Queensland Environment Department (1996 - 1998)

Summary

In 1996 the Queensland Department of Environment and Heritage was renamed the Environment Department. The Environment Department was responsible for the management, protection and restoration of Queensland's natural environment including both marine and land ecosystems. It was also responsible for the conservation of cultural heritage locations. In addition to the departments environmental concerns the Queensland National Archives lists the recognition of "the traditional rights of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Island people", it is unclear which rights this pertains to. In 1998 it became the Environment and Heritage Department (II) (1998).

Related entries

Timeline

 1987 - 1989 Queensland Environment, Conservation and Tourism Department
       1989 - 1996 Queensland Environment and Heritage Department (I)
             1996 - 1998 Queensland Environment Department
                   1998 Queensland Environment and Heritage Department (II)
                         1998 - 2009 Queensland Environmental Protection Agency
                               2009 - 2012 Queensland Department of Environment and Resource Management
                                     2012 - 2017 Queensland Department of Environment and Heritage Protection
                                           2017 - Queensland Department of Environment and Science

Published resources

Resource Sections

• 'Environment Department', in Agency Details, Queensland Archives, Queensland Government, 2016, https://www.archivessearch.qld.gov.au/agencies/A255. Details