Department of Communications (2013–15)

Department of Communications

Department overview
Formed	18 September 2013 (2013-09-18)
Preceding Department	Department of Broadband, Communications and the Digital Economy
Dissolved	21 September 2015
Superseding agency	Department of Communications and the Arts
Jurisdiction	Commonwealth of Australia
Headquarters	Canberra
Employees	495 (30 June 2014)
Annual budget	A$113.190 million (2012/013)
Ministers responsible	Malcolm Turnbull, Minister for Communications Paul Fletcher, Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Communications
Department executive	Drew Clarke, Secretary
Website	www.communications.gov.au

The Australian Government Department of Communications was a department responsible for helping to develop a vibrant, sustainable and internationally-competitive broadband, broadcasting and communications sector in Australia and promoting the digital economy.

The head of the department was the Secretary of the Department of Communications, Drew Clarke, who reported to Malcolm Turnbull, then the Minister for Communications.

The Department of Communications replaced the Department of Broadband, Communications and the Digital Economy (DBCDE) in September 2013 after the Liberal-National Coalition won the 2013 election.

In September 2015, the Department was dissolved and replaced by the Department of Communications and the Arts.

The Administrative Arrangements Order made on 18 September 2013 detailed the following responsibilities to the department:

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