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: • Agricultural, pastoral, fishing, forest, mineral and energy industries, and electricity • Water and other natural resources • Primary industries inspection and quarantine • Primary industries and energy science and research, including geoscience • Commodity marketing, including export promotion • Commodity-specific international organisations and activities • Administration of international commodity agreements • Administration of export controls on primary industries and energy products • Radioactive waste management ==Structure==