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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