Department of Natural Resources and Environment Tasmania
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Formed | 3 February 1993 |
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Type | Secretary |
Website | nre |
The Department of Natural Resources and Environment Tasmania (NRE Tas) is the
The department is led by its
History
The department was formed on 3 February 1993, from the amalgamation of the Department of Environment and Planning and the Department of Parks, Wildlife and Heritage and was known as the Department of Environment and Land Management.[4]
On 18 September 1998, the Department of Primary Industry and Fisheries was amalgamated with the department and the name was changed to the Department of Primary Industries, Water and Environment.[5]
On 5 April 2006, the Environment Division of the department was amalgamated with the Department of Tourism, Arts and the Environment and the name was changed to the Department of Primary Industries and Water.[6]
On 1 July 2009, parts of the
In September 2021, it was announced that the Environment Protection Authority (EPA) would separate from the department into a standalone independent State Authority.[8] The separation took effect on 1 December 2021.[9]
On 1 December 2021, the name of the department was changed to the Department of Natural Resources and Environment Tasmania.[9]
Structure
The Department is divided into the following organisational groupings:[10]
- Environment, Heritage and Land
- Analytical Services Tasmania
- Heritage and Land Tasmania
- Environment
- Waste and Resource Recovery
- Parks and Wildlife Service
- Primary Industries and Water
- Agriculture, Forestry and Water
- Biosecurity Tasmania
- Marine Resources
- Office of Racing Integrity
- Royal Tasmanian Botanical Gardens
- Strategy and Business Services
- Wellington Park Management Trust
The Department provides administrative oversight to the following statutory authorities:
- Forest Practices Authority
- Private Forests Tasmania
See also
References
- ^ Department of Natural Resources and Environment Tasmania. "Annual Report 2022-2023" (PDF). p. 46.
- ^ Department of Treasury and Finance. "2023-24 Budget - Government Services - Budget Paper No 2 Volume 1" (PDF). p. 172.
- Government of Tasmania. 20 April 2022. Retrieved 28 June 2022.
- ^ 'Tasmanian State Service (Restructuring) Order 1993' in Tasmania, Statutory Rules 1993, 15, 17.
- ^ Tasmanian State Service (Restructuring) Order (No. 2) 1998 (Tas).
- ^ State Service (Restructuring) Order 2006 (Tas).
- ^ State Service (Restructuring) Order 2009 (Tas).
- ^ Jaensch, Roger (8 September 2021). "A Stronger Environment Protection Authority" (Media release). Retrieved 9 April 2024.
- ^ a b State Service (Restructuring) Order (No. 2) 2021 (Tas).
- ^ "Structure of the Department of Natural Resources and Environment Tasmania".