Department of the Environment and Conservation
19 December 1972 – 21 April 1975
Renamed Department of the Environment in 1975.
Department of State responsible for Commonwealth environment protection and conservation policy, including environmental impact assessment, wildlife and national parks policy and the national estate.
Names over time
- Department of the Environment and Conservation1972–1975
- Department of the Environment1975
How it came into existence
Created by the Administrative Arrangements Order of 19 December 1972 from the environment functions of the Department of the Environment, Aborigines and the Arts, with Moss Cass as Minister for the Environment and Conservation.
- Environment and conservation
How it ended
Renamed the Department of the Environment on 21 April 1975 at the request of its minister, Moss Cass; the Prime Minister explained that the old name implied conservation was separate from the environment rather than a major part of it.
- Environment and conservation
Main functions
- Environmental policy and protection
- Environmental impact assessment of Commonwealth proposals (Environment Protection (Impact of Proposals) Act 1974)
- Conservation of wildlife and national parks policy
- Cooperation with the States on environmental matters
- International environmental cooperation
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