Department of the Environment and Water Resources

Department of the Environment and Water Resources
Department overview
Formed 30 January 2007[1]
Preceding Department
Dissolved 3 December 2007[1]
Superseding agency
Jurisdiction Commonwealth of Australia
Headquarters Canberra
Minister responsible
Department executive
Website environment.gov.au

The Department of the Environment and Water Resources was an Australian government department that existed between January and December 2007.

Scope

Information about the department's functions and/or government funding allocation could be found in the Administrative Arrangements Orders, the annual Portfolio Budget Statements, in the Department's annual reports and on the Department's website.

At its creation, the Department was responsible for:[1]

Structure

The Department was an Australian Public Service department, staffed by officials who were responsible to the Minister for the Environment and Water Resources, Malcolm Turnbull.[1] The Secretary of the Department was David Borthwick.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 CA 9160: Department of the Environment and Water Resources, Central Office, National Archives of Australia, retrieved 19 December 2013
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