Department of the Environment (1997–1998)

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.

Department of the Environment

Department overview
Formed	9 October 1997[1]
Preceding Department	Department of the Environment, Sport and Territories
Dissolved	21 October 1998[1]
Superseding agency	Department of the Environment and Heritage
Jurisdiction	Commonwealth of Australia
Headquarters	Canberra
Minister responsible	Robert Hill, Minister
Department executive	Roger Beale, Secretary

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:[1][2]

• 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.[1]

References

1. CA 8479: Department of the Environment [II], Central Office, National Archives of Australia, retrieved 19 December 2013
2. Commonwealth of Australia Administrative Arrangements Order (PDF), National Archives of Australia, 9 October 1997, archived from the original (PDF) on 12 February 2014