Department of Enterprise, Investment and Trade

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Department of Enterprise, Investment and Trade
Department overview
Formed21 December 2021; 2 years ago (2021-12-21)
JurisdictionNew South Wales
HeadquartersSydney, Australia
Department executive
Websitewww.nsw.gov.au/enterprise-investment-trade
Footnotes
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The New South Wales Department of Enterprise, Investment and Trade, a department of the government of New South Wales, delivers services that promote enterprise, investment, trade, hospitality, racing, arts, tourism and sport in the state of New South Wales, Australia. The Department is the lead agency of the Enterprise, Investment and Trade cluster of the NSW government.

The Department was formed on 21 December 2021 following the second arrangement of the Perrottet ministry.[1]

On 12 April 2024, the Minns Labor Government announced that the Department would be re-organised as part of a Machinery of Government change, and would be renamed as the Department of Creative Industries, Tourism, Hospitality and Sport from 1 July 2024[2]

Governing legislation[edit]

Structure[edit]

The Department is the lead agency in the Enterprise, Investment and Trade cluster, led by secretary, presently Elizabeth Mildwater since October 2022.[3] The Group Deputy Secretary of Tourism, Sport and Arts within the department is presently Kate Foy.

The incumbent secretary was Amy Brown, who was appointed in January 2022 and was the CEO of Investment NSW.[4] Brown was sacked in September that year due to her role in the John Barilaro saga as CEO of Investment NSW.[5] Mildwater was acting Secretary for a month until she was officially appointed in October.

Ministers[edit]

The following ministers are responsible for the administration of the department and its agencies:[1][6]

Agencies administered[edit]

The following agencies are administered by the Department, classified by groups:[7]

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c "Parliament, Ministerial, Courts and Police (662)" (PDF). Government Gazette of the State of New South Wales. 21 December 2021.
  2. ^ Department, Premier's (12 April 2024). "Industry and investment return to the centre of government | NSW Government". {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  3. ^ "Secretary and leadership team". NSW Government – Department of Enterprise, Investment and Trade. 4 March 2022. Retrieved 19 November 2022.
  4. ^ "Amy Brown to lead new Department of Enterprise Investment and Trade". Investment NSW. 27 January 2022. Retrieved 19 February 2022.
  5. ^ "Former investment NSW boss Amy Brown sacked in wake of John Barilaro job saga". ABC News. 19 September 2022.
  6. ^ "Our Ministers". NSW Government – Department of Enterprise, Investment and Trade. 4 March 2022. Retrieved 14 November 2023.
  7. ^ "Agencies in the Department of Enterprise, Investment and Trade". NSW Government – Department of Enterprise, Investment and Trade. 4 March 2022. Retrieved 19 November 2022.
  8. ^ "NSW has spent almost $13 million on six overseas trade offices, hearing told". Sydney Morning Herald. 1 September 2022.

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