Austrade

The Australian Trade and Investment Commission, or Austrade ( ), is the Australian Government's trade, investment and education promotion agency which was also given responsibility for tourism policy, programs and research from 2013. Austrade was established under the ''Australian Trade Commission Act 1985.'' It is a non-corporate Commonwealth entity under the ''Public Governance, Performance and Accountability Act 2013'', and a statutory agency under the ''Public Service Act 1999''. Austrade is part of the Foreign Affairs and Trade portfolio.

Under Austrade's corporate structure, its chief executive officer is accountable to the Federal Minister for Tourism, Trade and Investment. Mr Xavier Simonet was appointed chief executive officer of Austrade in November 2020. Provided by Wikipedia