| Agency Name: | Department of Industry, Science and Tourism |
| Formed: | 11 March 1996 |
| Preceding1: | Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet – for certain science functions Department of Tourism Department of Housing and Regional Development – for industry aspects of the housing function Department of Industry, Science and Technology |
| Dissolved: | 21 October 1998 |
| Superseding: | Department of Workplace Relations and Small Business Department of Communications, Information Technology and the Arts Department of Industry, Science and Resources |
| Type: | Department |
| Jurisdiction: | Commonwealth of Australia |
| Minister1 Pfo: | Minister for Industry, Science and Tourism |
| Chief1 Name: | Greg Taylor |
| Chief1 Position: | Secretary (1996) |
| Chief2 Name: | Russell Higgins |
| Chief2 Position: | Secretary (1997–1998) |
| Headquarters: | Canberra |
The Department of Industry, Science and Tourism (also called DIST) was an Australian government department that existed between March 1996 and October 1998.
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 11 March 1996, the Department dealt with:
The Department was an Australian Public Service department, staffed by officials who were responsible to the Minister for Industry, Science and Tourism, John Moore. As at 1997, the Department was headed by a Secretary, and had nine divisions, six state offices and eight overseas posts. The Secretary of the Department was Greg Taylor (until December 1996) and then Russell Higgins.