▁reports ▁to ▁the ▁Minister ▁for ▁Indust ry , ▁Science ▁and ▁Technology , ▁Kar en ▁Andrew s ▁and ▁the ▁Minister ▁for ▁Resources ▁and ▁Northern ▁Australia , ▁Senator ▁the ▁Hon . ▁Matt ▁Can avan . ▁ ▁History ▁Following ▁the ▁appointment ▁of ▁Mal col m ▁Turn b ull ▁as ▁prime ▁minister , ▁the ▁Department ▁of ▁Indust ry , ▁In nov ation ▁and ▁Science ▁was ▁established ▁on ▁ 2 1 ▁September ▁ 2 0 1 5 , ▁taking ▁on ▁the ▁functions ▁of ▁the ▁previous ▁Department ▁of ▁Indust ry ▁and ▁Science . ▁On ▁ 2 0 ▁December ▁ 2 0 1 7 , ▁the ▁Department ▁of ▁Indust ry , ▁In nov ation ▁and ▁Science ▁was ▁placed ▁in ▁the ▁newly ▁formed ▁Job s ▁and ▁In nov ation ▁port folio ▁alongside ▁the ▁Department ▁of ▁Job s ▁and ▁Small ▁Business . ▁ ▁S cope ▁As ▁out lined ▁in ▁the ▁Administr ative ▁Arr ang ements ▁Or ders , ▁the ▁department ▁is ▁responsible ▁for ▁a ▁wide ▁range ▁of ▁functions ▁including : ▁ ▁Man ufact uring ▁and ▁commerce ▁including ▁industry ▁and ▁market ▁development ▁ ▁Indust ry ▁innov ation ▁policy ▁and ▁technology ▁diffusion ▁ ▁Const ruction ▁industry , ▁ex cluding ▁work place ▁relations ▁ ▁Fac il itation ▁of ▁the ▁development ▁of ▁service ▁indust ries ▁generally ▁ ▁Trade ▁marks , ▁plant ▁bre ed ers ’ ▁rights ▁and ▁pat ents ▁of ▁invent ions ▁and ▁designs ▁ ▁Anti - dump ing ▁ ▁Civil ▁space ▁issues ▁ ▁Science ▁policy ▁ ▁Energy ▁policy ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Category : 2 0 1 5 ▁establish ments ▁in ▁Australia ▁Australia , ▁Indust ry