Corporate Body
Tasmanian Department of Primary Industries, Water and Environment (1998 - 2006)
State of Tasmania
- From
- 1998
- To
- 2006
- Functions
- Agriculture, Conservation or Environment, Fisheries Research or Regulation, Forestry Regulation and Regulatory Body
- Reference No
- Tasmanian Archives Agency ID: TA1542
Summary
The Department of Primary Industries, Water and Environment (1998 - 2006) was established in 1998 when the Department of Environment and Land Management (1993 - 1998) merged with the Department of Primary Industry and Fisheries (1993 - 1998). Some of the agencies that sat within the Department of Primary Industries, Water and Environment (1998 - 2006) included the Royal Tasmanian Botanical Gardens (1828 - ), the Agricultural, Silvicultural and Veterinary Chemicals Council (1995 - ), Rivers and Water Supply Commission (1957 -2011), and the Veterinary Board of Tasmania (1918 - ). In 2006 the environment functions of the Department of Primary Industries, Water and Environment (1998 - 2006) were amalgamated with tourism functions from the Department of State Development (1998 - 2002) to form the Department of Tourism, Arts and the Environment (2006 - 2011). What remained of the Department of Primary Industries, Water and Environment (1998 - 2006) was renamed the Department of Primary Industries and Water (2006 - 2009).
Related entries
Timeline
1998 - 2006 Tasmanian Department of Primary Industries, Water and Environment
2006 - 2008 Tasmanian Department of Tourism, Arts and the Environment
2006 - 2009 Tasmanian Department of Primary Industries and Water
2008 - 2009 Tasmanian Department of Environment, Parks, Heritage and the Arts
2009 - Tasmanian Department of Primary Industries, Parks, Water and Environment
2009 - Tasmanian Department of Primary Industries, Parks, Water and Environment
Subordinate
Published resources
Resource Sections
- 'TA1542 Department of Primary Industries, Water and Environment', in Agency Details, Libraries Tasmania, Tasmanian Government. https://stors.tas.gov.au/AI/TA1542. Details
Elizabeth Daniels
Created: 17 December 2019