| Department overview | |
|---|---|
| Formed | 19 July 2016 |
| PrecedingDepartment | |
| Dissolved | 1 February 2020 |
| Superseding agencies | |
| Jurisdiction | Commonwealth of Australia |
| Headquarters | John Gorton Building, King Edward Terrace, Parkes ACT 2600,Canberra,Australia |
| Ministers responsible | |
| Department executive | |
| Website | www |
TheDepartment of the Environment and Energy (DEE) was anAustralian government department in existence between 2016 and 2020.
The department was responsible for matters including environment protection and conservation of biodiversity as well asenergy policy. It was established in July 2016 by theTurnbull government after the2016 federal election.[1]Following the appointment ofScott Morrison asPrime Minister,Josh Frydenberg was elevated toTreasurer of Australia, whereby Frydenberg's previous ministerial positions were separated, withMelissa Price asMinister of the Environment andAngus Taylor as Minister for Energy. Price was reshuffled from her position in 2019, and was replaced bySussan Ley.
By an administrative order issued on 5 December 2019 and effective from 1 February 2020,[2] the environment functions of the department were merged with all functions of theDepartment of Agriculture, to form theDepartment of Agriculture, Water and the Environment. The department's energy functions were transferred to theDepartment of Industry, Science, Energy and Resources.[3]
TheAdministrative Arrangements Orders listed the department's responsibilities as follows:[4][5]
The head of the department was itsSecretary,Finn PrattAO PSM, responsible to theMinister for the Environment and Energy,the Hon.Melissa PriceMP until 2019, and thenthe Hon.Sussan LeyMP. The department was staffed by individuals from theAustralian Public Service.
As of 2019[update], the DEE website also hosted theAustralasian Underwater Cultural Heritage Database (AUCHD), a searchable onlinedatabase containing data aboutshipwrecks,aircraft and other cultural heritageartefacts which are or have been underwater. The AUCHD also served as the register of protected underwater cultural heritage for theUnderwater Cultural Heritage Act 2018 (the UCH Act), providing a means whereby the public could submit notifications and permit applications required under the Act.[6]
The website also hosted a number of other databases andapplications in the areas ofbiodiversity,climate change,heritage, theEnvironment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 (EPBC Act),environmental protection, land and water, as well as photo galleries of Australian plants, and environmental and cultural heritage subjects.[7]
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