- New South Wales Department of Primary Industries
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New South Wales Department of Primary Industries overview Formed 2004 Dissolved New South Wales Department of Industry and Investment Jurisdiction New South Wales Headquarters 161 Kite Street, Orange,
New South Wales, AustraliaMinister responsible Katrina Hodgkinson,
Minister for Primary Industriesexecutive Dr Richard Sheldrake, Director-General Parent Department of Trade and Investment Regional Infrastructure and Services Child agencies Forests NSW
NSW Food AuthorityWebsite http://www.dpi.nsw.gov.au/ The New South Wales Department of Primary Industries, a division of the New South Wales Government, is responsibile for the administration and development for agriculture, fisheries, aquaculture, state forests, biosecurity, and crown lands in New South Wales. The Department works to develop and sustain diverse, profitable food and fibre industries, and ensures best practice management of natural resources.
The department is led by its Director-General, currently Dr Richard Sheldrake, who reports to the Minister for Primary Industries, presently the Honourable Katrina Hodgkinson MP. The department sits within the wider portfolio of the Department of Trade and Investment Regional Infrastructure and Services, led by its Director-General, currently Mark Mark Paterson AO, who reports to the Deputy Premier, Minister for Trade and Investment, and Minister for Regional Infrastructure and Services, presently the Honourable Andrew Stoner MP.
The department's powers are principally drawn from a range of legislation including the Forestry Act (1916), Stock Diseases Act (1923), Agricultural Industry Services Act (1998), Biological Control Act (1985), Farm Water Supplies Act (1946), and Fisheries Act (1935) plus over sixty other acts.
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History
The department was formed in July 2004, with the amalgamation of NSW Department of Mineral Resources, NSW Agriculture, NSW Fisheries, State Forests NSW.
In 2009, it was amalgamated into the New South Wales Department of Industry and Investment and since August 2011 has formed part of the New South Wales Department of Trade and Investment Regional Infrastructure and Services.[1]
Ministers for Primary Industries
The following individuals have been appointed New South Wales Minister for Primary Industries, or any of its precursor titles:[2]
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Order Name Title Party Term commence Term end Term of office 1 William Ashford Minister for Agriculture Labor 29 January 1914 23 February 1915 1 year, 25 days 2 George Black Minister for Agriculture Labor 23 February 1915 15 March 1915 20 days – William Ashford Minister for Agriculture Labor 15 March 1915 1 June 1915 78 days Secretary for Lands National Labor Party 12 January 1915 15 November 1916 1 year, 308 days Secretary for Lands
Minister for ForestsNationalist 15 November 1916 12 April 1920 3 years, 149 days Minister for Agriculture Nationalist 9 February 1920 12 April 1920 63 days 3 Richard Ball Minister for Agriculture Farmers and Settlers Party 13 April 1922 28 June 1922 76 days 4 Jack Hallam Minister for Agriculture Labor 29 February 1980 2 October 1981 1 year, 215 days Minister for Agriculture and Fisheries Labor 2 October 1981 4 July 1986 4 years, 275 days Minister for Agriculture
Minister for LandsLabor 4 July 1986 5 November 1986 124 days Minister for Agriculture
Minister for Lands
Minister for ForestsLabor 5 November 1986 25 March 1988 1 year, 141 days 5 Ian Armstrong Minister for Agriculture and Rural Affairs National 25 March 1988 26 May 1993 5 years, 62 days 6 Ian Causley Minister for Agriculture and Fisheries
Minister for MinesNational 26 May 1993 4 April 1995 1 year, 313 days 7 Richard Amery Minister for Agriculture Labor 4 April 1995 1 Decmeber 1997 2 years, 241 days Minister for Agriculture
Minister for Land and Water ConservationLabor 1 Decmeber 1997 28 February 2003 5 years, 89 days 8 Tony Kelly Minister for Rural Affairs Labor 2 April 2003 5 September 2008 5 years, 156 days Minister for Lands Labor 3 June 2004 28 March 2011 6 years, 298 days 9 Ian Macdonald Minister for Agriculture and Fisheries Labor 2 April 2003 3 May 2004 1 year, 31 days Minister for Primary Industries Labor 3 May 2004 3 August 2005 1 year, 92 days Minister for Natural Resources
Minister for Primary Industries
Minister for Mineral ResourcesLabor 3 August 2005 17 November 2009 4 years, 106 days 10 Steve Whan Minister for Primary Industries Labor 8 December 2009 28 March 2011 1 year, 110 days 11 Katrina Hodgkinson Minister for Primary Industries National 3 April 2011 incumbent 0 years, 231 days
References
- ^ "NSW Public Sector: Principal Departments and Other Bodies" (PDF). New South Wales Government. 17 August 2011. http://www.dpc.nsw.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0005/126086/NSW_Public_Sector_Principal_Departments_and_Other_Bodies_as_at_17_August_2011.pdf. Retrieved 15 November 2011.
- ^ NSW Parliamentary Record (11 August 1824 - November 2007). VIII (first ed.). Parliament of New South Wales. November 2007. http://www.parliament.nsw.gov.au/Prod/parlment/members.nsf/0/E40E428435AC95A84A25684800178F37. Retrieved 15 November 2011.
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