Department of Agriculture and Water Resources

Department of Agriculture and Water Resources

Department overview
Formed	21 September 2015 (2015-09-21)
Preceding Department	Department of Agriculture
Jurisdiction	Australia
Ministers responsible	Barnaby Joyce, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Agriculture and Water Resources Anne Ruston, Assistant Minister for Agriculture and Water Resources Luke Hartsuyker, Assistant Minister to the Deputy Prime Minister
Department executive	Daryl Quinlivan, Secretary (2015‑)
Child agencies	Australian Bureau of Agricultural and Resources Economics and Sciences Australian Fisheries Management Authority Agricultural Minister's Forum Agricultural Industry Advisory Council Agricultural Senior Officials Committee Australian Grape and Wine Authority Australian Pesticides and Veterinary Medicines Authority Cotton Research and Development Corporation Fisheries Research and Development Corporation Forest and Wood Products Council Grains Research and Development Corporation Indonesia-Australian Partnership on Food Security in the Red Meat and Cattle Sector Murray-Darling Basin Authority National Landcare Advisory Committee National Rural Advisory Council Rural Industries Research and Development Corporation
Website	www.agriculture.gov.au

The Australian Government Department of Agriculture and Water Resources is responsible for developing and implementing policies and programmes that contribute to strengthening Australia's primary industries, delivering better returns for primary producers at the farm gate, protecting Australia from animal and plant pests and diseases, and improving the health of Australia's rivers and freshwater ecosystems.

The Secretary of the Department of Agriculture and Water Resources, Daryl Quinlivan, is responsible to the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Agriculture and Water Resources, the Hon Barnaby Joyce MP. The Assistant Minister for Agriculture and Water Resources is Senator the Hon Anne Ruston. The Assistant Minister to the Deputy Prime Minister is the Hon Luke Hartsuyker MP.

The Department of Agriculture and Water Resources vision is to help drive a stronger Australian economy by building a more profitable, more resilient and more sustainable agriculture sector, and by supporting the sustainable and productive management and use of rivers and water resources.

The department's annual reports provide information about its operations and performances in each financial year, and reviews its progress towards it objectives.

The department's Corporate Plan sets outs the department's eight strategic objectives. Those identified in the 2016–17 plan include:

The department strives to build strong relationships and work with governments, industry, importers and exporters, natural resource managers, primary producers, consumers, research and development organisations, rural communities and travellers.

The department employs approximately 4000 full-time equivalent staff, including accountants, animal and meat inspectors, biosecurity officers, economists, information and communication technology (ICT) staff, policy officers, program administrators, researchers, scientists, survey staff and veterinary officers.

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