| Agency Name: | Department of Broadband, Communications and the Digital Economy |
| Formed: | 3 December 2007 |
| Type: | Department |
| Preceding1: | Department of Communications, Information Technology and the Arts |
| Dissolved: | 18 September 2013 |
| Superseding: | Department of Communications |
| Jurisdiction: | Commonwealth of Australia |
| Employees: | 679 (at April 2013) |
| Budget: | A$113.190 million (2012/2013) |
| Minister1 Name: | Stephen Conroy |
| Minister1 Pfo: | Minister for Broadband, Communications and the Digital Economy |
| Chief1 Name: | Drew Clarke |
| Chief1 Position: | Secretary (2013)[1] |
| Chief2 Name: | Peter Harris |
| Chief2 Position: | Secretary (2009–2012)[2] [3] |
| Chief3 Name: | Patricia Scott |
| Chief3 Position: | Secretary (2007–2009) |
| Child1 Agency: | Australian Communications and Media Authority |
| Child2 Agency: | NBN Co Limited |
| Child3 Agency: | Australian Broadcasting Corporation |
| Child4 Agency: | Australian Postal Corporation |
| Child5 Agency: | Special Broadcasting Service Corporation |
| Headquarters: | Canberra |
The Australian Department of Broadband, Communications and the Digital Economy is a former department of the Government of Australia that was charged with the responsibility to help develop a vibrant, sustainable and internationally competitive broadband, broadcasting and communications sector and, through this, promote the digital economy for the benefit of all Australians.[4]
The department was formed in 2007 and dissolved in 2013. Its functions were assumed by the newly created Department of Communications.
In the Administrative Arrangements Order of 3 December 2007, the functions of the department were broadly classified into the following matters:[5]