Agency:
Department of Primary Industry and Fisheries
Agency Number:
Start Date:
03 Feb 1993
End Date:
18 Sep 1998
Description:
Provide expert advice, reports and policy recommendations to Government. Develop, review and administer legislation relating to plant and animal health and quality standards. Implement Government policy relating to living marine resources. Manage, control, regulate and protect sea fisheries, salmon fisheries and fisheries in inland waters. Conduct scientific research, market research and consumer education. Provide extension services, economic information and marketing advisory services. Provide veterinary clinical services in areas not normally serviced by private practitioners. Licence and control commercial fish farms, eel fishing, whitebait fishing and the importation of fish into Tasmania. Assess groundwater resources. Establish and maintain water supply, irrigation, drainage and river improvement schemes. Licence and inspect the taking of water from streams and lakes and the construction of farm dams. Assist and advise drainage trusts. Examine proposed municipal water, sewerage and drainage works. Measure stream flows and flood levels. Provide statistics. Investigate the availability of water for future use. Implement the fluoridation of water supplies. Superintend the bulk supply of water to cities and municipalities in the Hobart region. On 18 February 1992, following the change of government, the Department of Primary Industry (except for the Inland Fisheries Commission) was amalgamated with the Water Resources and Energy Resources divisions of the former Department of Resources and Energy. On 27 March 1996 Office of Energy Planning and Conservation was transferred to the Department of Transport (SR1996/31) and the Tasmanian Racing Authority (from the Department of Tourism, Sport and recreation) came under the administrative control of Primary Industry. On 18 September 1998, following another change of government, the Department was amalgamated with the renamed Department of Primary Industry, Water and Environment. In addition to the legislation committed to the Department three acts were administered directly by Boards associated with the Department. The Egg Marketing Board administered the Egg Industry Act 1988 and the Tasmanian Dairy Industry Authority administered the Dairy Industry Act 1976 and the Herd Improvement Act 1977.
Legislation Administered:
Statutory Rules 1993 No. 8 pp. 40-41
Legislation Creating:
Statutory Rules 1993 No. 6
Functions Performed:
Primary industries
Controlled Agencies:
Rivers and Water Supply Commission (TA164) | 01 Nov 1957 | 01 Jul 2011 |
Egg Marketing Board (TA350) | 01 Jan 1948 | 25 Jun 2003 |
Tasmanian Grain Elevators Board (TA733) | 01 Jan 1950 | 31 Dec 2003 |
Tasmanian Dairy Industry Authority (TA1096) | 01 Jan 1977 |
Office of Energy Planning and Conservation (TA1097) | 01 Sep 1992 |
Veterinary Board of Tasmania (TA1610) | 24 Dec 1918 |
Fruit Crop Insurance Committee (TA1982) | 01 Jan 1982 | 31 Dec 1999 |
Animal Welfare Advisory Committee (TA1986) | 01 Jan 1993 |
Animal Ethics Committee (TA1993) | 01 Jan 1993 |
Abalone Fishery Advisory Committee (TA1985) | 01 Jan 1995 |
Community Review Committee (Threatened Species) (TA1987) | 01 Jan 1995 |
Crustacean Fishery Advisory Committee (TA1989) | 01 Jan 1995 |
Recreational Fisheries Advisory Committee (TA1990) | 01 Jan 1995 |
Scalefish Fishery Advisory Committee (TA1991) | 01 Jan 1995 |
Scallop Fishery Advisory Committee (TA1992) | 01 Jan 1995 |
Scientific Advisory Committee (Threatened Species) (TA1995) | 01 Jan 1995 |
Board of Advice and Reference (TA1996) | 01 Jan 1995 |
Marine Farming Planning Review Panel (TA1975) | 15 Sep 1995 |
Agricultural, Silvicultural and Veterinary Chemicals Council (TA1945) | 08 Dec 1995 |
Tasmanian Racing Authority (TA1552) | 12 Sep 1990 | 01 May 1998 |
Controlling Agencies:
Office of the Minister for Primary Industry (TA417) | 01 Jan 1976 |
Previous Agencies:
Department of Tourism, Sport and Recreation (TA895) | 17 Jul 1989 | 27 Mar 1996 |
Department of Primary Industry, Fisheries and Energy (TA986) | 18 Feb 1992 | 03 Feb 1993 |
Related Agencies:
Hydro-Electric Commission (TA314) | 01 Jan 1930 | 30 Jun 1998 |
Subsequent Agencies:
Department of Primary Industries, Water and Environment (TA1542) | 18 Sep 1998 | 05 Apr 2006 |
Department of Infrastructure, Energy and Resources (TA1554) | 18 Sep 1998 | 30 Jun 2014 |
Series Created By Agency:
AE799 Stock Registers from Northern Tasmanian Quarantine Stations | 01 Aug 1907 | 16 Aug 1994 |
AD670 Registers of Specimens sent to Animal Health Laboratories for Pathology Tests. | 13 Apr 1928 | 15 Feb 1995 |
AD747 General Correspondence | 01 Jan 1936 | 31 Aug 1993 |
AA53 Stream Gauging Charts. | 01 Jan 1961 | 31 Dec 1994 |
AE290 General Correspondence - Sea Fisheries | 01 Oct 1967 | 31 Dec 1993 |
AG150 Register of Crayfish Entitlements | 01 Jan 1973 | 31 Dec 2000 |
AG156 Register of Entitlements for Commercial Abalone Licences | 01 Dec 1973 | 28 Feb 1993 |
AG154 Register of Abalone Divers Unit Assignments | 01 Jan 1981 | 31 Dec 1999 |
AE800 Research Notes and Correspondence about the History of Tasmanian Quarantine Stations, Compiled at the Mount Pleasant Veterinarian Laboratory in Kings Meadows. | 07 Jun 1984 | 23 Jun 1997 |
AC152 General Correspondence, Tasdex Series. | 01 Jul 1986 | 31 Mar 1995 |
AG160 Register of Interest in Abalone Units, Rock Lobster and Giant Crabs | 01 May 1992 | 31 May 1994 |