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Department of the Environment (1997–1998)

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Formed
  
9 October 1997

Headquarters
  
Canberra

Dissolved
  
21 October 1998

Preceding Department
  
Department of the Environment, Sport and Territories

Superseding agency
  
Department of the Environment and Heritage

Jurisdiction
  
Commonwealth of Australia

The Department of the Environment was an Australian government department that existed between October 1997 and October 1998. It was the second so-named Australian Government Department.

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Scope

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 and conservation
  • Meteorology
  • Administration of the Australian Antarctic Territory, and the Territory of Heard Island and McDonald Islands.

    • Structure

    The Department was an Australian Public Service department, staffed by officials who were responsible to the Minister for the Environment, Robert Hill.

    References

    Department of the Environment (1997–1998) Wikipedia
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