| Agency Name: | Department of Industrial Relations |
| Formed: | 24 July 1987 |
| Preceding1: | Department of Employment and Industrial Relations (II) |
| Dissolved: | 18 July 1997 |
| Superseding: | Department of Workplace Relations and Small Business |
| Type: | Department |
| Jurisdiction: | Commonwealth of Australia |
| Minister1 Name: | Ralph Willis |
| Minister1 Pfo: | Minister (1987–1988) |
| Minister2 Name: | Peter Morris |
| Minister2 Pfo: | Minister (1988–1990) |
| Minister3 Name: | Peter Cook |
| Minister3 Pfo: | Minister (1990–1993) |
| Minister4 Name: | Laurie Brereton |
| Minister4 Pfo: | Minister (1993–1996) |
| Minister5 Name: | Peter Reith |
| Minister5 Pfo: | Minister (1996–1997) |
| Chief1 Name: | Rae Taylor |
| Chief1 Position: | Secretary (1987–1989) |
| Chief2 Name: | Graham Glenn |
| Chief2 Position: | Secretary (1989–1992) |
| Chief3 Name: | Michael Costello |
| Chief3 Position: | Secretary (1992–1993) |
| Chief4 Name: | Peter Core |
| Chief4 Position: | Secretary (1993–1995) |
| Chief5 Name: | David Rosalky |
| Chief5 Position: | Secretary (1995–1997) |
| Headquarters: | Canberra |
| Website: | DIR Home Page |
The Department of Industrial Relations (also called DIR) was an Australian government department that existed between July 1987 and July 1997.
Information about the department's functions and government funding allocation could be found in the Administrative Arrangements Orders, the annual Portfolio Budget Statements and in the Department's annual reports.
At its creation, the Department was responsible for the following:
The Department was an Australian Public Service department, staffed by officials who were responsible to the Minister for Industrial Relations. The department's central office was located in Canberra, with regional offices in Sydney, Melbourne, Adelaide, Brisbane, Perth, Darwin and Tasmania.