Environment & waterDepartment of State
Department of the Environment
21 April 1975 – 22 December 1975
Previously Department of the Environment and Conservation (1972–1975).
Department of State responsible for Commonwealth environment protection and conservation policy, environmental impact assessment, national parks and wildlife, and the national estate.
Names over time
- Department of the Environment and Conservation1972–1975
- Department of the Environment1975
How it came into existence
Formed on 21 April 1975 when the Department of the Environment and Conservation was renamed at the request of its minister, Moss Cass. Its later Whitlam government ministers were Jim Cairns (June–July 1975) and Joe Berinson.
- Environment and conservation
Changes during its life
- National parks and wildlife conservation
How it ended
Merged on 22 December 1975 into the new Department of Environment, Housing and Community Development created by the Fraser government.
- Environment and conservation
- National parks and wildlife
Main functions
- Environmental policy and protection
- Environmental impact assessment
- National parks and wildlife (Australian National Parks and Wildlife Service)
- Cooperation with the States on environmental matters
- International environmental cooperation
Lineage
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Sources
Primary sources
- Administrative Arrangements Order of 22 December 1975 (took effect as it ended)