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Portfolio Overview
The agriculture, fisheries and forestry portfolio comprises the Australian Government Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry (DAFF), one statutory marketing authority; three regulatory authorities; eight research and development corporations and one prescribed Agency (see Figure 1). Biosecurity Australia was established as a prescribed Agency on 1 December 2004 under section 32 of the Financial Management and Accountability Act 1997.
The former Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry, the Minister for Fisheries, Forestry and Conservation and the Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry.
The DAFF and the thirteen agencies comprising the agriculture, fisheries and forestry portfolio share the planned Outcome of:
More sustainable, competitive and profitable Australian agriculture, food, fisheries and forestry industries.
An overview of the Department is presented on the next page and more detailed information about the other portfolio agencies, administered under the Financial Management and Accountability Act 1997, can be obtained from each agency’s Annual Report.