Corporate Body

Department of the Environment [I] (1975)

Commonwealth of Australia

From
21 April 1975
Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
To
22 December 1975
Functions
Advisory or Regulatory Body and Conservation or Environment
Reference No
CA 1869
Legal Status
Agency of the Commonwealth of Australia
Location
Canberra, Australian Capital Territory

Summary

In April 1975 the Department of the Environment [I] took the place of the Department of Environment and Conservation. Amongst the Department's responsibilities were the protection and use of water resources, the conservation of wildlife and national parks. After less than a year of operation, the Department was abolished, the Department of Environment, Housing and Community Development taking its place.

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 1972 - 1975 Department of Environment and Conservation
       1975 Department of the Environment [I]
             1975 - 1978 Department of Environment, Housing and Community Development
                   1978 - 1980 Department of Science and the Environment, Central Office
                         1980 - 1984 Department of Home Affairs and Environment
                         1980 - 1984 Department of Science and Technology, Central Office
                               1984 - 1987 Department of Arts, Heritage and Environment
                               1984 - 1987 Department of Science [III], Central Office
                                     1987 - 1991 Department of the Arts, Sport, the Environment, Tourism and Territories, Central Office
                                     1987 - 1993 Department of Administrative Services [III], Central Office
                                           1987 - 1991 Department of the Arts, Sport, the Environment, Tourism and Territories, Central Office
                                                 1991 - 1993 Department of the Arts, Sport, the Environment and Territories, Central Office
                                                       1993 - 1997 Department of the Environment, Sport and Territories, Central Office
                                                             1997 - 1998 Department of the Environment [II], Central Office
                                                                   1998 - Department of the Environment and Heritage

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