Department of Sustainability, Environment, Water, Population and Communities

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Formed 14 September 2010 Headquarters Canberra		Dissolved 18 September 2013
Preceding Department Department of the Environment, Water, Heritage and the Arts Superseding agency Department of the Environment (III) Jurisdiction Commonwealth of Australia

The Department of Sustainability, Environment, Water, Population and Communities was an Australian government department that existed between September 2010 and September 2013.

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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:

Environment protection and conservation of biodiversity

Air quality

National fuel quality standards

Land contamination

Meteorology

Administration of the Australian Antarctic Territory, and the Territory of Heard Island and McDonald Islands

Natural, built and cultural heritage

Environmental research

Water policy and resources

Ionospheric prediction

Co-ordination of sustainable communities policy

Population policy

Housing affordability

Built environment innovation

Structure

The Department was an Australian Public Service department, staffed by officials who were responsible to the Minister for Sustainability, Environment, Water, Population and Communities.

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Department of Sustainability, Environment, Water, Population and Communities Wikipedia

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