Director of National Parks and Wildlife
1975 – 16 July 2000
Renamed Director of National Parks in 2000.
Corporation sole that held and managed Commonwealth national parks and reserves and exercised the Commonwealth's statutory nature conservation powers, heading the Australian National Parks and Wildlife Service and later the Australian Nature Conservation Agency.
Names over time
- Director of National Parks and Wildlife1975–2000
- Director of National Parks2000–present
How it came into existence
Created by the National Parks and Wildlife Conservation Act 1975 as a corporation sole; it had no predecessor body.
Legislation: National Parks and Wildlife Conservation Act 1975
How it ended
Continued as the Director of National Parks under the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 from 16 July 2000, when the 1975 Act was repealed.
Main functions
- Holding title to and managing Commonwealth reserves
- Leasing Aboriginal land for national parks
- Administration of the National Parks and Wildlife Conservation Act 1975
- Wildlife protection and conservation agreements
Where it sits
Last in the portfolio of Department of the Environment and Heritage.
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Sources
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