1292 Department of Environment and Natural Resources
Date Range:2016 - 2020
Description
The Department of Environment and Natural Resources was formed in September 2016 when the Department of Land Resource Management was combined with the environment function from the Department of Lands, Planning and the Environment. The role of the department is to provide critical natural resource assessment, monitoring and land management advice to ensure the conservation and sustainable use of natural resources across the Northern Territory. The department delivers service and programs to mitigate threats posed by wildfire, pests and weeds. Administrative arrangement changes of September 2020 combined the Department of Environment and Natural Resources with the Parks and Wildlife Commission to form the new Department of Environment, Parks and Water Security.
Creation
Administrative Arrangements Order Gazette S100 12 September 2016
Portfolio Controlling
Minister for Environment and Natural Resources Gazette S100 12/09/2016
Function/Interest
Northern Territory Environment Protection Authority; Biodiversity conservation and management; climate change; pastoral land conservation and administration; land and water resources assessment and management; rural bushfire and weed management
Abolition
Administrative Arrangements Order Gazette S44 8/09/2020
Legislation
Bushfires Act; Bushfires Management Act; Environment Protection (Beverage Containers and Plastic Bags) Act; Environmental Assessment Act; Environmental Offences and Penalties Act; Lake Eyre Basin Intergovernmental Agreement Act; Litter Act; Marine Pollution Act; National Environment Protection Council (Northern Territory) Act; Northern Territory Environment Protection Authority Act; Nuclear Waste Transport, Storage and Disposal (Prohibition) Act; Pastoral Land Act (except provisions about Aboriginal community living areas); Soil Conservation and Land Utilisation Act; Territory Parks and Wildlife Conservation Act (Part IV, Divisions 1 to 5) ; Waste Management and Pollution Control Act; Water Act; Water Efficiency Labelling Standards (National Uniform Legislation) Act; Weeds Management Act