Department of Energy and Water Supply (Queensland)

Department of Energy and Water Supply
Department overview
Jurisdiction Queensland
Headquarters 41 George Street, Brisbane[1]
Employees 273[2]
Annual budget $746,517,000[2]
Minister responsible
Department executive
  • Dan Hunt, Director-General[3]
Website dews.qld.gov.au

The Department of Energy and Water Supply (DEWS) is a department of the Queensland Government which is responsible for the state's energy and water industries. The department's head office is at 41 George Street in the Brisbane CBD.[1]

History

The Department of Energy and Water Supply was established on 3 April 2012,[4] as part of a series of changes to the machinery of government after the LNP's win at the 2012 election.[5] The department took on some functions of the Department of Environment and Resource Management and the Department of Employment, Economic Development and Innovation, which were both dissolved.[6]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "Contact us". Department of Energy and Water Supply. Queensland Government. Retrieved 10 May 2014.
  2. 1 2 "State Budget 2013-2014 - Service Delivery Statements - Department of Energy and Water Supply" (PDF). Queensland Government. Retrieved 10 May 2014.
  3. 1 2 "About us". Department of Energy and Water Supply. Queensland Government. Retrieved 10 May 2014.
  4. ↑ "2011-2012 Annual Report - Department of Energy and Water Supply" (PDF). Department of Energy and Water Supply. Queensland Government. Retrieved 12 May 2014.
  5. ↑ "QUEENSLAND MACHINERY OF GOVERNMENT CHANGES". Association of Self Insured Employers of Queensland. Retrieved 12 May 2014.
  6. ↑ "Machinery of government changes". Together. Retrieved 12 May 2014.

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