Department of Employment and Workplace Relations (2001–2007) explained

Agency Name:	Department of Employment and Workplace Relations
Formed:	26 November 2001
Preceding1:	Department of Employment, Workplace Relations and Small Business
Dissolved:	3 December 2007
Superseding:	Department of Education, Employment and Workplace Relations
Type:	Department
Jurisdiction:	Commonwealth of Australia
Chief1 Name:	Peter Boxall
Chief1 Position:	Secretary
Headquarters:	Canberra
Website:	dewr.gov.au

The Department of Employment and Workplace Relations (also called DEWR) was an Australian government department that existed between November 2001 and December 2007.

Scope

Information about the department's functions and government funding allocation could be found in the Administrative Arrangements Orders, the annual Portfolio Budget Statements, in the department's annual reports and on the Department's website.

According to the Administrative Arrangements Order made on 26 November 2001, the department dealt with:

• Employment policy, including employment services
• Job Network
• Labour market programs, including the Work for the Dole scheme
• Workplace relations policy development, advocacy and implementation
• Promotion of flexible workplace relations policies and practices
• Co-ordination of labour market research
• Australian government employment workplace relations policy, including administration of the framework for agreement making and remuneration and conditions
• Occupational health and safety, rehabilitation and compensation
• Equal employment opportunity
• Work and family issues

Structure

The department was an Australian Public Service department, staffed by officials who were responsible to the Minister for Employment and Workplace Relations. The Secretary of the Department was Peter Boxall.