Supervising Scientist
Supervising Scientist Branch · Supervising Scientist Division
1994 – present
Previously Supervising Scientist for the Alligator Rivers Region (1978–1994).
Statutory office that oversees environmental protection and rehabilitation at uranium mines in the Alligator Rivers Region (Ranger, Jabiluka, Nabarlek), supported by the Environmental Research Institute of the Supervising Scientist, and provides wider environmental science advice.
Names over time
- Supervising Scientist for the Alligator Rivers Region1978–1994
- Supervising Scientist1994–present
How it came into existence
Retitled from the Supervising Scientist for the Alligator Rivers Region in about 1994, when amendments to the Environment Protection (Alligator Rivers Region) Act 1978 broadened its role.
Legislation: Environment Protection (Alligator Rivers Region) Act 1978
Changes during its life
- 1 July 2022Became part of the Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water.
Main functions
- Supervision of uranium mining environmental performance
- Oversight of Ranger mine rehabilitation
- Environmental Research Institute of the Supervising Scientist (eriss)
- Independent monitoring of mine site impacts
- Environmental science advice to the Commonwealth
Where it sits
In the portfolio of Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water.
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Sources
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