctDepartment of Industry, Tourism and Trade1408